Tim Lovejoy had egg on his face as he inspired Arsenal legend Ray Parlour's book cover

Tim Lovejoy claimed it was "only Ray Parlour" seconds before the former Arsenal man scored one of the finest FA Cup final goals two decades ago.

The midfielder, nicknamed the 'Romford Pele', scored the opener for the Gunners to set them on the way to victory over Chelsea in Cardiff. It completed one half of a memorable double as the north Londoners went on to secure the league with a victory at Manchester United.

Lovejoy, himself a Chelsea fan, was on commentary duty with Arsenal fan Bradley Walsh. Parlour picked up the ball over 20 yards out, but the former Soccer AM presenter didn't appear to be worried. That was before he released a shot into the top corner which beat Carlo Cudicini.

Freddie Ljungberg scored Arsenal's second with 10 minutes left as they hoisted the FA Cup in Cardiff. Parlour, who made 466 appearances for the Gunners across 13 seasons, would later released an autobiography inspired by Lovejoy's commentary.

It was titled "The Romford Pele. It's only Ray Parlour's autobiography". It received a glowing endorsement from Arsene Wenger, who said on the player: “In my football career I have never come across anyone else quite like Ray. It’s simple – everybody loved him. Honestly I did not always understand his jokes because he spoke in Cockney. Even if I didn’t understand it everybody laughed.”

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