Watch Fa Cup Final Uk: Chelsea v Manchester City at Wembley on May 16

Watch Fa Cup Final Uk live as Chelsea face Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday, May 16; available on BBC One and TNT Sports with streams on BBC iPlayer and HBO Max.

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Chelsea vs Man City FA Cup final preview: TV channel, kick-off time and how to watch

Jeremy Doku will hope to make the decisive runs when meet in the FA Cup final at on Saturday, May 16.

Manchester City booked their place in the showpiece after seeing off Championship side , with Jeremy Doku and among the scorers who secured City's spot in a fourth successive final.

Chelsea arrive hoping to lift the FA Cup trophy for the ninth time. The match will be shown live in the UK on One and , and UK viewers can stream the game on iPlayer and HBO Max if they have the required subscription.

Fans who cannot get to Wembley can follow minute-by-minute updates and live audio commentary from five minutes before kick-off on the Chelsea Official App and website. Chelsea team news will be available as soon as it is announced in the Match Centre on those channels, and full match coverage and Chelsea highlights will be available from midday on Sunday 17 May on the Chelsea Official App and website.

Hospitality options are still on sale but scarce: there are less than 10 tickets remaining for one hospitality option at the time of writing. The Taphouse Social - Man City End package is priced at £600 per person. The Bobby Moore Lounge package and the Private Box experience each cost £999 per person, while a full eight-seater box is listed at £7,992. Fans may be able to buy FA Cup final tickets direct from the Man City website if they meet the eligibility criteria.

The mix of high demand and premium-priced hospitality underscores the squeeze on supporters who want to be at Wembley in person while the match is widely accessible on television and through paid streaming. Clubs are publishing team news shortly before kick-off and Chelsea has signposted its Match Centre as the place for those updates, meaning many last decisions will be resolved in the hours leading up to the game.

For Manchester City, the final is another step in a season where silverware remains the central objective; for Chelsea it is a chance to add a ninth FA Cup and halt City's march to more domestic honours. Broadcasters and streaming platforms offer multiple viewing options, but the limited hospitality availability and high prices make attending in person a different proposition for many supporters.

Which team will carry the day at Wembley is the question that matters: will Chelsea lift a ninth FA Cup, or will Manchester City add another trophy to their run of successive finals? Fans will find out on Saturday, and supporters of both clubs will be watching every minute — on TV, online and, for a dwindling number of ticket-holders, in the stadium itself.

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