Manchester City faced Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Wembley, aiming for a domestic cup double. Live updates, scores, and stats were provided throughout the match.
They are unbeaten against English opposition since the Manchester derby back in January, and victory would see Guardiola lift the 20th trophy of his City tenure. It would also keep his team on track to repeat their 2018/19 domestic treble, .
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The London club are eight-time FA Cup winners, one ahead of City in the all-time rankings. Guardiola's team are the first to reach four consecutive finals, although they have lost their past two.
The Sporting News is following the FA Cup final live, providing score updates and commentary
Chelsea vs. Man City FA Cup final score
Venue: Wembley Stadium (London, UK)
Referee: Darren England
Predicted lineups:
Chelsea (3-4-2-1, right to left): Sanchez (GK) – Colwill, Fofana, Hato – James, Caicedo, Santos, Cucurella – Palmer, Fernandez – Pedro
Man City (4-2-3-1 right to left): Trafford (GK) — Nunes, Khusanov, Stones, O'Reilly — Foden, Silva — Semenyo, Cherki, Doku — Haaland
Chelsea vs. Man City FA Cup final live updates, highlights, and commentary
2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Chelsea vs. Manchester City in the 145th FA Cup final.
Chelsea vs. Man CityFA Cup final kick off time
The FA Cup final kicks off in London at 3 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date
Kickoff time
USA
Sat, May 16
10:00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. PT
Canada
Sat, May 16
10:00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. PT
UK
Sat, May 16
3:00 p.m. BST
Australia
Sat, May 16
1:00 a.m. AEDT
India
Sat, May 16
8:30 p.m. IST
Chelsea vs. Man CityFA Cup final match facts
The two clubs have met on 182 previous occasions with Chelsea just holding the historic win advantage — 71 to 69.
However, the Blues haven't beaten City since the last time they met in a final when Thomas Tuchel won the 2021 Champions League.
In the 13 games since, City have won 10, including twice in the FA Cup.
Chelsea vs. Man CityFA Cup final team news
Chelsea
After deploying a back three for the draw at Liverpool, Calum McFarlane is likely to stick with a similar formation here.
Levi Colwillcould start in a remarkable turn of events after missing almost the entire season with an ACL injury.
Man City
Pep Guardiola is certain to bring back all of his big guns after resting the likes of Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku for the win over Palace.
Rodri has not played since the win over Arsenal last month and remains a doubt.
Marc Guehi is free to play because the FA changed its rules at the start of the season, allowing players to play for two clubs in one campaign. He had already featured in Palace's shock defeat to Macclesfield having captained the Eagles to the trophy 12 months ago.
However, long-serving centre-back **John Stones**could be granted a farewell start at centre-back.
Chelsea vs. Man CityFA Cup final live stream, TV channel
Here is how to watch the match in some of the world's major regions:
