Chelsea vs Manchester City is poised to headline the 2025/26 FA Cup final when these two English heavyweights fight for the chance to lift the prestigious silverware in their upcoming meeting on Saturday afternoon at Wembley Stadium!
The Chelsea vs Manchester City clash should be a thrilling encounter because of how eager both sets of players are to get their hands on the trophy.
Chelsea head into this match on wobbly form but hopeful of producing a statement-making performance, while the Cityzens aim to add another trophy for the campaign after having already won the Carabao Cup title this season.
Match Details
Wembley Stadium
London, England
Saturday, 16 May
14:00 GMT
Under-Pressure Chelsea Looks To Thwart High-Flying Manchester City For FA Cup Glory
The Chelsea vs Manchester City battle should be an action-packed contest because of just how determined the teams are towards winning the 2025/26 FA Cup title.
Chelsea were able to defeat Leeds United to reach the FA Cup final, but that is actually the only game they’ve won in their last six competitive matches.
Despite their struggles in the Premier League, the Blues remain determined to keep their impressive cup run going with an efficient performance in the finale.
Calum McFarlane will aim to have his side maintain a sturdy, compact shape to frustrate the Cityzens and also hope that his forwards are efficient enough in the transitions to actually finish off chances clinically.
Manchester City have had an eventful road to the FA Cup final, as they managed a comeback win over Southampton in the semi-final to reach this stage.
After having lost the 2025 FA Cup final to Crystal Palace, the Cityzens aim to avoid that kind of embarrassment against Chelsea.
Pep Guardiola will have his side look to control the game and be innovative on the attack, destabilising the Chelsea backline and converting their chances well to get a big win.
Chelsea has actually been winless against Manchester City since last defeating them in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final, and they’ll need to do something special to end their 13-match winless run against the Cityzens to win the FA Cup title.
Can Cole Palmer Produce An Inspired Display To Torment His Former Side?
Cole Palmer has been having a really frustrating 2025/26 campaign for Chelsea, as he has not been scoring as regularly as he did in the past for them.
With his chances of making the England squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in question, Palmer has to produce something really special in the FA Cup final against Manchester City to be able to get the spotlight back onto himself.
The 24-year-old has 10 goals in 31 appearances for Chelsea this season, but has failed to get any goal contributions in the FA Cup so far.
He’ll need to be unpredictable with his movement and link-up play on the attack, as well as use his off-the-ball movement to sneak into goal-scoring positions and finish off chances efficiently to be able to help Chelsea win the title in style.
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Wily Erling Haaland Aiming To End Poor Cup Final Record Against Chelsea
Erling Haaland has been having another prolific goal-scoring campaign for Manchester City, having scored 37 goals across all competitions for them.
However, the Norwegian forward is aiming to get rid of an unwanted record in the upcoming Chelsea vs Manchester City clash in the 2025/26 FA Cup final.
Haaland has featured in nine different cup finals since joining Manchester City, but has failed to score a single goal in a final for the Cityzens.
Even though he’s likely to be tightly marked in the upcoming clash, Haaland will be desperate to get rid of that woeful record.
The Norwegian forward will look to be unpredictable with his movement and get to the end of chances ruthlessly to be able to break this poor record and guide Manchester City to another trophy.
Chelsea vs Manchester City Injuries
Chelsea Injuries: Estevao, Jamie Gittens, Pedro Neto (doubt), Alejandro Garnacho (doubt), Robert Sanchez (doubt)
Manchester City Injuries: Rodri (doubt)
Chelsea vs Manchester City Predicted Lineups
Here are our Chelsea vs Manchester City predicted lineups.
Chelsea Predicted XI: Filip Jorgensen (GK), Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Jorrel Hato, Marc Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro
Manchester City Predicted XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly, Nico Gonzalez, Bernardo Silva, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland
Main Photo
Credit: IMAGO / Sportimage
Recording Date: 12.04.2026
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