CARDIFF, Wales (Ticker) -- Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg put Arsenal within striking distance of its second "double" in five seasons.

Parlour and Ljungberg scored during an eight-minute second-half span on Saturday, propelling Arsenal to a 2-0 victory over Chelsea in the 121st FA Cup final at Millennium Stadium.

Arsenal requires just one point from its final two league matches to complete "the double" of the Premiership and the FA Cup, the two biggest honors in the English game.

Coach Arsene Wenger's men have a chance to wrap up the league title on Wednesday, when they clash with three-time defending Premiership titlist Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The Gunners, who currently hold a five-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League with just two matches left, also blanked Newcastle United in the 1998 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium and edged out Manchester United for the 1998 Premiership crown.

The Highbury club's first double-winning side accomplished the feat during the 1970-71 season.

Arsenal made up for last year's FA Cup final disappointment. Ljungberg gave the Gunners the lead with 17 minutes left, but Michael Owen struck twice in five minutes to lift Liverpool to a 2-1 triumph.

Ljungberg became the first player to score in back-to-back FA Cup finals since 1961 and 1962, when Tottenham Hotspur's Bobby Smith accomplished the feat.

Arsenal captured the FA Cup for the eighth time and prevailed over Chelsea in the first all-London final since 1982, when Tottenham defeated Queen's Park Rangers.

Chelsea fell short of lifting the trophy for the third time in six years. The West Londoners defeated Middlesbrough in the 1997 final and Aston Villa in 2000.