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Event | 2023–24 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | Saturday 25 May 2024 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Player of the Match | Kobbie Mainoo | ||||||
Referee | Andy Madley (West Riding) | ||||||
Attendance | 84,814 | ||||||
Weather | Sunny | ||||||
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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.
Road to the final[]
- Main article:2023–24 FA Cup
Manchester City[]
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. They then defeated Tottenham Hotspur away in the fourth round in a 1–0 victory. In the fifth round, they beat Luton Town 6–2 away at Kenilworth Road.
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. 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.
Manchester United[]
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, before recording a 4–2 away win over Newport County. In the fifth round, United travelled to the City Ground and defeated Nottingham Forest 1–0.
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.
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 showdown with Manchester City in the final for a second successive season. Victor Torp's late goal for Coventry nearly completed a remarkable comeback and would have made them the first team from outside the top flight to reach an FA Cup final since Cardiff City in 2008, but it was controversially ruled out for offside by VAR. This will be the first time United will have played in successive FA Cup Finals for 19 years since playing in both the 2004 and 2005 finals.
Pre-match[]
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.
Broadcasting[]
The final will be shown live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ITV1, ITVX, UTV and STV. Live text commentary will also be available on the BBC Sport Website and app. The BBC coverage will be led by former Leicester City player Gary Lineker and he will be joined by former Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers player Alan Shearer and former City player Micah Richards with the match commentary provided by Steve Wilson and former Tottenham Hotspur player Jermaine Jenas. The ITV1 coverage will be led by Mark Pougatch and he will be joined by former Arsenal women's player Karen Carney, former United player Roy Keane and former Arsenal player Ian Wright with commentary from Sam Matterface and another former Arsenal player Lee Dixon and with interviews provided by Gabriel Clarke.
Match officials[]
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 will be 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 will be Tim Wood (Gloucestershire County football association). The video assistant referee will be Michael Oliver (Durham County football association), the support VAR will be Peter Bankes (Liverpool County football association) and the assistant VAR will be Stuart Burt (Northamptonshire football association).
Team news[]
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. City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed that Ederson would miss the final with Stefan Ortega deputising for him.
Details[]
25 May 2024 15:00 BST |
Manchester City ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 84,814 Referee: Andy Madley (West Riding) |
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Report | Garnacho ![]() Mainoo ![]() |
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Post-match[]
As winners, Manchester United earned £2 million in prize money, while runners-up City earned £1 million.
External links[]
Manchester City F.C. matches - 2023–24 |
2023–24 Premier League |
Burnley (a) · Newcastle United (h) · Arsenal (a) · Manchester United (a) · Chelsea (a) · Liverpool (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (h) · Everton (a) · Manchester United (h) · Liverpool (a) · Arsenal (h) · Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (a) · West Ham United (h) |
2023–24 FA Cup |
Huddersfield Town (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (a) · Luton Town (a) · Newcastle United (h) · Chelsea (n) · Manchester United (n) |
2023–24 EFL Cup |
Newcastle United (a) |
2023–24 Champions League |
Red Star Belgrade (h) · RB Leipzig (a) · Young Boys (a) · Young Boys (h) · RB Leipzig (h) · Red Star Belgrade (a) · Copenhagen (a) · Copenhagen (h) · Real Madrid (a) · Real Madrid (h) · |
2023 UEFA Super Cup |
Sevilla (n) |
2023 FIFA Club World Cup |
Urawa Red Diamonds (n) · Fluminense (n) |
2023 FA Community Shield |
Arsenal (n) |
Manchester United F.C. matches - 2023–24 |
2023–24 Premier League |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (a) · Arsenal (a) · Burnley (a) · Manchester City (h) · Everton (a) · Newcastle United (a) · Chelsea (h) · Liverpool (a) · Aston Villa (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (h) · Manchester City (a) · Brentford (a) · Chelsea (a) · Liverpool (h) · Bournemouth (a) · Arsenal (h) · Brighton & Hove Albion (a) |
2023–24 FA Cup |
Wigan Athletic (a) · Newport County (a) · Nottingham Forest (a) · Liverpool (h) · Coventry City (n) · Manchester City (n) |
2023–24 EFL Cup |
Crystal Palace (h) · Newcastle United |
2023–24 UEFA Champions League |
Bayern Munich (a) · Galatasaray (h) · Copenhagen (h) · Copenhagen (a) · Galatasaray (a) · Bayern Munich (h) · |
Friendly Matches |
Leeds United (n) · Lyon (n) · Arsenal (n) · Wrexham (n) · Real Madrid (n) · Borussia Dortmund (n) · Lens (n) · Athletic Bilbao (n) |
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