Desperate Chelsea face a rested Erling Haaland and Manchester City in a high-stakes FA Cup final

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It's FA Cup final weekend as Manchester City and Chelsea meet at Wembley on Saturday, but it's a final where the vibes are certainly mixed. Of course, Pep Guardiola and City will want to win and add another trophy to their loaded tcabinet, but it's also hard not to focus on a Tuesday fixture with Bourmouth as they near running out of time in their chase to catch Arsenal atop the Premier League table.

For Cheslea, things are a bit more tense. A win and the Blues have a Europa League place guaranteed. While that may not feel like a success, they're closing out the season with their third manager of the year, as Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior have both departed the club, and while riding a seven-match winless streak in the league, the Blues have fallen to ninth in the league. Just winning this match won't make the season a success for a team that has Champions League aspirations and could face Profit and Sustainability rules challenges if they don't qualify due to exorbitant spending (and to be fair even if they do qualify, the European version of those rules, Financial Fair Play, is also potentially looming), but ending the season on a high note, and defeating City would be a significant feather in their cap.

How to watch Chelsea vs. Manchester City, odds

• Date: Saturday, May 16 | Time: 10 a.m. ET
• Location: Wembley Stadium -- London
• **TV:**ESPN2 | **Live stream:**Fubo TV (Try for free)
• Odds: Chelsea +400; Draw +310; Manchester City -161

Interim manager Calum McFarlane will oversee the Blues for this match while facing a City that's been rotated in recent weeks. Erling Haaland is well rested after spending the entire midweek match facing Crystal Palace on the bench, and that's something that could spell doom for Chelsea. Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo bagged goals while Phil Foden had a brace of assists to himself in a 3-0 victory where City controlled the match from start to finish.