Matip or Konate? Diaz or Jota? Will Kovacic recover in time… and should Tuchel play Havertz or Lukaku? Liverpool and Chelsea’s predicted XIs for the FA Cup final at Wembley

Saturday’s FA Cup final promises to be an exciting one as Liverpool and Chelsea meet each other at Wembley for the second time in less than three months.  The two sides played out an enthralling Carabao Cup final in February, with the Reds eventually prevailing on penalties. Chelsea will now have their chance to exact…

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PICTURE SPECIAL: West Brom’s victorious players posing in 1931, Bobby Moore relaxing with a beer and goals behind closed doors… on the FA Cup’s 150th anniversary, these photos look back at the history of the world’s oldest knockout competition

Adapted from The Cup: A Pictorial Celebration Of The World’s Greatest Football Tournament by Richard Whitehead, published by Pitch at £25. To order a copy for £22.50 (offer valid to 21/05/22; UK P&P free on orders over £20), visit www.mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3176 2937. The FA Cup was born from humble roots – a…

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PICTURE SPECIAL: West Brom’s victorious players posing in 1931, Bobby Moore relaxing with a beer and goals behind closed doors… on the FA Cup’s 150th anniversary, these photos look back at the history of the world’s oldest knockout competition

Adapted from The Cup: A Pictorial Celebration Of The World’s Greatest Football Tournament by Richard Whitehead, published by Pitch at £25. To order a copy for £22.50 (offer valid to 21/05/22; UK P&P free on orders over £20), visit www.mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3176 2937. The FA Cup was born from humble roots – a…

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Liverpool’s lucky charm Ibrahima Konate has a 100% scoring record at Wembley… but French revelation is happy to lose his flawless tag to help the Jurgen Klopp’s Quadruple-chasing side lift the FA Cup against Chelsea

Ibrahima Konate has been Liverpool’s lucky omen this season but will happily lose his 100 per cent scoring record at Wembley to lift the FA Cup. The France Under-21 international has quietly settled into life at Anfield following a £36million move from RB Leipzig last summer and is expected to partner Virgil van Dijk at…

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Liverpool’s lucky charm Ibrahima Konate has a 100% scoring record at Wembley… but French revelation is happy to lose his flawless tag to help the Jurgen Klopp’s Quadruple-chasing side lift the FA Cup against Chelsea

Ibrahima Konate has been Liverpool’s lucky omen this season but will happily lose his 100 per cent scoring record at Wembley to lift the FA Cup. The France Under-21 international has quietly settled into life at Anfield following a £36million move from RB Leipzig last summer and is expected to partner Virgil van Dijk at…

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Chelsea could upset the odds with revenge on their mind in the FA Cup final, but Liverpool are on a roll and have a ruthless edge – Sportsmail’s experts predict Saturday’s big game

Liverpool face Chelsea in a mouthwatering FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, in a repeat of the League Cup final in February. The two sides were so evenly matched that day it took Blues goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missing a spot-kick to split them as Jurgen Klopp’s men triumphed 11-10 on penalties to lift…

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Chelsea could upset the odds with revenge on their mind in the FA Cup final, but Liverpool are on a roll and have a ruthless edge – Sportsmail’s experts predict Saturday’s big game

Liverpool face Chelsea in a mouthwatering FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, in a repeat of the League Cup final in February. The two sides were so evenly matched that day it took Blues goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missing a spot-kick to split them as Jurgen Klopp’s men triumphed 11-10 on penalties to lift…

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MARTIN KEOWN ON THE FA CUP FINAL: Chelsea can punish Liverpool in the same way they did Manchester City in the Champions League final

Fittingly for its 150th anniversary, this FA Cup final has all the makings of an epic battle between two great tacticians and their teams. Chelsea and Liverpool have faced each other three times this season and they’ve all ended in draws after 90 minutes, with Jurgen Klopp’s side edging the Carabao Cup final 11-10 on…

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MARTIN KEOWN ON THE FA CUP FINAL: Chelsea can punish Liverpool in the same way they did Manchester City in the Champions League final

Fittingly for its 150th anniversary, this FA Cup final has all the makings of an epic battle between two great tacticians and their teams. Click Here: mens australia kangaroos jersey Chelsea and Liverpool have faced each other three times this season and they’ve all ended in draws after 90 minutes, with Jurgen Klopp’s side edging…

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Agger is in the sewage industry (and a tattoo artist), Cech and Kuyt are on the ice and in the ring, and some are still playing… so, where are the rest of Chelsea and Liverpool’s 2012 FA Cup final sides?

Liverpool face Chelsea in Saturday’s FA Cup final showdown and the Reds will be out for revenge.  The Wembley clash is a rematch of the 2012 FA Cup final which saw the west London side emerge victorious in 2-1 win.  Goals from Ramires and Didier Drogba either side of half-time handed the Blues the lead…

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