Manchester City and Chelsea have confirmed their starting lineups for the FA Cup final
TL;DR
Manchester City and Chelsea have announced their starting lineups for the FA Cup final at Wembley. City aims for their second domestic trophy this season, while Chelsea looks to salvage their challenging season.
Key points
- Manchester City and Chelsea confirmed starting lineups
- FA Cup final taking place at Wembley
- City chasing second domestic trophy this season
- Chelsea looking to salvage a difficult season
- Rodri's availability for City is uncertain
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Manchester City and Chelsea have confirmed their starting lineups for the FA Cup final
Manchester City and Chelsea have confirmed their starting lineups for today’s FA Cup final at Wembley. Pep Guardiola’s side are chasing their second domestic trophy of the season, having already won the Carabao Cup earlier this season. For Chelsea, today’s FA Cup final represents an opportunity to salvage something from what has been a train wreck of a 2025-26 season.
For Manchester City, they have almost a full sqaud to choose from today’s match. The City squad is in great shape for the FA Cup final which puts Pep Guardiola’s side in a great position for the show piece occasion at Wembley. However, there is one injury concern heading into today’s clash for City. That surrounds Rodri. The Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder traveled with his teammates for the FA Cup final. But his availability to play today was unknown after Pep Guardiola’s update on Rodri’s condition yesterday. Outside of Rodri, Pep Guardiola has a full-strength squad to choose from today.
Here are both team’s starting lineups for today’s FA Cup final.
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has made five changes to the starting lineup he used in Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace. In come James Trafford, Nico O’Reilly, Rodri, Jeremy Doku, and Erling Haaland. Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Phil Foden, and Savinho drop to the bench for today’s match. Josko Gvardiol isn’t in the City squad after starting against Crystal Palace.
Rodri returns to the Manchester City starting lineup for the first time in five matches today. That is massive for Pep Guardiola’s side as they’ll have their most influential player on the pitch for a huge match.
**Starting lineup:**James Trafford, Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Antoine Semenyo, Omar Marmoush, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.
Substitutes: Donnarumma, Dias, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Cherki, Savinho, Foden.
Chelsea
Q&A
What are the starting lineups for Manchester City and Chelsea in the FA Cup final?
Both teams have confirmed their starting lineups, which are crucial for today's match at Wembley.
What is at stake for Manchester City and Chelsea in the FA Cup final?
Manchester City is pursuing their second domestic trophy of the season, while Chelsea aims to salvage their disappointing 2025-26 season.
Is Rodri playing in the FA Cup final for Manchester City?
Rodri's availability was uncertain due to an injury concern, but he traveled with the team for the final.
