Super Saturday: FA Cup Final - CP v. Man City
London is calling for an exciting game in the FA Cup final!
Crystal Palace (+295) vs Manchester City
u2.5 (+110)
CP: 1-0 (+1300)
Flashscore:
The 144th FA Cup final is an intriguing match-up between a club who’ve never won a major trophy in Crystal Palace, against the country’s most successful side of the last decade, Manchester City. Immortality could therefore await Palace boss Oliver Glasner and his players who’ve strolled into the final, scoring exactly three times in each of the previous three rounds, while conceding just once across their five matches in this season’s competition.
This will be Palace’s third appearance in the FA Cup final, although rather ominously, they were beaten on both previous occasions by Mancunian opposition, going down to Manchester United in 1990 and 2016. Palace were no pushovers in either final, taking the first to a replay and going to extra-time in the other, and given that five of the last six H2Hs between Palace and City saw both teams score and 4+ total goals, this could be another thriller of a final, although the Eagles will need to arrest a seven-match winless run in this fixture to write their names in the history books (D3, L4).
This is extremely familiar territory for Manchester City, who are competing in their third successive FA Cup final (W1, L1), looking to right the wrongs of last year’s defeat to arch-rivals United. Lifting this trophy for an eighth time would not only move them into joint-third for all-time victories in this competition, but provide a sizeable boost after a disappointing season by Pep Guardiola’s lofty standards.
City have typically peaked at the right time despite their struggles, stringing together a ten-match unbeaten run (W7, D3) to remain on course for UEFA Champions League qualification as well as silverware under the Wembley arch. While a 0-0 draw with bottom-of-the-league Southampton last weekend was hardly ideal preparation for this showpiece, Guardiola’s serial winners have scored 2+ goals in all five FA Cup outings en route to the final.
Players to watch: Palace’s star man is unquestionably Eberechi Eze, who has scored five times in his last four matches, one of which makes up his three-goal haul in this season’s FA Cup. He also opened the scoring the last time these sides met (L 5-2). Kevin De Bruyne kickstarted the City comeback that day, and he looks primed to sign off his sensational career at the club with a 15th major honour, given that against no club has he directly contributed to more goals than against Palace (G6, A10).
Hot stat: Just two of Manchester City’s last eight matches saw both teams score.
Crystal Palace (+295) vs Manchester City
u2.5 (+110)
CP: 1-0 (+1300)
Flashscore:
The 144th FA Cup final is an intriguing match-up between a club who’ve never won a major trophy in Crystal Palace, against the country’s most successful side of the last decade, Manchester City. Immortality could therefore await Palace boss Oliver Glasner and his players who’ve strolled into the final, scoring exactly three times in each of the previous three rounds, while conceding just once across their five matches in this season’s competition.
This will be Palace’s third appearance in the FA Cup final, although rather ominously, they were beaten on both previous occasions by Mancunian opposition, going down to Manchester United in 1990 and 2016. Palace were no pushovers in either final, taking the first to a replay and going to extra-time in the other, and given that five of the last six H2Hs between Palace and City saw both teams score and 4+ total goals, this could be another thriller of a final, although the Eagles will need to arrest a seven-match winless run in this fixture to write their names in the history books (D3, L4).
This is extremely familiar territory for Manchester City, who are competing in their third successive FA Cup final (W1, L1), looking to right the wrongs of last year’s defeat to arch-rivals United. Lifting this trophy for an eighth time would not only move them into joint-third for all-time victories in this competition, but provide a sizeable boost after a disappointing season by Pep Guardiola’s lofty standards.
City have typically peaked at the right time despite their struggles, stringing together a ten-match unbeaten run (W7, D3) to remain on course for UEFA Champions League qualification as well as silverware under the Wembley arch. While a 0-0 draw with bottom-of-the-league Southampton last weekend was hardly ideal preparation for this showpiece, Guardiola’s serial winners have scored 2+ goals in all five FA Cup outings en route to the final.
Players to watch: Palace’s star man is unquestionably Eberechi Eze, who has scored five times in his last four matches, one of which makes up his three-goal haul in this season’s FA Cup. He also opened the scoring the last time these sides met (L 5-2). Kevin De Bruyne kickstarted the City comeback that day, and he looks primed to sign off his sensational career at the club with a 15th major honour, given that against no club has he directly contributed to more goals than against Palace (G6, A10).
Hot stat: Just two of Manchester City’s last eight matches saw both teams score.
