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Chelsea vs Manchester City

Date & Time
Sat 16th May 2026 3:00pm Local
Sat 16th May 2026 2:00pm UTC

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League
FA Cup

Season
2025-2026

Round
Round 200

Status
FT

Location
London
England
Wembley Stadium

Semenyo

(72')

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Home Team Lineup

Palmer	Fernández	Fofana
Colwill	Pedro Garnacho 86	Caicedo
Sanchez	Hato	Cucurella Neto 74
Gusto	James Delap 83

Away Team Lineup

Silva	Nunes	Khusanov
Guéhi	Rodri Mateo Kova 65	Haaland
Trafford	Marmoush Cherki 46	O'Reilly
Semenyo	Doku

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418

541

Passes accurate

349

470

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Description

The twin towers of Wembley Stadium play host to the grand finale of English football as Chelsea and Manchester City battle for the 145th FA Cup trophy. The primary challenge for Chelsea is salvaging a turbulent, highly disappointing domestic campaign that saw multiple managerial changes, leaving Under-21s boss Calum McFarlane in interim charge for the biggest game of his career. The objective for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City is to add yet another piece of silverware to their cabinet this season and complete a domestic cup double following their EFL Cup triumph earlier in the spring.

Strategically, the goal for McFarlane’s Chelsea is to build on their resilient defensive showing from the semi-finals, utilizing the creative sparks of Enzo Fernández and Cole Palmer to unlock the opposition on the break. The tactical focus for Manchester City centers on their suffocating possession game and unleashing the lethal movement of Erling Haaland, who enters the showpiece determined to break his personal scoring drought in major cup finals. With the ultimate goal of lifting the historic trophy under the Wembley arch, Chelsea fights to salvage their season with a ninth FA Cup crown, while City looks to continue their recent dominance over the London club.