The English 2023/24 season draws to a close this coming weekend with two major prizes up for grabs.
The Championship play-off final takes place on May 26 at 3 pm BST with Leeds United and Southampton set to battle it out at Wembley.
24 hours before that, Manchester City and Manchester United will meet in the capital to decide this year’s FA Cup winner.
2023/24 FA Cup Final Odds
To win in 90 minutes
- Manchester City - 3/10
- Manchester City - 8/1
To lift the trophy
- Manchester City - 1/7
- Manchester United - 9/2
Manchester City vs Manchester United
To reach the FA Cup final, Manchester City saw off Huddersfield Town, Tottenham, Luton Town, Newcastle United and Chelsea. The Sky Blues kept clean sheets in four of those five outings, only conceding two versus Luton in the 5th round.
As for Manchester United, they had a somewhat easier run to the final, only facing Premier League opposition twice. They beat Wigan in the 3rd round, Newport County in the 4th round, Nottingham Forest in the 5th round, Liverpool in the quarter-finals and Coventry City in the semis.
Despite the ‘easier’ run, however, the Red Devils nearly never made it to the competition’s showpiece after blowing a 3-0 lead vs Championship outfit Coventry in their last cup tie. Erik ten Hag’s side were forced to take the game to penalties, where they came out on top at 7-5 shootout winners.
Manchester City are the current holders of the FA Cup, beating Man United 2-1 in the same fixture last year as part of their historic treble-winning campaign. The Citizens have now won seven FA Cups throughout history, with only five teams winning the prize on more occasions.
As for Manchester United, they have dominated this competition in the past, winning the FA Cup 12 times (only Arsenal have won it more with 14). However, United have not won it since 2016 - losing their last two meetings in the final.
Today’s Football Tips
There is no English football taking place today but there is one Bundesliga tie, as Bochum face off with Dusseldorf in a relegation/promotion decider.
Dusseldorf travel to Bochum on Thursday evening, and we’ve got it covered with our bet builder of the day article, while for those of you looking to place an acca, we have our acca of the day lined up and ready to go.
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