Manchester City are in the FA Cup final for a third consecutive season and seeking to lift the famous old trophy for the eighth time in their history.
Crystal Palace, by contrast, are seeking a first-ever major honour having twice fallen short in this showpiece against Manchester United in 1990 and 2016.
Kevin De Bruyne has been a standout player of this era in English football and will hope to sign off from his decorated City career with one more winner’s medal.
On the other side of the equation is a talented Palace side, for whom England internationals Marc Guehi, Eberechi Eze and Adam Wharton are once again set to be the subject of transfer speculation this summer.
As City’s pitiful 0-0 draw at Southampton last weekend underlined, Oliver Glasner’s team have a chance to accomplish something special.
Crystal Palace vs. Man City FA Cup final lineups, confirmed starting 11, team news
Adam Wharton —sporadically a reported target for City — was Palace’s main injury doubt heading into the weekend but the England international is fit to start alongside Daichi Kamada.
Elsewhere, Palace are close to full strength. Eberechi Eze and wing-backs Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell all caused City problems before the Eagles were brutally grounded at the Etihad Stadium last month.
Glasner confessed he made a mistake by substituting Jean-Phillipe Mateta and not replacing him with a specialist centre-forward at halftime in Manchester. Mateta scored home and away against City last season.
Crystal Palace predicted lineup (3-4-3, right to left): Henderson (GK) — Richards, Lacroix, Guehi — Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell — Sarr, Mateta, Eze
Crystal Palace subs: Turner (GK), Ward, Lerma, Nketiah, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny
Injured: Wharton (ankle, doubt), Riad (ACL), Doucoure (knee)Suspended:
After City beat Palace 5-2 at the Etihad Stadium last month, Glasner boldy told Guardiola that he would have to change his tactics should they meet in the cup final, as he would have better solutions next time.
Guardiola has responded by picking a remarkably attacking lineup that does not have a natural holding midfield, giving echoes of his 2021 Champions League semifinal faux pas.
Omar Marmoush rested up against Southampton and returns to support Erling Haaland. Departing club great Kevin De Bruyne and wingers Savinho and Jeremy Doku all start.
Nico O’Reilly, who has excelled for City in this competition as part of a breakthrough season, returns at left-back.
Man City (4-1-4-1, right to left): Ortega (GK) — Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly — Silva — Savinho, De Bruyne, Marmoush, Doku — Haaland
Man City subs: Ederson (GK), Grealish, Nico, Gundogan, Reis, Nunes, Echeverri, Khusanov, Foden
Injured: Rodri (ACL), Stones (thigh), Ake (foot), Bobb (hamstring)Suspended: None
Crystal Palace vs. Man City live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch the 144th FA Cup final across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | — | ESPN+ |
| Canada | — | Sportsnet |
| UK | BBC One, ITV | BBC iPlayer, ITV X |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | JioTV, Sony LIV |
