Manchester City are competing in their 14th FA Cup final. They’ve won the trophy seven times, behind only Arsenal (14), Manchester United (13), Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham (8 each).
Crystal Palace are competing in their third FA Cup final, losing to Manchester United in both 1990 and 2016. They’re one of four clubs to compete in two finals without ever winning the trophy along with Queen’s Park (1884 & 1885), Birmingham City (1931 & 1956) and Watford (1984 & 2019).
Manchester City lost the 2024 FA Cup final 2-1 against Manchester United. Only once before have they lost consecutive appearances in major domestic finals (FA Cup/League Cup), losing the 1926 and 1933 FA Cup showpieces against Bolton and Everton respectively.
Manchester City have won their last three FA Cup meetings with Crystal Palace by an aggregate score of 18-4. The most recent meeting was in the fourth round in 2016-17, with the Citizens winning 3-0 at Selhurst Park.
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Crystal Palace in all competitions (W4 D3), since a 2-0 loss in the Premier League in October 2021.
Both teams have scored 2+ goals in each of the last four meetings between Crystal Palace and Man City, with two 2-2 draws, and 4-2 and 5-2 victories for the Citizens. The last time two top-flight clubs both scored 2+ goals in five consecutive meetings was between 1975 and 1977 (Derby vs Newcastle).
None of Man City’s last 44 games in the FA Cup have been drawn (W38 D6). Five of the Citizens’ six defeats in that run have come at Wembley Stadium.
Crystal Palace have conceded just one goal in the 2024-25 FA Cup so far, while they’ve scored exactly three goals in their fifth round, quarter-final and semi-final victories this term.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has won the FA Cup twice (2019, 2023) and the League Cup four times (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021). He could become the second manager to win both major English domestic competitions 3+ times after Alex Ferguson (5x FA Cup, 4x League Cup).
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner is set to be the first Austrian to take charge of a team in the FA Cup final. The last two ‘new’ manager nationalities in the showpiece have lost, with Germany’s Thomas Tuchel going down against Leicester in 2021, and Israel’s Avram Grant losing to Chelsea in 2010.
This will be Kevin de Bruyne’s fourth – and likely, final – FA Cup final appearance with Manchester City. He’s been involved in four goals in his previous three final matches, scoring one and assisting three.
Erling Haaland has failed to score in any of his five appearances for Manchester City at Wembley stadium, with three of those coming in the FA Cup. It’s the most games he’s played for the Citizens at a specific venue without finding the back of the net (followed by Anfield, 3).
Crystal Palace’s Eddie Nketiah has been involved in a goal in each of his last three FA Cup appearances (2 goals, 1 assist), all as a substitute. He’s also won the FA Cup once before, playing eight minutes from the bench in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Chelsea in 2020.
Man City’s Nico O’Reilly has had a hand in five goals in this season’s FA Cup (3 goals, 2 assists) – only Josh Magennis (6) has had a hand in more in the competition proper this term.
Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze has been involved in four goals in his last four games in the FA Cup (3 goals, 1 assist), putting them 1-0 up in their semi-final win against Aston Villa. He hadn’t registered a single goal or assist in any of his first 14 appearances in the competition.