Manchester City will look to complete the second part of a potential treble as they take on Chelsea in the final of the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon at Wembley.
Manchester City moved within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Wednesday night as they secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Conference League finalists Crystal Palace.
Pep Guardiola’s men are now unbeaten in each of their previous nine matches in all competitions (W8-D1-L0) – a run which was started by winning the Carabao Cup final at Wembley over Arsenal.
However, the Cityzens did make heavy weather of reaching the FA Cup final, as they required a couple of late goals to squeeze past Championship side Southampton after falling behind in the 79th minute.
Chelsea managed to put a halt to their six-game losing streak in the Premier League last weekend, as they drew 1-1 at Anfield against Champions League-chasing Liverpool.
The Blues have now won just two of their last 11 matches in all competitions (W2-D1-L8), but both of those victories did come in this competition, including a 1-0 win over Leeds United in the semi-finals.
Predicted line-ups:
Chelsea are still without the injured Estevao, Jesse Derry and Jamie Gittens, but Robert Sanchez, Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho should all be available.
Manchester City are almost at full strength, with Rodri being the only doubt.
Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Santos, Caicedo, Neto, Palmer, Fernandez, Pedro
Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Gvardiol, Foden, Silva, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland
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