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BBC pundit Alan Shearer is backing Man City to win the FA Cup this weekend, but he thinks Pep Guardiola’s side will only “edge” their clash against Chelsea.
Despite their opponents being in poor form, Shearer is not convinced by the Cityzens defensively, and he believes it could be a goalfest:
“It is really interesting that City have lost the last two finals as favourites. I did the co-comms last year for that game when Palace beat them. Chelsea showed slight improvement last week against Liverpool despite going 1-0 down.
“I just think because of the mood that City are in, the belief and the confidence, they’ll edge it. I know that City still give you chances, even watching the game against Crystal Palace, they missed two or three really good chances. I think there’ll be a lot of goals in this, but I think Man City will edge it just.”
Man City vs Chelsea team news
Guardiola has only one injury doubt heading into the game at Wembley. Rodri has a groin problem that has kept him sidelined since the 2-1 win over Arsenal last month, and the Spaniard will have a late fitness test.
Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane has said that Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho and Robert Sanchez are in with a chance of playing, having recovered to take part in training this week.
However, Estevao (hamstring), Jesse Derry (concussion) and Jamie Gittens (hamstring) are still not available.
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Who is the favourite to win the FA Cup final?
Unsurprisingly, considering Chelsea’s poor run of results, City are the heavy favourites to lift the trophy at Wembley.
Bookmakers have them between 2/5 and 1/3 odds-on to win, with their opponents priced between 7/4 and 11/5.
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