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And now for thing wholly different: an FA Cup last betwixt Chelsea and Manchester City. These 2 awesome clubs person met successful a Champions League final, a League Cup last and a classical Full Members Cup final, but never, until today, connected nan FA Cup’s large day.
It’s a astonishing stat fixed nan size of nan 2 clubs and their caller FA Cup record. Since nan move of nan period – what did happen to that Millennium Bug – Chelsea and City person been progressive successful 17 of nan 26 FA Cup finals.
In caller years, it’s been harder to woody pinch Kipling’s impostors. Chelsea were runners-up successful 3 consecutive seasons from 2020-22, an unwelcome grounds that they dream to stock by sundown. That’s because City – who won nan FA Cup successful 2023 en way to nan Treble – person mislaid nan past 2 finals.
City commencement arsenic beardown favourites, sloppy of those defeats, and person an extracurricular chance of a 2nd home treble nether Pep Guardiola. Chelsea person not won a home trophy since they hit Manchester United 1-0 successful nan 2018 FA Cup final.
Yet successful that play they person won each 3 European trophies, a Super Cup and 2 Club World Cups. Funny aged team. They can’t beryllium trusted – but nor should they beryllium written off.
Kick-off 3pm BST
