Man City are on the verge of a domestic treble as they head to the FA Cup Final, having won the Premier League and Carabao Cup, when they battle Watford at Wembley Stadium. Stream the FA Cup Final live on ESPN+.
While their Champions League match didn’t go as planned thanks to Tottenham, they have been the most outstanding team in England this year and look to hoist that trophy above their heads tonight.
FA Cup Final: Manchester City vs Watford
- Date: Saturday, May 18th
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Location: Wembley Stadium, London England
- Live Stream: ESPN+ (seven-day free trial)
Captain Vincent Kompany, who scored a critical goal in the title race to help, has said it is all about attitude and expects his teammates to come out to play when they hit Wembley.
Manchester City is expected to have a full squad available, with Pep Guardiola hopefull that Fernandinho will be available tonight for the match if that is the case look out for him to come back with a vengeance.
Manchester City starting XI: Ederson; Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, D. Silva; B. Silva, Aguero, Sterling
Watford comes into this match with Jose Holebas’ red card being overturned midweek, meaning that he will be available for this match which should give Man City a little bit of a headache.
With only Sebastien Prodl and Domingos Quina out they should have a full squad available and will look to disrupt Manchester City’s offense. Manager Javi Gracia spoke to the media saying “I think Manchester City is the best team in the Premier League, not in the world because their results speak about that. They won the Premier League and they deserve that recognition”
Watford starting XI: Gomes; Femenia, Mariappa, Cathcart, Holebas; Doucoure, Capoue; Hughes, Pereyra, Lazaro; Deeney
This will be an absolute barn burner of a match to see who will take home the covenant FA Cup. Expect an offensive battle while both teams have a full squad going into this Final.
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