Crystal Palace fans return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday for the FA Cup Final.Crystal Palace fans return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday for the FA Cup Final.
Crystal Palace fans return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday for the FA Cup Final. | Getty Images
Crystal Palace supporters can pick up a free club scarf on their way into Wembley Stadium today.
Crystal Palace are hoping to ‘paint Wembley red and blue’ this afternoon as the club takes on Manchester City in the FA Cup Final and have set up multiple stalls handing out free scarves across Wembley for supporters as they make their way to the stadium.
The Eagles return to Wembley Stadium having beaten Aston Villa 3-0 in a triumphant semi final win at the end of April. Manchester City have earned their place in the final having beaten Nottingham Forest and look to get their hands on the trophy after losing to local rivals Manchester United 12 months ago.
Pep Guardiola has won the FA Cup twice with Manchester City, in 2019 and 2023, while Crystal Palace have never got their hands on the trophy. Eagles manager Oliver Glasner is aware of that but played down the grandeur of the occasion in his pre-match press conference.
Oliver Glasner on preparation to take on Manchester City
The Austrian said: “Oh, yes, we feel it. It feels like more than a normal game. There's much more attention and much more interviews to do during the week but our preparation was more or less the same as in the Premier League games and before the semi-final or the quarter-final and all the other games.
“We focused on what we want to do tomorrow at Wembley. We analysed Manchester City, but 90% of the time we were talking about us - because this is what we can influence, we can influence our performance, we can influence what we want to do in and out of possession and so the focus was on our game. Also we just made one or two small adjustments, because the players especially did very well in the last couple of weeks and so we're up with a lot of confidence and looking forward to the final.”
Crystal Palace are looking to bring the famous Selhurst Park atmosphere to Wembley Stadium and are offering free club scarves to the 30,000 supporters making the trip from south London to the north west of the capital.
Crystal Palace free scarf collection points at Wembley
In a post shared on social media platform X on Saturday morning, the club wrote: “A gift for our supporters. Pick up a free scarf today and paint Wembley red and blue.”
Crystal Palace are looking to take over the Wembley area with eight different collection points for fans to get their hands on a free scarf. They are as follows:
J. J. Moon’s
The Liquor Station
The Arch
Station 31
Green Man
White Horse
Arena Square
BOXPARK
Speaking about the Crystal Palace support ahead of the FA Cup Final, Eagles captain Marc Guehi said: “Yeah, the fans have been fantastic, not only this season, but every single season. They've always been behind the team, always been behind the club, and they’ve really shown their support. It'd be really nice for them to have this piece of silverware.
“I think the most important thing is just always doing the best that I can for this football club. I come in every day and I try to be the same, I try to work hard, and this football club has given me a lot.”
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