LONDON: Frank Lampard's second-half winner has given Guus Hiddink the FA Cup in his final game as Chelsea manager.
Everton had scored the fastest goal in the history of the cup final after just 25 seconds when Louis Saha's left-footed strike flashed past Petr Cech.
But Didier Drogba powered in a headed equaliser before the break, and Chelsea dominated the second period with Lampard's 72nd-minute winner taking the trophy.
It was David Moyes' men who took the lead. Steven Pienaar fired in a cross, Marouane Fellaini got a head to the ball, Michael Essien headed partially clear, but there was Saha to fire past Cech.
Chelsea looked to hit back immediately and as Florent Malouda went on a weaving run, Joleon Lescott had to hack clear the Frenchman's cross as Drogba threatened.
Chelsea were rewarded with an equaliser in the 21st minute, though, as Malouda's cross from the left was firmly headed past Tim Howard by Drogba.
Having out-manoeuvred Tony Hibbert for the equaliser, Malouda was prepared to attack the full-back at every opportunity as Chelsea increased their stranglehold on the game.
The movement of Drogba and Nicolas Anelka was pulling Everton's centre-backs, Lescott and Joseph Yobo, all over the place, with Lampard beginning to dominate midfield.
Ashley Cole got past Hibbert with a fortunate bounce off Fellaini, and was in on goal with a decent shooting chance, but he scuffed his shot wide two minutes from the break.
Everton made a significant change at the break, sending on full-back Lars Jacobsen for Hibbert. It was only the fourth appearance of the season for the Dane, who has struggled with form and injury since joining last summer.
Chelsea struck a killer blow after 72 minutes. Lampard shrugged off Phil Neville 25 yards out, slipped but regained his feet quickly, and struck a left-footed rising drive that found the left corner.
Everton sent on 20-year-old James Vaughan for the fading Saha after 77 minutes, before at the other end Malouda struck the bar with a ferocious drive from 30 yards. The ball bounced down, and was cleared, but TV replays showed that the ball had crossed the line.
Everton's energy looked spent, and Tim Cahill's waste of a clear run on goal with a wild shot wide underlined that fact. Chelsea had been comfortably the better side for all but the first 15 minutes.
