Manchester City vs Watford
FA Cup Final 2018-19
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2019
Kick-off time: 5:00pm BST, today
Manchester City have the chance to clinch an unprecedented domestic treble as they meet underdogs Watford in the FA Cup Final at Wembley this evening.
City are five-time winners of the FA Cup, but have not lifted the trophy since 2011, when they beat Stoke under Roberto Mancini. This year, they eliminated Rotherham, Burnley, Newport, Swansea and Brighton to reach the final once more.
Looking to stop City claiming a trio of major honours this term are a Watford side making their first FA Cup Final appearance since 1984, when they lost 2-0 to Everton.
Watford had not won at Wembley since 1999 before substitute Gerard Deulofeu inspired them to a memorable 3-2 comeback win over Wolves in the semi-final.
They previously beat non-league Woking, Newcastle, QPR and Crystal Palace to reach the last four.
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Manchester City vs Watford team news
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Silva, Mahrez, Bernardo, Sterling, Jesus
Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones, Aguero, De Bruyne, Sané, Otamendi
Watford XI: Gomes, Femenia, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Capoue, Doucoure, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Deeney
Subs: Foster, Janmaat, Cleverley, Success, Masina, Gray, Kabasele
Match officials
Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistant Referees: Constantine Hatzidakis, Matthew Wilkes
Fourth official: Graham Scott
Video Assistant Referee (VAR): Andre Marriner
VAR Assistant: Harry Lennard
Prediction: Manchester City 2-0 Watford
Formidable Manchester City are on a scintillating run of 14 consecutive wins and will be brimming with confidence after becoming the first team since 2009 to retain the Premier League title.
They did the double over Watford in the league this season - winning 3-1 at home and 2-1 away - and it is very difficult to see how Watford can stop the sky blue juggernaut.
TV channel, live stream, and free online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 4K UHD, with coverage starting at 4pm this afternoon. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Coverage of the game will also be live on BBC One from 3:55pm, with an earlier FA Cup build-up show commencing at 2pm.
You can also follow all the action with Standard Sport's match blog LIVE from Wembley.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
These two sides have contested 10 top-flight fixtures in the Premier League era, with City winning eight and drawing two.
Watford have won just one of six previous FA Cup ties against the Citizens - and that was all the way back in 1986.
They met in the competition in successive seasons in 2012-13 and 2013-14, with City winning 3-0 and 4-2 respectively.
