An inconsistent start to the league season ended any realistic hopes for the 2014-15 Premier League title as Arsenal only won two out of their first eight games. A superb recovery in the second half of the season, where they won eight league games in a row, meant they finished in third place, 12 points behind champions Chelsea. There was better news in the FA Cup, where a 4-0 win over Aston Villa in the final meant they retained the cup, thus becoming the most successful club in the history of the competition with 12 wins.