Chelsea v Manchester City, 16 May 2026

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionFA Cup Final
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance83,337

View Chelsea v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . This was the 145th FA Cup Final in its 154th year, and the 121st different pairing. . Manchester City became the first-ever team to play in four consecutive FA Cup Finals. . This was the tenth meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City in the FA Cup (Chelsea won three, Manchester City won seven).

0 Chelsea

Manager: Calum McFarlane

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Antoine Semenyo 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James (captain)
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

James Trafford Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Pedro Neto for Marc Cucurella 74
Liam Delap for Reece James 83
Alejandro Garnacho for João Pedro 86

Substitutions:

Rayan Cherki for Omar Marmoush 46
Mateo Kovačić for Rodri 65

Cards:

Enzo Fernández 29 Y
Marc Cucurella 32 Y
Moisés Caicedo 90+2 Y

Cards:

Abdukodir Khusanov 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Dário Essugo
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Liam Delap

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Sávio

Comments:

Chelsea had now become the first team to lose in four consecutive appearances at FA Cup Finals since Leicester City between 1949 and 1969. . The Blues had now lost their last seven domestic Cup Finals (four in the FA Cup and three in the League Cup). . They had now failed to score in their last five Final appearances at Wembley Stadium (FA Cup and League Cup). . Having netted for Manchester United in the 2024 Final, Alejandro Garnacho could become the first-ever player to score for two different teams in a FA Cup Final against the same opposition. . Calum MacFarlane could have become the first interim manager to win the FA Cup since Chelsea’s Roberto Di Matteo against Liverpool in 2012.

Comments:

Manchester City had now won the FA Cup eight times: only Arsenal (14) and Manchester United (13) had won more. . The Citizens had now become the first team to achieve a FA Cup and League Cup domestic double since Liverpool in 2021-22. . City avoided becoming the second team to lose in three consecutive FA Cup Finals: previously Chelsea in 2022. . They had now won 22 of their last 24 games in the FA Cup: the two defeats being in the Finals of 2024 and 2025. . Winning goalscorer Antoine Semenyo was born in Chelsea. . Since 1880, Marc Guéhi had now become the third player to win in consecutive FA Cup Finals but with different teams: previously Brian Talbot in 1978 and 1979 (Ipswich Town and Arsenal) and Olivier Giroud in 2017 and 2018 (Arsenal and Chelsea). [c/o Bill Edgar]

0 Chelsea

Manager: Calum McFarlane

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James (captain)
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Pedro Neto for Marc Cucurella 74
Liam Delap for Reece James 83
Alejandro Garnacho for João Pedro 86

Cards:

Enzo Fernández 29 Y
Marc Cucurella 32 Y
Moisés Caicedo 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Dário Essugo
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Liam Delap

Comments:

Chelsea had now become the first team to lose in four consecutive appearances at FA Cup Finals since Leicester City between 1949 and 1969. . The Blues had now lost their last seven domestic Cup Finals (four in the FA Cup and three in the League Cup). . They had now failed to score in their last five Final appearances at Wembley Stadium (FA Cup and League Cup). . Having netted for Manchester United in the 2024 Final, Alejandro Garnacho could become the first-ever player to score for two different teams in a FA Cup Final against the same opposition. . Calum MacFarlane could have become the first interim manager to win the FA Cup since Chelsea’s Roberto Di Matteo against Liverpool in 2012.

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Antoine Semenyo 72 G

Starting lineup:

James Trafford Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Rayan Cherki for Omar Marmoush 46
Mateo Kovačić for Rodri 65

Cards:

Abdukodir Khusanov 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Sávio

Comments:

Manchester City had now won the FA Cup eight times: only Arsenal (14) and Manchester United (13) had won more. . The Citizens had now become the first team to achieve a FA Cup and League Cup domestic double since Liverpool in 2021-22. . City avoided becoming the second team to lose in three consecutive FA Cup Finals: previously Chelsea in 2022. . They had now won 22 of their last 24 games in the FA Cup: the two defeats being in the Finals of 2024 and 2025. . Winning goalscorer Antoine Semenyo was born in Chelsea. . Since 1880, Marc Guéhi had now become the third player to win in consecutive FA Cup Finals but with different teams: previously Brian Talbot in 1978 and 1979 (Ipswich Town and Arsenal) and Olivier Giroud in 2017 and 2018 (Arsenal and Chelsea). [c/o Bill Edgar]