Man City vs Crystal Palace: FA Cup final prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h, odds | OneFootball

Last season’s defeated finalists take on the high-flying Eagles

Manchester City and Crystal Palace are set to lock horns in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

On that day, the Eagles, managed by Alan Pardew, were downed by 2-1 City’s rivals Manchester United, under the guidance of Louis van Gaal, who was sacked just days after.

Jason Puncheon opened the scoring on 78 minutes for Palace, before Juan Mata equalised just three minutes later to force extra-time.

Jesse Lingard scored a dramatic winner with 110 minutes on the clock to hand the Red Devils their 12th FA Cup.

Saturday’s final will be Man City’s only chance for major silverware this term, with Guardiola’s side only winning the Community Shield at the start of the campaign.

Final flourish: Kevin De Bruyne

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City are in a battle for Champions League qualification in the Premier League, having been usurped by newly-crowned champions Liverpool.

City sit fourth in the table, two points clear of Aston Villa in sixth, as they look to consolidate a top-five finish.

Palace, meanwhile, are 12th, but they are unbeaten in their last five games since their 5-0 thrashing by Newcastle United last month.

They earned a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal, before holding Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest to a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park.

In their most recent outing, they dealt a 20th league defeat to Ange Postecoglou as they beat Tottenham 2-0 in north London.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Man City vs Crystal Palace is scheduled for a 4.30pm BST kick-off on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

The match will take place at Wembley Stadium in London.

Where to watch Man City vs Crystal Palace

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on BBC One and ITV1, with coverage starting at 3pm on ITV1 and 3.25pm on BBC One.

Live stream: You can stream the game live on BBC iPlayer and ITVX.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith at Wembley.

Free highlights: The BBC Sport app and YouTube channel will show highlights after the game, with a Match of the Day FA Cup final special broadcasts on BBC One at 12.25am on Sunday morning. There is a re-run at 8.25am on Sunday morning.

Debutant: Oliver Glasner

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Man City vs Crystal Palace team news

For City, Guardiola has a full squad to pick from bar four.

Of those four, John Stones, Oscar Bobb, and Nathan Ake are out for the season with thigh and ankle injuries respectively.

However, Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has been reintegrated back into team training following his anterior cruciate ligament injury that he sustained against Arsenal last year.

Guardiola said at the start of the month that as soon as the doctors approved the Spaniard to play, then he would. Watch this space.

As for Palace, Adam Wharton is the big dilemma as he strives to recover from an ankle ligament issue which forced him out of the Eagles’ win at Spurs.

Glasner said that if everything were to go right, there would be a “90% chance” of Wharton playing at Wembley.

Long-term absentees Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure are still sidelined.

Man City vs Crystal Palace prediction

In recent years, Palace have proved a thorn in City’s side, beating them at the Etihad Stadium twice since their return to the top flight.

That said, they have only defeated them once in London in that time - a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park in April 2015, where Glenn Murray and Puncheon were on the scoresheet.

Glasner’s side made light work of a good Villa side in the semi-finals, and dismantled Tottenham with relative ease last week.

However, City have plentiful experience in cup finals, and that will count for a lot here.

Man City to win, 3-1

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Man City wins: 39

Crystal Palace wins: 17

Draws: 17

Man City vs Crystal Palace match odds

Man City to win: 4/11

Crystal Palace to win: 21/10

Odds via Betfair (subject to change)