How to see Crystal Palace against Manchester City Live: FA Cup Final Stream, TV, team messages, prediction

Crystal Palace and Manchester City meet in a fascinating FA Cup final in Wembley on Saturday and that feels like a real 50-50 game.

Oliver Glasers Palace are clearly the outsiders, but should they be? They moved 2-2 at home against Man City At the beginning of this season and last month they were 2-0 in the city and should have gone 3-0. Then imploded to lose 5-2. Palace is the ultimate “Cup team” and you have never won a large trophy in your 119-year history. With Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philipe Mateta, which is so dangerous on the counter, as well as a solid defense unit and a very clear style of play to dominate transitions, Palace corresponds well against the city.

But this is Manchester City. Pep Guardiola's team has declined in the past few weeks and has sat down again in the top 5 while they seem to qualify for the Champions League. That was not the case for most of this season. When City wins this FA Cup final and ended in the top 5, they would have won a trophy in a really bad season and reached the Champions League. In view of the injuries (especially after Rodri and Haaland), this is not bad, massive dips in the form and Guardiola, who initiate a new era with many young, exciting new players.

For live updates and highlights throughout Crystal Palace against Manchester City in the FA Cup final you will find the Live Blog reporting from PST below.

How to watch Crystal Palace against Manchester City Live, Stream Link and Start time

Start time: 11:30 a.m. ET Saturday (May 17th)
Venue: Wembley Stadium – London
TV/streaming: ESPN+

Crystal Palace Team News, Focus

The big concern of the palace is the central midfielder Adam Wharton, but he should be fit to start. This is huge for the way you play, because Wharton is so good at playing the ball quickly and precisely so that Mateta asserts itself and Eze and Sarr are able. The 3-4-2-1 formation of Palace makes them so robust if they have to be defensive and they will try to frustrate the city and then select their moments at the counter. Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell both had excellent seasons on the right and left wingback and will be so important in this final that they try to help Palace during the break.

Out: Cheick Doucore (knee), Chadi Riad (knee) | Questionable: Adam Wharton (ankle)

Manchester City Team News, Focus

After Pep Guardiola had been attacking with central players in Southampton last weekend in Southampton and he fell spectacularly back, they expect to return to traditional broad players for the Cup final. Omar Marmoush, who drifts around under the fit-AWN-Erling Haaland, is tempting, while Jeremy Doku seems to start on the left. Kevin de Bruyne will definitely win one last trophy before leaving, while the full back situation of City is fascinating. Josko Gvardiol has a great season, but he should probably start with the exciting young youth Nico O'reilly on the left back in the center.

Out: Oscar Bobb (thigh), John Stones (thighs), Rodri (torn ACL – MORE), Nathan Ake (ankle)

Crystal Palace prediction against Manchester City

It will be fun. In contrast, there will be no fear of palace that have absolutely nothing to lose. Expect that this will go into extra time and I get a palace victory at a penalty meter. Crystal Palace 2-2 Manchester City (palace victory at penalty).