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Should Chelsea keep Marc Cucurella on the left-wing against Manchester City? And can Erling Haaland break his bonkers Wembley curse? Cast your vote on these topics and more.

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This Saturday sees Chelsea take on City in the 2026 men's Emirates FA Cup final, live on TNT Sports and HBO Max.

Pep Guardiola is aiming for his third FA Cup title as City head coach, while Chelsea interim coach Callum McFarlane will be hoping to keep alive The Blues' long history of temporary bosses tasting success.

Before the game we have run through some of the major selection dilemmas facing the two head coach, alongside looking at some of the other major game events and we want you to vote on them.

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So make sure to cast your vote and have your say!

Selection Dilemmas

Should Marc Cucurella play on left wing again?

There are quite a few selection issues for both managers before the game and one of the interesting ones comes after Chelsea's interim boss McFarlane deployed Marc Cucurella as a left winger against Liverpool last weekend.

The 27-year-old, who was selected as the player of the match, was shoehorned into the role as a result of all five of Chelsea's wingers being unavailable.

Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto are expected to be available for the final, but should Cucurella keep his place?

Will Phil Foden start?

It has been a tough season for Phil Foden but the England star put in an excellent performance against Crystal Palace in midweek, setting up two goals - including a sublime first-half assist, with his backheel finding Antoine Semenyo for the opening goal.

Still, Foden has now gone 27 matches without scoring - so should he start at Wembley?

Does Omar Marmoush get nod?

Like Foden, Marmoush has not been at his best this season but he has scored in back-to-back Premier League games after netting against Palace.

He has only made seven Premier League starts this term, but should he selected from the off at Wembley?

Should Levi Colwill start?

The other thing to ponder for McFarlane is centre back Levi Colwill, who has just returned after a long lay-off with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

The 23-year-old made his first start of the season and played 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw at Anfield last weekend.

But does that lengthy time out of the game mean he shouldn't start from the beginning against Haaland?

Robert Sanchez or Filip Jorgensen in goal for Chelsea?

Two goalkeeper votes to round off this section. Which keeper should Chelsea pick?

McFarlane has confirmed that the usual No. 1 Sanchez is fit to start after a recent injury, but should Jorgensen keep his place in goal?

Gianluigi Donnarumma or James Trafford in goal for City?

James Trafford has been City's cup goalkeeper - and discussed the role in an interview with TNT Sports - but may have expected to have played more minutes after signing in a £30 million deal in June last year.

The arrival of Gianluigi Donnarumma, however, meant Trafford has had to remain patient for minutes this season.

Trafford is expected to start against Chelsea, but should Guardiola turn to his regular goalkeeper?

Game Events

Who will win?

Man City have lost in the FA Cup final for the past two seasons, suffering defeat to Crystal Palace a year ago and Manchester United in 2024, and will be determined to get their finals on the famous trophy.

Chelsea, however, are the first team to have lost three successive FA Cup finals, and in fact, have been beaten in their last SIX successive domestic cup finals.

Who will be smiling at full time?

When will the game be decided?

This should also be pretty straight-forward.

Will there be a red card?

Another simple one.

Will Erling Haaland break Wembley curse?

We've covered this before and you can find more in-depth data here, but Haaland's record at Wembley is astonishing.

Across 15 semi-finals and finals that he has played at Wembley for City, he has never scored. Will that change in this game?

Will Cole Palmer score against his former club?

This will be Palmer's eighth game against City since leaving them and interestingly, after scoring against them in his first appearance (the crazy 4-4 at Stamford Bridge in 2023), he has not scored since. Will he end his own drought in this one?

Will this be Pep Guardiola's final FA Cup in charge of Manchester City?

City still have two games left to play this season after this one, but the question boils down to, will Guardiola step away at the end of this season?

There has been speculation about Guardiola's future after nine trophy-laden years at City, with his contract due to expire in the summer of 2027.

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