This weekend, Wembley Stadium will host the FA Cup semi-finals, with Championship club Sheffield United looking to cause an upset against Manchester City on Saturday, followed by Brighton & Hove Albion against Manchester United on Sunday. Manchester City are looking to reach their second FA Cup final since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2016, while Sheffield United are hoping to make it to their first semi-final since 2014, when they were a League One club. Brighton were semi-finalists as recently as 2019, and Manchester United are looking to win the FA Cup for a 13th time.
The two teams that make it through this weekend’s semi-finals will each receive £1m in FA prize money, while the two losing sides will each receive £500,000. The FA Cup final will take place at Wembley on Saturday, 3 June.
Saturday’s match between Manchester City and Sheffield United will be available to watch live on ITV1, with coverage starting at 16:45 BST. BBC Radio 5 Live will also provide live commentary and live text and highlights will be available on the BBC Sport website.
Sunday’s match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United will be available to watch live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app; with coverage starting at 16:30 BST. BBC Radio 5 Live will also provide live commentary and live text and highlights will be available on the BBC Sport website. Gary Lineker will present live coverage of Brighton v Manchester United on Sunday, with build-up starting on BBC One at 16:00. Joining him at Wembley will be three-time Manchester United FA Cup winner Peter Schmeichel, former Brighton forward Glenn Murray and ex-England captain Alan Shearer. On Saturday, Football Focus on BBC One at 12:00 features interviews with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag and Brighton’s Solly March.
A total of 732 clubs entered this season’s FA Cup, which started with the extra preliminary round in August. Extra time and penalties will be used this weekend to decide who goes through to the final if the ties are level after 90 minutes.
This weekend’s FA Cup semi-finals promise to be an exciting event for football fans around the world.