History will be made on Saturday as Manchester City become the first side to line up in four consecutive FA Cup finals as they take on Chelsea for the trophy. The match will be held at Wembley Stadium in London at 3pm (14:00 GMT).

Teams and Lineups

Chelsea will be without Estevao Willian. Jamie Gittens. And Jesse Derry due to injury. But Robert Sanchez, Pedro Neto, and Alejandro Garnacho have trained in the buildup. The predicted starting lineup includes Sanchez in goal, with Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, and Hato in defense, James and Caicedo in midfield, and Palmer, Fernandez, Cucurella, and Pedro in attack.

Manchester City will see Erling Haaland lead the attack after he sat out their last Premier League game — the Norwegian has never scored or assisted in 12 semifinals or finals for the club. Rodri remains an injury doubt with a groin issue. The predicted lineup for City includes Trafford in goal, with Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, and O’Reilly in defense, Gonzalez and Bernardo in midfield, and Semenyo, Cherki, and Doku in attack.

Previous Meetings and Form

Chelsea and Manchester City have met 181 times in all competitions, with the Blues leading 99 wins to City’s 68; the last meeting in the Premier League saw City win 3-0 in west London on April 12. All three goals came within 17 minutes of each other in the second half.

City sit second in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Arsenal with two games to play. Chelsea, who won the expanded FIFA Club World Cup last year, have sacked both Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior this season and sit ninth in the league. Calum McFarlane is taking charge of his sixth game as interim manager.

FA Cup History

Chelsea have won the FA Cup eight times, with their most recent victory in 2022 against Liverpool on penalties. Their first win came in 1970, when they beat Leeds United 2-1 in a replay. City have seven FA Cup triumphs, with their last coming in 2023 against Manchester United.

Arsenal hold the record for most FA Cup titles with 14, followed by Manchester United with 13. Chelsea and Liverpool are joint third with eight each. The first FA Cup final was in 1872, when Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1-0 at the Kennington Oval.

Chelsea defeated Leeds United 1-0 in the semifinals, with Enzo Fernandez scoring the only goal. City, meanwhile, beat Southampton 2-1 after extra time, with Nico Gonzalez scoring in the 88th minute to cancel out Finn Azaz’s opener and Jeremy Doku’s 82nd-minute goal.

The last FA Cup meeting between the two sides was in April 2024 at Wembley, with City winning 1-0 through Bernardo Silva. They would later be defeated in the final by Manchester United.