The Emirates FA Cup is in its 153rd year. The event is the oldest national football competition in the world. It was first contested in 1871/72 when the Wanderers F.C. won the first of its five titles. Arsenal hold the record with 14 FA Cup wins. Last year, Manchester United won its 13th title, beating Manchester City 2-1.
Manchester City return to the final in 2025. The club is looking for its eighth FA Cup title, last winning in 2023. This year marks the 14th time the team has made it to the final and third straight year it has played in the championship game.
As for Crystal Palace, this is only the third time the team has made the finals, with the team’s most recent trip being in 2016, when they lost to Manchester United 2-1.
We look at the upcoming 2025 Emirates FA Cup Final matchup and provide you with our best free betting pick on the game.
Crystal Palace have played well during the 2025 FA Cup, beating Stockport County, Doncaster, Millwall, and Fulham to make it to the FA Cup semifinal round. In that matchup, they pulled off an upset, beating the favored Aston Villa by a score of 3-0 to make it to the FA Cup final for the first time since 2016.
During the team’s run to the FA Cup final, Crystal Palace only gave up one goal, winning four of their games by shutout. The only club that scored against them was Millwall.
Despite Crystal Palace’s success in the FA Cup, the team has an 11-13-11 record in the Premier League, where they are in 12th place in the 20-team league on the year with just three games to go in the season.
Jean-Philippe Mateta leads Crystal Palace in scoring with 34 points and 14 goals on the year, but he has not scored a goal during the FA Cup. Eberechi Eze and Ismaïla Sarr are goal-scoring team leaders during the FA Cup, both of whom have three goals.
Manchester City were the 2024 Premier League champions, capturing their 10th title and second in a row. The team will not win in 2025 as they are currently in third place (19-7-9) and trailing Arsenal and Liverpool in the standings., with no chance of gaining first place. However, the club has an excellent chance to win the 2025 FA Cup.
Manchester City made it to the FA Cup final with wins over Salford City, Leyton, Plymouth, and Bournemouth. Man City downed Nottingham 2-0 in the semifinal round to reach the final.
Erling Haaland leads the team in scoring with 28 points and 21 goals in the Premier League. He has one goal and two points in FA Cup matchups. The team’s leading scorer in FA Cup games is Nico O’Reilly with five points and three goals. James McAtee also has three goals in FA Cup action.
Crystal Palace and Manchester City have played twice this year. Manchester City won the most recent matchup 5-2. The teams played to a 2-2 in December. Throughout the history of the teams, Manchester City has won 21 times, while Crystal Palace has picked up three wins. They have played to a draw five times. In their past six matches, Manchester City has four wins. The teams played to a draw in the other two games.
The betting pick is for Manchester City to beat Crystal Palace and claim the 2025 FA Cup.
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