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Is Chelsea vs Leicester on TV today? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch FA Cup final

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Chelsea take on Leicester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley today.

Both clubs are on course for a Champions League finish in the Premier League, which would represent a triumph for Brendan Rodgers given his budget and for Thomas Tuchel given the place he found Chelsea when he took the job.

Now they have the chance to add silverware to that achievement.

Kepa Arrizabalaga is set to start for Chelsea. “He starts the FA Cup final, and we thought it was a good idea to give him the game before,” said Tuchel.

“We trust him and he deserves it, that is the basis of why we put him in the line-up. He deserves it. He is so close and good in training. We wanted to give him some minutes and take both games together.

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“It was an unlucky night for him as well.”

Here is everything you need to know about the FA Cup final.

What was the team news?

Leicester are hopeful Jonny Evans will recover from a heel injury to feature at centre-back.

Chelsea are assessing the fitness of Mateo Kovacic while Andreas Christensen is expected to miss out with a thigh injury.

Confirmed line-ups

Chelsea: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger; James, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso; Mount, Werner, Ziyech

Leicester: Schmeichel; Fofana, Evans, Soyuncu; Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Thomas; Perez; Vardy, Iheanacho

When is the FA Cup final?

The match kicks off at 5.15pm BST at Wembley Stadium.

Is it on TV?

The match will be broadcast live on BBC One as well as BT Sport.

How to stream online

The game can be watched via live stream on the BBC player and the BBC Website, so long as you are a licence-fee payer. BT Sport customers can stream the game on the BT Sport app and website.

What are the odds

Chelsea 4/9

Leicester 7/4

Prediction

If Jonny Evans is fit that will be a big boost to Leicester, who on their day can beat anyone. Chelsea were disappointing against Arsenal in midweek, but they will be back to full strength and should have enough to edge the game. Chelsea 1-0 Leicester.

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