Crystal Palace vs Man City: Lineups, team news, confirmed starting teams for FA Cup final 2025

The 144th FA Cup final will decide whether Crystal Palace or Manchester City succeed Manchester United as the champions of England’s most high-profile cup competition.

Forty-four teams have lifted the trophy since the game was first held in 1872, with an attendance of more than 126,000 fans watching the contest at the old Wembley Stadium in 1923.

Cityzens top scorer Erling Haaland is among the players hoping to be involved from the start after the striker, who had a quiet game by his standards in City’s 2-1 defeat to United in the 2024 decider, returned to playing action following a foot injury in their 0-0 Premier League draw at Southampton on May 10.

101GreatGoals.com has you covered for the line-ups, team news and confirmed starting sides for Crystal Palace vs Manchester City in the FA Cup final 2025.

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FA Cup final 2025: Palace lineup vs Man City

Key Palace midfielder Adam Wharton had been a doubt after missing their 2-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday with an ankle injury but is fit to start.

Ismaila Sarr and Eberechi Eze each have three goals and an assist in this season’s competition.

Palace starting XI: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Kamada, Wharton, Sarr, Eze, Mateta

Crystal Palace subs: Turner, Ward, Lerma, Nketiah, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Chillwell, Devenny

2025 FA Cup final: Man City lineup vs Crystal Palace

City are still without defenders Nathan Ake and John Stones and midfielders Oscar Bobb and Rodri through injuries but Haaland starts a second consecutive game.

Playmaker Kevin de Bruyne starts his fourth FA Cup final – all for City – while Nico O’Reilly plays again at left-back after shining in the cup this season.

The seven-time FA Cup winners will see the showpiece as a final chance to avoid a rare recent season without a trophy as they take part in a third straight final in the competition.

Manchester City starting XI: Ortega, Akanji, Gvardiol, Dias, O’Reilly, Silva, De Bruyne, Savinho, Doku, Marmoush, Haaland

Man City subs: Ederson, Grealish, Nico, Gundogan, Reis, Nunes, Echeverri, Khusanov, Foden

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FA Cup final kickoff time: What time does the game start?

The FA Cup final 2025 will start at 16:30 BST.

After defeats in the final in 1990 and 2016, the Eagles are targeting their first major trophy in what promises to be an entertaining game, with either team scoring at least two goals in each of the last four meetings between the sides, comprising two 2-2 draws and 4-2 and 5-2 victories for Pep Guardiola’s team.

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FA Cup 2025: TV channels

Fans have been able to watch this season’s competition on the BBC and ITV, and the final will be shown on BBC One and ITV1.

FA Cup final online streams

The BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app and ITV.com and the ITVX app are the places to watch the FA Cup final live.

Both apps are available on a wide variety of devices, allowing supporters to follow the drama on the go.

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FA Cup 2024/25 prize money

Here are the figures published by the FA for how much the winners and losers receive at various stages.

Third round – winners £115,000 / losers £25,000
Fourth round – winners £120,000
Fifth round – winners £225,000
Quarter-final – winners £450,000
Semi-final – £1 million / £500,000
Final – £2m / £1m