FA Cup final 2026: Will a win redeem Chelsea's season? What would success mean to Manchester City?

Familiar foes confront each other in the FA Cup final this weekend as Manchester City, regulars in this fixture over recent years, take on Chelsea in the domestic game’s showpiece occasion at Wembley.These clubs collided in the 2018-19 Carabao Cup final at the same stadium, with City victorious on penalties, and memories are still relatively fresh from their 2020-21 Champions League final meeting, won by Chelsea. The game today (Saturday) will be the 10th time the two teams have faced off in this competition but, in its 145th edition, is actually the first of those to be in the final.Advertisement