2024 FA Cup final
 The match took place at Wembley Stadium. | |||||||
| Event | 2023–24 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 25 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Andrew Madley (West Riding)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 84,814 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The 2024 FA Cup final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 25 May 2024 to determine the winners of the 2023–24 FA Cup. It was the 143rd final of English football's primary cup competition in the Football Association Challenge Cup.
The final was contested between holders Manchester City and local rivals Manchester United, in a repeat of the previous final, which City had won 2–1. It was the second time the two sides have met in the final, and was the first to feature the same teams in consecutive seasons since 1885.
Manchester United won the match 2–1 for their 13th FA Cup title, avenging their defeat by the same scoreline in the previous season. As winners, Manchester United qualified for the league phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. They also qualified for the 2024 FA Community Shield, where they will face City as the league champions. As their women's team won the 2024 Women's FA Cup final, Manchester United became the fifth club, and the first since City in 2019, to win both the men's and women's FA Cup in the same season.
Road to the final[edit]
Manchester City[edit]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Huddersfield Town (H) | 5–0 |
| 4th | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | 1–0 |
| 5th | Luton Town (A) | 6–2 |
| QF | Newcastle United (H) | 2–0 |
| SF | Chelsea (N) | 1–0 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
Manchester City entered the tournament in the third round, as a Premier League team. They began with a 5–0 home victory over Huddersfield Town at the Etihad Stadium with two goals for City from Phil Foden, one from Julián Álvarez, an own goal from Ben Jackson and Jérémy Doku.[3] They then defeated Tottenham Hotspur away in the fourth round in a 1–0 victory with a sole goal for City from Nathan Aké.[4] In the fifth round, they beat Luton Town 6–2 away at Kenilworth Road with five goals from Erling Haaland and one from Mateo Kovačić and two goals for Luton from Jordan Clark.[5]
In the quarter-final match, Manchester City hosted Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium where they came out 2–0 winners in the end which put them through to the semi-finals with two goas for City from Bernardo Silva.[6] In the semi-final match, held at the neutral venue of Wembley Stadium, Manchester City defeated Chelsea in a 1–0 victory to qualify for a second consecutive FA Cup final with the sole goal for City from Silva.[7] This was the third time that City played in consecutive FA Cup finals, having previously done so in the 1933 and 1934 as well as 1955 and 1956 finals.
Manchester United[edit]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Wigan Athletic (A) | 2–0 |
| 4th | Newport County (A) | 4–2 |
| 5th | Nottingham Forest (A) | 1–0 |
| QF | Liverpool (H) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
| SF | Coventry City (N) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
As a Premier League team, Manchester United also entered the tournament in the third round. They began their campaign with a 2–0 away win over Wigan Athletic with goals from Diogo Dalot and a Bruno Fernandes penalty kick.[8] before recording a 4–2 away win over Newport County at Rodney Parade with goals for United from Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony and Rasmus Højlund and goals for Newport from Bryn Morris and Will Evans.[9] In the fifth round, United travelled to the City Ground and defeated Nottingham Forest 1–0 with the sole goal for United coming from Casemiro.[10]
In the quarter-finals, United defeated rivals Liverpool 4–3 after extra time at their home ground, Old Trafford with goals for United from Scott McTominay, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo and goals for Liverpool from Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott. This ended Liverpool's hopes of a quadruple in manager Jürgen Klopp's final season in charge of Liverpool.[11]
In the semi-final match, also held at Wembley, United defeated Coventry City 4–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw, during which they squandered a 3–0 lead, to set up a Manchester derby final for a second successive season. Dalot, Christian Eriksen, Fernandes and Højlund all scored their penalties with only Casemiro missing for United; Haji Wright—who scored Coventry's third goal—and Victor Torp scored for Coventry with Callum O'Hare—scorer of Coventry's second goal—and Ben Sheaf missing for Coventry.[12] This was the sixth time United play two successive FA Cup finals and the first time since 2004 and 2005.
Pre-match[edit]
The Football Association confirmed that the 2024 final would begin at 15:00, as the previous FA Cup final did as agreed by the Metropolitan Police.[13]
Broadcasting[edit]
The final was shown live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ITV1, ITVX, UTV and STV.[13] Live text commentary was available on the BBC Sport website and app.[14] The BBC coverage was led by Gary Lineker alongside Wayne Rooney and Micah Richards, with the match commentary provided by Guy Mowbray and Alan Shearer.[15] The ITV coverage was led by Mark Pougatch, who was joined by Karen Carney, Roy Keane and Ian Wright with commentary from Sam Matterface and Lee Dixon and with interviews provided by Gabriel Clarke. National radio commentary was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport,[16] while BBC Radio Manchester covered the match for local radio.[17]
Match officials[edit]
The match officials were confirmed by the FA on 8 May 2024 with Andrew Madley (West Riding County football association) acting as the referee who previously refereed FA Trophy finals and FA Vase finals in his career. He was joined by assistant referees Harry Lennard (Sussex County football association) and Nick Hopton (Derbyshire County football association) with the fourth official being Simon Hooper (Wiltshire football association) and the reserve assistant referee was Tim Wood (Gloucestershire County football association). The video assistant referee was Michael Oliver (Durham County football association), the support VAR was Peter Bankes (Liverpool County football association) and the assistant VAR was Stuart Burt (Northamptonshire football association).[2]
Team news[edit]
On 23 May 2024, during his pre-match news conference Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag announced that Harry Maguire would be unavailable for the match through injury with Victor Lindelöf, Mason Mount and Anthony Martial available for the final. Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia are long-term absentees. Raphaël Varane appeared in his final match for United.[18] City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed that Ederson would miss the final with Stefan Ortega deputising for him.[18]
Match[edit]
Details[edit]
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Match rules
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Post-match[edit]
As winners, Manchester United earned £2 million in prize money, while runners-up Manchester City earned £1 million.[13]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Manchester City fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura was shown a yellow card (90').
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Man City 1–2 Man Utd: Erik ten Hag's side end season on high with stunning FA Cup final win at Wembley". Sky Sports.com. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Andrew Madley to referee FA Cup Final". The Football Association. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Rose, Gary (7 January 2024). "Manchester City 5–0 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (26 January 2024). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Drury, Sam (27 February 2024). "Luton Town 2–6 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (16 March 2024). "Manchester City 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (20 April 2024). "Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Emons, Michael (8 January 2024). "Wigan 0–2 Man Utd: Man Utd see off League One Wigan in FA Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (28 January 2024). "Newport County 2–4 Man Utd: Manchester United avoid upset at Rodney Parade". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Stone, Simon (28 February 2024). "Nottingham Forest 0–1 Manchester United: Casemiro scores winner to book last-eight spot". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (17 March 2024). "Manchester United 4–3 Liverpool (aet): Amad Diallo scores dramatic extra-time winner to send hosts into semis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Stone, Simon (21 April 2024). "Coventry City 3–3 Manchester United (aet; 2–4 on pens): Man Utd scrape past Coventry to reach FA Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Emirates FA Cup Final Will Take Place At Wembley At 3pm On Saturday 25 May 2024". The Football Association. London. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "FA Cup Final TV Guide". soccersat.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Men's FA Cup Final 2024 - How to watch Manchester City v Manchester United on TV and BBC". BBC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Walters, James (23 May 2024). "What channel is Man City v Man Utd FA Cup final match on? TV coverage, live stream and kick-off time". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "BBC Radio Manchester - Manchester Total Sport: Commentary, Manchester City v Manchester United". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Erik ten Hag reveals team news for FA Cup final". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.