Manchester City fans are breathing a sigh of relief after a planned tube strike which would have threatened to cause travel chaos was called off.
The Blues take on Watford in Saturday's showpiece final looking to complete an unprecedented domestic treble.
Around 1,000 London Underground workers who members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), announced earlier this month they would walk-out for three days starting at 7am on Friday.
That could have meant potential disruption for the just under 32,000 City fans travelling to the capital for the game, which kicks-off at 5pm.
The potential for extra-time and penalties leaves fans in a rush to catch the few trains back to Manchester after the game and tube delays could have made this even harder.
London transport bosses said at the time the strike they had a plan to 'keep disruption to a minimum.'
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However, the union today claimed victory saying London Underground had agreed to withdraw proposed cuts to train inspection and preparation, the issue at the centre of the dispute and that the action was no longer required.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "It is a massive achievement for this union to overturn the planned cuts to Tube train inspections and preparation but the campaign doesn't stop here.
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"We now expect London Underground to reverse the planned cuts to jobs under their 'transformation' programme and give us an assurance that there will be no further attacks on our members, their working conditions and the safety culture on the Tube network.
"Our action this week is suspended but RMT remains vigilant and will have no hesitation in taking whatever steps are required to block cuts and their consequences wherever and whenever they may emerge."
