Chelsea vs Manchester City Prediction, Odds and FA Cup Final Picks for Today, 05/16/26

Manchester City will contest the FA Cup final for the 4th year in a row on Saturday as they face Chelsea at Wembley Stadium. City have lost the last 2 finals and will be desperate to avoid a 3rd consecutive defeat in the final of the world’s oldest cup competition. Only 1 team has lost 3 successive FA Cup finals before and that happens to be Chelsea, losing in 2020, 2021 and 2022 – and this is their first appearance in the showpiece since. In any case, the pressure is on both sides here as City look to keep their domestic treble hopes alive and Chelsea bid to salvage what has been a disappointing season.

City have already triumphed once at Wembley this season as they overcame Arsenal in the EFL Cup final, and they look well placed to secure a cup double on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s team overcame Crystal Palace 3-0 on Wednesday to extend their unbeaten streak to 9 games across all competitions, with 8 wins, and they face a Chelsea side who are bang out of form. The Stamford Bridge club have 4 defeats and just 1 win in their last 6 games, and they have a terrible record against their opponents, with no wins and 10 defeats in the last 13 meetings.

Chelsea vs Manchester City FA Cup Final prediction: Man City ML (-150) available at time of publishing. Playable to -160.

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