Who: Chelsea vs Manchester City
Content: England FA Cup Final
Location: Wembley Stadium, London, England
Date and time: Saturday, May 16th, 3pm (14:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the coverage on Al Jazeera Sports from 11am GMT, ahead of a live text commentary stream.
History will be made on Saturday when Manchester City take on Chelsea for the trophy, becoming the first team to reach four consecutive finals.
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Both teams have won 15 FA Cup titles, but this is the first time the two clubs have met in a final, despite appearing in five of the past six finals.
City, who have already won the League Cup, still have a chance of winning the domestic treble. However, Chelsea has been on a merry-go-round managerially since winning the FIFA Club World Cup last year, defeating Paris Saint-Germain to win the expansion.
Al Jazeera Sports has everything you need to know ahead of the 145th FA Cup Final.
Who won last season’s FA Cup final?
Crystal Palace defeated City 1-0 in last season’s final, winning the trophy for the first time in the club’s history.
Eberechi Eze scored the only goal of the game 16 minutes later to put the Eagles away in style. The England forward joined Arsenal at the end of the season.
City dominated the final with an astonishing 78 percent possession.
Who did Chelsea beat in the FA Cup semi-final?
Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 in their last four games, with Enzo Fernandes scoring the only goal in the 23rd minute.
The Blues defeated Port Vale 7-0 in the quarter-finals and there was a Hollywood feel to their previous round match against Wrexham.
The 4-2 win against Wales required extra time.
Who did Man City beat in the semi-finals?
City were well tested by Championship side Southampton in the semi-finals, with Jeremy Doku’s 82nd-minute goal canceling out Finn Azaz’s opener, and Nico Gonzalez scoring with three minutes remaining.
Liverpool were thrashed 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the quarter-finals, before recording a 3-1 win at Newcastle United in the previous round.
What happened the last time Chelsea played Man City?
Manchester City won 3-0 in the last time the teams met in a Premier League match in West London on April 12th.
Nico O’Reilly, Marc Guehi and Jeremy Doku scored for Stamford Bridge, with all three goals coming within 17 minutes of the second half.
Where are Man City and Chelsea in the Premier League?
City are second in England’s top flight, two points behind leaders Arsenal with two games remaining.
Club World Cup winners Chelsea have sacked Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior this season and sit ninth in the league.
Callum MacFarlane will be in charge of the club for the sixth time in his second year as interim manager.
What happened the last time Chelsea and Man City met in the FA Cup?
The last time the two teams met in the FA Cup was in April 2024 in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium.
Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the match to take City into the final, but they lost 2-1 to Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United.
Alejandro Garnacho, now at Chelsea, gave United the lead, and Koby Mainu added another before the end of the first half. Jeremy Doku scored in the 87th minute to complete a tense finale.
How many times has Chelsea won the FA Cup?
Chelsea have had their name etched on the trophy eight times, their first win coming in 1970 when Manchester United beat Leeds United 2-1 in a rematch at Old Trafford.
The first attempt ended in a 2-2 draw, and the final was replayed for the first time. Wembley hosted the opening match, but was unable to play in the rematch due to poor pitch conditions.
How many times has Man City won the FA Cup?
City have won the title seven times, their first coming in 1904 with a 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.
When was the last time Chelsea won the FA Cup?
Chelsea last won in 2022, when they needed a penalty shootout against Liverpool to seal victory.
The match ended 0-0 after extra time, making it the first final to end goalless since 2005, when Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United defeated Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal on spot kicks.
When was the last time Man City won the FA Cup?
City last lifted the trophy in 2023, beating Manchester United 2-1.
In the final, which was a rematch between the cross-city rivals the following year, Ilkay Gundogan scored the opening goal in the first minute, and five minutes after half-time, Bruno Fernandes leveled the score with a penalty, restoring his team’s lead.
Who has won the most FA Cup titles?
Arsenal are the competition’s record winners with 14 wins. The first took place in 1930 under the club’s famous manager Herbert Chapman. The Gunners defeated Huddersfield Town 2-0 in the final.
Their last win was in 2020, when they defeated Chelsea 2-1. It was the first of three consecutive finals for the Blues, with a loss against Leicester City the following year and a victory against Liverpool in 2023.
Manchester United are the second most successful team in the competition’s history, with 13 wins. Chelsea’s eight wins put them tied for third place with Liverpool and Tottenham.
When was the first FA Cup final held? Who won it?
The first FA Cup final was held in 1872, with the Wanderers defeating the Royal Engineers 1-0 in a match played at Kennington Oval Cricket Ground in Surrey, the current home of the English Counties Cricket Club.
direct confrontation
This is the 181st time the two teams have faced each other, with Chelsea winning 99 times and Manchester City winning 68 times.
The first match took place in 1907 in the former Division One of English football (now the Premier League), and the match ended in a 2-2 draw in London.
How many times did Man City and Chelsea meet in the FA Cup?
This is the 11th time the two teams have met in the FA Cup, with City winning six and Chelsea winning four.
The first cup match took place in February 1915, with Chelsea defeating Manchester 2-1. City had to wait 33 years for a chance at cup revenge, but they got it on their first try with a 2-0 home win in January 1948.
This will be the seventh time the teams have met in this tournament over the past 13 seasons.
chelsea team news
Estevao Willian, Jamie Gittens and Jesse Derry are all out with injuries, while Robert Sanchez, Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho are all trying to overcome their injuries with training in the build-up to the match.
Chelsea’s predicted starting lineup
Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Pigeon. Caicedo, James. Palmer, Fernandez, Cucurella. pedro
Manchester City team news
Guardiola made several changes to his starting XI for the final Premier League match against Crystal Palace, but Erling Haaland did not feature.
However, the Norwegian will lead City’s attack in Saturday’s showpiece game and aim to correct that remarkable statistic.
Haaland has scored 161 goals in 196 games for City in all competitions, but he never found the back of the net or provided an assist in any of the 12 semi-finals or finals he played.
Rodri has a groin problem and remains an injury doubt.
Manchester City’s projected starting lineup
Trafford; Nunez, Kusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly. Gonzalez, Bernardo. Semenyo, Cherki, Doc. haaland
