2024 FA Cup final
 The match will take place at Wembley Stadium | |||||||
| Event | 2023–24 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 25 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Andy Madley (West Riding) | ||||||
The 2024 FA Cup final will be a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 25 May 2024 to determine the winners of the 2023–24 FA Cup. It will be the 143rd final of English football's primary cup competition in the Football Association Challenge Cup.
The final will be contested between holders Manchester City and local rivals Manchester United, in a repeat of the previous final, which City won 2–1. It is only the second time the two sides have met in the final, and is the first to feature the same teams in consecutive seasons since 1885.
The winners will earn the right to play in the league stage of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, as well as facing the winners of the 2023–24 Premier League in the 2024 FA Community Shield.
Road to the final[edit]
Manchester City[edit]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Huddersfield Town (H) | 5–0 |
| 4th | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | 1–0 |
| 5th | Luton Town (A) | 6–2 |
| QF | Newcastle United (H) | 2–0 |
| SF | Chelsea (N) | 1–0 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
Manchester City entered the tournament in the third round, as a Premier League team. They began with a 5–0 home victory over Huddersfield Town at the Etihad Stadium with two goals for City from Phil Foden, one from Julián Álvarez, an own goal from Ben Jackson and Jérémy Doku.[1] They then defeated Tottenham Hotspur away in the fourth round in a 1–0 victory with a sole goal for City from Nathan Aké.[2] In the fifth round, they beat Luton Town 6–2 away at Kenilworth Road with five goals from Erling Haaland and one from Mateo Kovačić and two goals for Luton from Jordan Clark.[3]
In the quarter-final match, Manchester City hosted Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium where they came out 2–0 winners in the end which put them through to the semi-finals with two goas for City from Bernardo Silva.[4] In the semi-final match, held at the neutral venue of Wembley Stadium, Manchester City defeated Chelsea in a 1–0 victory to qualify for a second consecutive FA Cup final with the sole goal for City from Silva.[5] This will be the third time that City have played in consecutive FA Cup Finals, having previously done so in the 1933 FA Cup final & 1934 FA Cup final and 1955 FA Cup final & 1956 FA Cup final.
Manchester United[edit]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Wigan Athletic (A) | 2–0 |
| 4th | Newport County (A) | 4–2 |
| 5th | Nottingham Forest (A) | 1–0 |
| QF | Liverpool (H) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
| SF | Coventry City (N) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
As a Premier League team, Manchester United also entered the tournament in the third round. They began their campaign with a 2–0 away win over Wigan Athletic with goals from Diogo Dalot and a Bruno Fernandes penalty kick.[6] before recording a 4–2 away win over Newport County at Rodney Parade with goals for United from Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony and Rasmus Højlund and goals for Newport from Bryn Morris and Will Evans.[7] In the fifth round, United travelled to the City Ground and defeated Nottingham Forest 1–0 with the sole goal for United coming from Casemiro.[8]
In the quarter-finals, United defeated rivals Liverpool 4–3 after extra time at their home ground, Old Trafford with goals for United from Scott McTominay, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo and goals for Liverpool from Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott. This ended Liverpool's hopes of a quadruple in manager Jürgen Klopp's final season in charge of Liverpool.[9]
In the semi-final match, also held at Wembley, United defeated Coventry City 4–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw, during which they squandered a 3–0 lead, to set up a Manchester derby final for a second successive season with goals for United from McTominay, Harry Maguire and Fernandes and goals for Coventry from Ellis Simms, Callum O'Hare and Haji Wright. Dalot, Christian Eriksen, Fernandes and Højlund all scored their penalties with only Casemiro missing for United and Wright and Victor Torp scored for Coventry with O'Hare and Ben Sheaf missing for Coventry.[10] This will be the first time United will have played in successive FA Cup finals since 2005 and it will also be manager Erik ten Hag's third cup final appearance after winning in the 2023 EFL Cup final against Newcastle United and losing in the previous FA Cup final against the same opposition.
Pre-match[edit]
The Football Association confirmed that the 2024 final would begin at 15:00, as the previous FA Cup final did as agreed by the Metropolitan Police.[11]
Broadcasting[edit]
The final will be shown live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ITV1, ITVX, UTV and STV. Live text commentary will also be available on the BBC Sport Website and app. The BBC coverage will be lead by former Leicester City player Gary Lineker and he will be joined by former Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers player Alan Shearer and former City player Micah Richards with the match commentary provided by Steve Wilson and former Tottenham Hotspur player Jermaine Jenas. The ITV1 coverage will be lead by Mark Pougatch and he will be joined by former Arsenal women's player Karen Carney, former United player Roy Keane and former Arsenal player Ian Wright with commentary from Sam Matterface and another former Arsenal player Lee Dixon and with interviews provided by Gabriel Clarke.
Match officials[edit]
The match officials were confirmed by the FA on 8 May 2024 with Andrew Madley (West Riding County football association) acting as the referee who previously refereed FA Trophy finals and FA Vase finals in his career. He will be joined by assistant referees Harry Lennard (Sussex County football association) and Nick Hopton (Derbyshire County football association) with the fourth official being Simon Hooper (Wiltshire football association) and the reserve assistant referee will be Tim Wood (Gloucestershire County football association). The video assistant referee will be Michael Oliver (Durham County football association), the support VAR will be Peter Bankes (Liverpool County football association) and the assistant VAR will be Stuart Burt (Northamptonshire football association).[12]
Match[edit]
Match rules
- 90 minutes
- 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
- Nine named substitutes
- Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[13]
References[edit]
- ^ Rose, Gary (7 January 2024). "Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (26 January 2024). "Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Drury, Sam (27 February 2024). "Luton Town 2-6 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (16 March 2024). "Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (20 April 2024). "Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Emons, Michael (8 January 2024). "Wigan 0-2 Man Utd: Man Utd see off League One Wigan in FA Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (28 January 2024). "Newport County 2-4 Man Utd: Manchester United avoid upset at Rodney Parade". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Stone, Simon (28 February 2024). "Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester United: Casemiro scores winner to book last-eight spot". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (17 March 2024). "Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool (aet): Amad Diallo scores dramatic extra-time winner to send hosts into semis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Stone, Simon (21 April 2024). "Coventry City 3-3 Manchester United (aet; 2-4 on pens): Man Utd scrape past Coventry to reach FA Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "The Emirates FA Cup Final Will Take Place At Wembley At 3pm On Saturday 25 May 2024". The Football Association. London. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Andy Madley to referee FA Cup Final". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
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