These are the Chelsea vs Manchester City predicted lineups and latest team news for the FA Cup final on Saturday, May 16. The Blues meet the sky blue of Manchester in an effort to improve their season after a disastrous few months that saw them part ways with Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior in the midst of two separate poor runs of form. The Cityzens will be confident of coming away with a win after defeating this opposition in an easy 3-0 win just a few weeks ago.
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Chelsea vs Manchester City Predicted Lineups for FA Cup Final
Chelsea Team News
The injury news for both teams is based on the latest from PremierInjuries.
Interim manager Calum McFarlane has a number of issues to deal with on the attacking end. Mykhailo Mudryk is suspended while Estevao, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, and Jesse Derry are all ruled out for the remainder of the campaign.
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There are late checks being done on the fitness of Rob Sanchez, Pedro Neto, and Alejandro Garnacho. Sanchez suffered from a head collision at Nottingham Forest and trained during the week which could see him be healthy enough to start.
Chelsea Predicted Lineup
GK – Rob Sanchez
LB – Marc Cucurella
CB – Jorrel Hato
CB – Levi Colwill
CB – Wes Fofana
RB – Reece James
CM – Moises Caicedo
CM – Andrey Santos
AM – Cole Palmer
AM – Enzo Fernandez
ST – Joao Pedro
Manchester City Team News
Pep Guardiola only has one possible selection dilemma, Rodri was absent from the squad in midweek to face Crystal Palace and will be a late decision. Everyone else is healthy and midweek rotation kept some names fresh.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup
GK – Gianluigi Donnarumma
LB – Nico O’Reilly
CB – Marc Guehi
CB – Abdukodir Khusanov
RB – Matheus Nunes
CM – Bernardo Silva
CM – Phil Foden
W – Jeremy Doku
AM – Rayan Cherki
W – Antoine Semenyo
ST – Erling Haaland
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