Hello! Welcome to the football.london live blog for the FA Cup final. It’s matchday as Crystal Palace take on Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.
Immortality awaits Oliver Glasner and his men if they can win here. After beating Aston Villa 3-0 in the semi-finals, confidence is certainly high in the south London camp.
As for City, they seem to get to this stage every year but have had a horrible domestic season otherwise. Although they could yet finish third (and maybe even second) it has been a serious dip from the usual standards set by Pep Guardiola’s side.
They overcame Nottingham Forest here last month and also got the better over Palace in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium shortly before that. Palace had been 2-0 up and were within a tight offside of going three ahead before a rousing comeback.
As opposed to the 2016 final when Palace were beaten by Manchester United, optimism and hope are much higher and much bigger this time around. For full buildup to the match with early team news, live stream details, updates, reaction, analysis, and more, stick with us here.
