Chelsea players forgot to wear their black armbands in the first half of the FA Cup final

Chelsea are said to have forgot to wear black armbands for the first-half of their FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday.

Chelsea players, along with the rest of the capacity crowd at the national stadium, impeccably observed a minute's silence just before the final, in memory of those tragically lost in the Manchester attacks earlier this week. Yet, the Premier League champions played the opening 45 minutes without the black armbands. They were reportedly placed under Chelsea's jackets for the game in the dressing room. https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/868547483382820866 However, the team decided against wearing the jackets, as it was so warm in the stadium, and thus forgot to wear the armbands for the first half. According to BBC presenter Dan Walker, Chelsea's mishap was "completely accidental." https://twitter.com/mrdanwalker/status/868515997283741697 But some on social media weren't buying the perfectly reasonable explanation, despite Chelsea emerging for the second half with the black armbands. https://twitter.com/mic_1987/status/868517367881629696 https://twitter.com/daveyt73/status/868517308431572993 https://twitter.com/MKrupa16/status/868517028902170624 https://twitter.com/LamoureuxLandon/status/868521275228073986 https://twitter.com/kasey_stone_/status/868520589874671616 https://twitter.com/rebeccamcgrath/status/868519131355676673 https://twitter.com/mcrsteph/status/868516310757634049 https://twitter.com/Church_of_MCFC/status/868519602774560768