( CNN ) -- Chelsea have completed the English Premier League and FA Cup double for the first time in their history after a hard-fought 1-0 cup final win over Portsmouth at Wembley Stadium on Saturday . In a topsy-turvy match , which saw two penalties missed in a frantic second-half , Didier Drogba 's superb long-range free-kick eventually proved the difference , as both sides wasted a host of chances to find the net . In a strange twist of fate , the final was played between the last two winners of the competition -- Portsmouth ( 2008 ) and Chelsea ( 2009 ) -- but the similarity between the two sides ended there . Chelsea had sealed the Premier League title with an 8-0 thrashing of Wigan last weekend , while Portsmouth had suffered a dreadful season in which they became the first Premier League club to enter administration after accumulating huge debts -- subsequently finishing bottom of the table and suffering relegation to the second tier Championship . And that gulf in class between the sides showed in the opening 45 minutes , with Chelsea remarkably hitting the woodwork five times as they peppered the Portsmouth goal . The most glaring miss came from Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou , who somehow contrived to hit the crossbar with an open goal gaping , after being superbly set-up by left-back Ashley Cole . Frank Lampard 's dipping long-range strike and John Terry 's looping header also struck the woodwork , while Drogba gave notice of what was to come in the second half with a stunning free-kick , which England goalkeeper David James somehow managed to get a fingertip to , with the ball bouncing onto the goalline and away . Portsmouth themselves had a great opportunity in the first half , when Frederic Piquionne diverted a cross goalbound , only for goalkeeper Petr Cech to instinctively scramble the ball clear . Underdogs Portsmouth began the second half with more purpose and should have taken a surprise lead . Aruna Dindane out-paced substitute Julian Belletti , who had come on for the injured Michael Ballack , and was fouled by the Brazilian in the penalty area . However , Kevin-Prince Boateng 's weak spot-kick was hit straight down the middle , allowing Cech to save with his legs . And Portsmouth were made to play for that miss just two minutes later when Drogba found a gap in the Portsmouth wall to fire his free-kick into the far corner of James ' net . Chelsea squandered further chances to double their lead , most notably when Frank Lampard missed the game 's second penalty four minutes from the end after Lampard himself had been fouled by Michael Brown . However , Portsmouth failed to trouble Cech 's goal after that , although substitute Nadir Belhadj produced a couple of dangerous crosses from the left that caused panic in the Chelsea defence . After the game , Chelsea captain John Terry paid tribute to his side , who join Tottenham ( 1961 ) , Liverpool ( 1986 ) , Arsenal ( 1971 , 1998 , 2002 ) and Manchester United ( 1994 , 1996 and 1999 ) as modern-day `` Double '' winners . `` This is an unbelievable feeling and to win the Double with this group of players is just fantastic , '' Terry told ITV Sport . `` I thought our luck was running out with all those misses but it was a great strike from Didier and I thought we were worthy winners . `` The pitch was awful , the worse pitch we have played on this season , but we played our football and managed to get the victory . '' The result was also a personal triumph for manager Carlo Ancelotti , who managed to achieve what no other Chelsea manager -- including Jose Mourinho -- had achieved by winning the `` Double '' in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge .
Chelsea complete a league and FA Cup double after beating Portsmouth 1 - 0 at Wembley . Didier Drogba 's long - range free - kick proves the difference between the two sides . The game sees both sides miss penalties and Chelsea hit the woodwork five times .