WHEN AND WHERE
We take on the Eagles in the final of the 2024/25 FA Cup on Saturday 17 May, with the game scheduled for kick-off at 16:30 (UK) at Wembley Stadium.
The game will be shown live in the UK on ITV 1, ITV X, STV Scotland and STV Player, as well as BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
You can also keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on X/Twitter: @ManCity.
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.
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MAN CITY APP COVERAGE
Our official Man City app allows you to follow all of the action from Wembley in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 15:15 (UK).
Michael Brown and Andy Morrison will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game, you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann (via CITY+), while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Both a shortened and extended highlights package can be accessed from 12:00 (UK) on Sunday 18 May, as well as a full-match replay (via CITY+).
PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW
On the challenge of facing Palace, Guardiola said: “They are a fantastic team and they have had a good season.
“Of course we have to perform well. We travel to London and we will try to win the title.
“It was a good performance when we last played them. Apart from 0-2 at the beginning, we won in the end.”
After missing out on lifting the trophy last season Pep said he hopes to bring FA Cup glory for the supporters. He said: “When we are here we want to lift the trophy. Last year we were disappointed with our performance. To win the trophy you have to be there.
“We want to win for our fans. The guys who travel, I want to say thank you for coming to London.
“Winning is much better than losing, but last year we came into having won four in a row and maybe our mind was not perfect. But one year later we are there again.”
Team news
City boss Pep Guardiola has made five changes for Saturday’s 2025 FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.
Stefan Ortega, Nico O’Reilly, Savinho, Omar Marmoush and Jeremy Doku all come into the starting line-up for the Wembley showpiece.
From the side that began last weekend’s goalless draw away to Southampton, Ederson and Phil Foden all revert to the bench.
Mateo Kovacic (injury), Rico Lewis and James McAtee are absent from the matchday squad but Claudio Echeverri is named amongst the substitutes.
Teams
CITY XI: Ortega, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Bernardo, De Bruyne (C), Savinho, Marmoush, Doku, Haaland
Subs: Ederson, Grealish, Nico, Gundogan, Reis, Nunes, Echeverri, Khusanov, Foden
PALACE: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi (C), Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Subs: Turner, Ward, Lerma, Nketiah, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny
PREVIOUS MEETING
Our last FA Cup encounter with Palace came back in the fourth round in 2017, where we cruised to a 3-0 victory at Selhurst Park thanks to goals from Yaya Toure, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane.
Our latest encounter in the Premier League came just last month, where Pep’s side secured a 5-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium. The reverse fixture last December ended in a 2-2 draw in London.
LAST TIME OUT
We reached the final of the competition after a superb 2-0 semi-final victory over Nottingham Forest, with Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol striking in each half.
In league terms, we were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw against relegated Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium last time out.
As for Palace, they also produced an impressive semi-final showing, defeating Aston Villa 3-0 to progress into the showpiece occasion. An Eberechi Eze goal and an Ismaila Sarr brace did the damage on the night.
In league terms, Palace beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away on Sunday thanks to an Eze brace.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant Referees: Adam Nunn and Dan Robathan
Fourth Official: Darren England
Reserve Assistant Referee: Craig Taylor
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett
Support VAR: Michael Salisbury
Assistant VAR: Darren Cann
GLOBAL TV LISTINGS
Supporters around the world can find out how to tune in to watch the match live by clicking here, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.
(Listings correct as of Sunday 11 May)
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