FA Cup Final: Chelsea vs Manchester City – teams, start, schedule | Football News

WHO: Chelsea vs Manchester City
What: English FA Cup final
Where: Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom
When: Saturday, May 16 at 3pm (14:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have full coverage on Al Jazeera Sport from 11 GMT before we begin our commentary.

History will be made on Saturday when Manchester City become the first team to reach four consecutive finals when they face Chelsea to lift the trophy.

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Between them, the sides have won 15 FA Cup titles, but this is the first meeting between the clubs in the final – although the teams between them have appeared in five of the last six.

City, who have already taken the League Cup, are still in it a chance for a domestic treble. Chelsea, however, played in a thrilling game – all after beating Paris Saint-Germain to lift the FIFA Club World Cup last year.

Al Jazeera Sport brings you all the information you need to know in the run-up to the 145th edition of the FA Cup.

Who won the FA Cup final last season?

Crystal Palace beat City 1-0 at the end of last season to lift the trophy for the first time in their history.

Eberechi Eze scored the only goal of the game after 16 minutes to sign the Eagles in style. The England international joined Arsenal at the end of the season.

City had won the final with 78 percent of possessions.

Who did Chelsea beat in the FA Cup semi-final?

Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 in their last four, with Enzo Fernandez scoring the only goal in the 23rd minute.

The Blues thumped Port Vale in the quarter-finals with a 7-0 victory, while Hollywood felt good in their previous clash with Wrexham.

Extra time was needed in their 4-2 win over Wales.

Who did Man City beat in the semifinals?

City were given a good test in the semi-final against Championship side Southampton when Nico Gonzalez scored three minutes from time after Jeremy Doku’s 82nd-minute header had denied Finn Azaz’s opener.

Liverpool appeared in the quarterfinals with a 4-0 thrashing at the Etihad Stadium, while a 3-1 victory was recorded at Newcastle United in the series before that.

What happened when Chelsea played Man City?

Manchester City won 3-0 in the last meeting between the teams, which took place in the Premier League in west London on April 12.

All three goals came within 17 minutes of each other in the second half, with Nico O’Reilly, Marc Guehi and Jeremy Doku striking at Stamford Bridge.

Where are Man City and Chelsea in the Premier League?

City are second in England’s top flight, just two points behind leaders Arsenal with two games remaining.

Club World Cup holders Chelsea have sacked Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior this season and are ninth in the league.

Calum McFarlane will be in charge of his sixth game in his second spell as permanent manager of the club.

What happened when Chelsea and Man City met in the FA Cup?

The teams last met in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium in April, 2024.

Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the game to send City to the final, where they were beaten 2-1 by Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United.

Alejandro Garnacho, now of Chelsea, put United ahead, which Kobbie Mainoo doubled before the break. Jeremy Doku scored a goal in the 87th minute to set up the final.

How many times has Chelsea won the FA Cup?

Chelsea have made eight appearances in the competition, their first win coming in 1970 when they beat Leeds United 2-1 in a replay at Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The first attempt ended in a 2-2 draw, leading to a replay of the final. Wembley hosted the opening game, but it was not available for the replay because the stadium was insufficient.

How many times has Man City won the FA Cup?

City have lifted the trophy seven times, with their first win coming in 1904 with a 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.

When did Chelsea win the FA Cup?

Chelsea’s last win came in 2022 and required penalties against Liverpool to seal the victory.

The match ended 0-0 after extra time – the last time a final has ended goalless since Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United beat Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal in 2005.

When did Man City win the FA Cup?

City took the final trophy in 2023, beating Manchester United 2-1.
In a possible final between the city rivals the following year, Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring in the first minute and then restored his side’s lead five minutes from the break, after Bruno Fernandes’ penalty.

Who has won the most FA Cups?

Arsenal are the champions of the competition with 14 victories to their name. The first was in 1930 under the group’s famous leader, Herbert Chapman. The Gunners beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 in the final.

Their last win came in 2020 when they beat Chelsea 2-1. It was the first of three successive finals for the Blues, who tasted victory the following year against Leicester City before winning in 2023 against Liverpool.

Manchester United are the second most successful team in the competition’s history with 13 wins. Chelsea’s eight wins are tied for third in the list with Liverpool and Tottenham.

When was the last FA Cup final and who won it?

The first FA Cup final took place in 1872 when Wanderers beat the Royal Engineers 1-0 in a match played at the Kennington Oval cricket ground, home of England’s Surrey cricket club.

Head to head

This will be the 181st meeting between the teams, with Chelsea winning 99 meetings and Manchester City winning 68 matches.

The first match was played in 1907 in the old Division One of English football (now the Premier League), the match ended 2-2 in London.

How many times have Man City and Chelsea met in the FA Cup?

This will be the 11th meeting between the two sides in the FA Cup, with City winning six of those games to Chelsea’s four.

The first cup meeting took place in February, 1915, when Chelsea won 2-1 in Manchester. City had to wait 33 years for their chance to win back the trophy, which they first attempted with a 2-0 home win in January 1948.

This will be the team’s seventh meeting in the competition in the last 13 years.

Chelsea team news

Estevao Willian, Jamie Gittens and Jesse Derry are all out with injuries, but Robert Sanchez, Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho have all trained for the game as they try to shake things up.

Chelsea predicted the start

Sánchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Hato; James, Caicedo; Palmer, Fernandez, Cucurella; Peter

Manchester City team news

Guardiola made several changes to his starting line-up for the last Premier League game against Crystal Palace, with Erling Haaland not playing a part.

The Norwegian will lead City’s display in Saturday’s showdown, however, looking to improve on impressive numbers.

Haaland has scored 161 goals in 196 games for City in all competitions, but has yet to find the net or assist in the 12 semifinals or finals he has featured.

Rodri is still an injury doubt with a groin problem.

Manchester City have announced their starting line-up

Trafford; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly; Gonzalez, Bernardo; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland