Watch live TV coverage, listen to radio commentary and follow text and score updates as Chelsea take on Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Read more hereWhat a way to start Football Focus. 00:00:41, play video'The team is there' - Guardiola praises Chelsea before FA Cup final. 00:00:52, play videoJoao Pedro reflects on Chelsea's season before FA Cup final. 00:01:00, play videoIt probably would lead to their season being considered a success by some, and that would be a travesty.
They deserve no credit for their ridiculous season - those in charge at that club just have no idea about football. I'm watching pictures of Chelsea's players arriving at Wembley. Reece James is greeting the mascots who are all lined up in the tunnel. Mid-table finish with a cup win.
It's Crystal Palace 24/25 only they did it for about a tenth of the cost. This will be biggest day of Calum McFarlane's career so far by some distance. I don’t think he would have been given this responsibility if they didn’t really rate him and think he got a bright future, if he didn’t have the respect of dressing room. He’s shown in big games that he’s capable tactically.
It wasn’t happening under the previous manager so a change, a fresh voice, tweak tactics, a different game plan. As we saw in the semi-final, I think tactically they were spot on. I’m sure he’s got a lot of support around him. It’s an incredible opportunity, good luck to him.
There are not many players who have an FA Cup final named after them. The Matthews Final , the Owen Final and the Gerrardddd Final . What we won and achieved together is a legacy that will forever be cherished in my heart. The Centurions, the domestic quadruple, the Treble, the four in a row and much more.
It wasn't that badWhile speculation continues over Pep Guardiola's future, what we do know is this will be the last time Bernardo Silva and John Stones are at Wembley for Manchester City. Portugal midfielder Silva, who has won 18 trophies in nine years at City, is leaving at the end of the season. It is run very differently. Sometimes it is the bonkers football club.
In terms of the long contracts, I don't get it. Eventually, everything filters down from the top onto the football pitch and that is what is happening now. Prince William, a passionate football fan and patron of the Football Association, is at Wembley and will present the FA Cup to the winning captain. Will the Aston Villa fan be in Istanbul on Wednesday when his beloved club face German side Freiburg in the Europa League final?
Michael Carrick has overseen a vast improvement at Old Trafford since replacing Ruben Amorim, who was sacked in January, successfully leading the club to Champions League qualification. His impressive body of work since his interim appointment has put the 44-year-old in pole position to become the club's next permanent boss.
United's executive leadership team, that includes chief executive officer Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox, has recommended to club owners Ineos that Carrick be handed the reins on a full-time basis - which has been passed by the hierarchy. Live now on BBC One Jason Mohammad is presenting live from pitch side at Wembley, with a mix of guests, features and interviews previewing the FA Cup final.
Then at 14:00 BST, Mark Chapman counts down to kick-off in the company of Micah Richards - an FA Cup winner with Manchester City in 2011 - and Wayne Rooney, who was Manchester United's captain when they won the FA Cup in 2016. Speculation continues about whether this will be Guardiola's last season in charge at Manchester City.24 visits to the national stadium since taking charge in 2016! Michael Carrick has done well for Man Utd.
From 14th in the table, to being third and qualified for Champions League football. He deserves it. Man Utd tried big names and it didn't work. Ole Gunnar Solskjær did OK.
I reckon they should give Carrick a chance as Luis Enrique is not going to leave PSG in a million years. If Carrick gets backed properly, he will do well. Manchester United have reached an agreement with Michael Carrick to become the club's permanent head coach. The formal process of exchanging contracts is now under way, with an announcement expected inside the next 48 hours.
As things stand there is some doubt over whether the formalities can be completed before Sunday's match against Nottingham Forest, but there is a will to have it done in time for the club's final home game of the season. Manchester City have a chance today to make a statement. We’re not going anywhere. We fight to the end!
When you come to Wembley, it doesn't matter what game you come to, this game is the special one. It doesn't get boring. This gets better and better. The FA Cup has come back into the public domain.
It died off slightly, but it is back where it should be. The Band of the Household Cavalry have been going through final rehearsals and tens of millions of people around the world are preparing to tune in and watch on TV. Manchester City are the first team to play in four consecutive FA Cup finals, beating Man Utd in 2023 before losing to the Red Devils in 2024 and Crystal Palace in 2025.
Only Chelsea have ever lost the FA Cup final in three consecutive campaigns. This is Chelsea’s 17th FA Cup final, the third most after Manchester United and Arsenal . They’ve won eight and lost eight of their final appearances so far, losing each of their last three in a row. Having already won the EFL Cup, Manchester City could win both major English domestic cup competitions this season.
It would be the sixth time a team has done so after Arsenal in 1992-93, Liverpool in both 2000-01 and 2021-22, Chelsea in 2006-07 and the Citizens themselves in 2018-19. Since losing the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League final to Chelsea, Manchester City haven’t lost any of their last 13 games against the Blues in all competitions , their longest unbeaten run against them.
Chelsea’s 13-game winless run against Man City is their longest against an opponent since going 17 without a victory against Arsenal between January 1999 and March 2004. This will be the seventh meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley – only Chelsea vs Manchester United has been played there more often .
Since the 2016-17 season, the two teams to win the most games in the FA Cup are Man City and Chelsea , while they’ve also scored the most goals and kept the most clean sheets in that time. Chelsea have scored 21 goals in the FA Cup this season, their joint second most in a season along with the 21 they scored in 2006-07.
Only in 1969-70 have they netted more when they beat Leeds in a replay in the final. Manchester City have won 21 of their last 23 matches in the FA Cup, with their only defeats in that time coming in the finals in 2024 and 2025.
In that time, City’s shots per game has been higher in finals than from third round to semi-finals but their shot conversion in finals is just 2% compared to 19% in the earlier rounds. Four of Chelsea’s five wins in the FA Cup this season have come against sides from outside the Premier League, with the other coming against Leeds in the semi-final.
They haven’t beaten two top-flight sides in a single season since 2020-21, one of which was Man City in the semi-final; the other was Sheffield United in the quarter-final. Chelsea’s last eight matches at Wembley have produced just seven goals in total while they have failed to score in each of their last four finals at the national stadium since a 5th minute Christian Pulisic goal against Arsenal in the 2020 FA Cup final.
In the last two seasons of the FA Cup, no player has been involved in more goals than Man City’s Jérémy Doku , while Doku’s five assists and 40 dribbles are the most of any Premier League player in that time. Enzo Fernández has been involved in six goals in nine FA Cup appearances for Chelsea , scoring the winner in the semi-final against Leeds this season. 2011-12 was the last time a Blues player scored in the semi-final and final in a season, when Didier Drogba and Ramires both did.
Erling Haaland is looking to score in a final for Manchester City for the first time – he’s played in nine finals and had 15 shots without success. His last goal in a final was for Borussia Dortmund against RB Leipzig in May 2021 in the German DFB Pokal, when he scored twice. Wembley is also the only stadium he’s played at more than twice for City without scoring .
Chelsea’s Alejandro Garnacho scored against Manchester City in the 2024 FA Cup final for Man Utd – no player has scored in an FA Cup final against an opponent for two different teams. The only players to score against an opponent in two different finals are Blackburn’s Jimmy Forrest against Queens’ Park in 1884 and 1885 and Liverpool’s Ian Rush versus Everton in 1986 and 1989.
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