Man City vs Chelsea set for FA Cup

Chelsea and Manchester City are set for the 2026 FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday, May 16. (thefa.com) Chelsea sealed their place on Sunday with a 1-0 semi-final win over Leeds United, decided by Enzo Fernandez’s first-half header. The victory came in interim manager Calum McFarlane’s first match after Liam Rosenior’s departure. (bbc.co.uk) (nbcsports.com) Manchester City got there a day earlier, beating Southampton 2-1 after trailing in the 79th minute. Finn Azaz put Southampton ahead before Jeremy Doku equalized in the 82nd and Nico Gonzalez scored the winner in the 87th. (thefa.com) (skysports.com) The matchup closes a semifinal weekend that paired two Premier League heavyweights with two lower-division challengers. Leeds are in the Championship, and Southampton’s run included a quarter-final upset of Arsenal before it ended at Wembley. (thefa.com) (nbcsports.com) For City, the result extends Pep Guardiola’s team to a record fourth consecutive FA Cup final. The Football Association said the club had already set new competition history by reaching this season’s semifinal. (thefa.com 1) (thefa.com 2) The Football Association confirmed the final details on April 22, setting kickoff for 3 p.m. local time at Wembley Stadium. In the United States, NBC Sports lists the match for 10 a.m. Eastern on May 16. (thefa.com) (nbcsports.com) Chelsea and City now head into a final between clubs that have spent most of the season under very different pressures. One got there with a narrow semifinal controlled by Fernandez’s header; the other needed two goals in five minutes to avoid an upset. (bbc.co.uk) (skysports.com)