What time does the FA Cup Final kick off? Date and schedule for Chelsea vs Manchester City

The 2025/26 FA Cup final is coming up this weekend, with Chelsea and Manchester City set to go head-to-head.

Last year’s final saw Crystal Palace win their first-ever trophy with a historic 1-0 victory over Man City at Wembley.

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But City are now back in the showpiece, aiming to go one step further after beating Southampton in the semi-finals.

They’re going to be facing a managerless Chelsea side that has been sliding down the Premier League table in recent weeks.

The Blues, led by Calum McFarlane, will hope to inject some positivity into their struggle of a season by picking up some silverware.

A 1-0 win over Leeds booked their spot in the final and now they take on Pep Guardiola‘s side, with both eyeing glory.

When time does the FA Cup final kick off?

The 2025/26 FA Cup final will be held on Saturday, May 16.

It will be played at Wembley Stadium with kick-off at 3pm.

The match has returned to its traditional start time this season, having been held at 4:30pm last term.

talkSPORT will have live coverage of the game from the capital, with commentary coming from Sam Matterface, former England captain Stuart Pearce and former Chelsea full-back Scott Minto.

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The showpiece will also be broadcast on TNT Sports and BBC One.

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FA Cup 2025/26 fixtures and results

Quarter-finals

• Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool
• Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale
• Southampton 2-1 Arsenal
• West Ham 2-2 Leeds – pens 2-4

Semi-finals

• Manchester City 1-0 Southampton
• Chelsea 1-0 Leeds

Final

• Chelsea vs Manchester City – Saturday, May 16, 3pm

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Which team has the most FA Cup wins?

Arsenal dominate the most English FA Cup titles, winning the cup a record 14 times, with Manchester United just behind with one less.

The last time the most successful club in this cup competition won was in 2020 in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea – it was also Mikel Arteta‘s debut season as manager.

Man United, who have 13 FA Cups, beat their city rivals in the final two years ago.

After those two clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham follow and are joint with eight titles each.

Other multiple-time winners include Man City and Aston Villa with seven, Newcastle and Blackburn Rovers securing six, plus some historic wins from Everton and West Brom, who are on five.