Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs Manchester United FC, FA Cup 2023-24 FINAL

FA Cup · 2023-24
Manchester City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Manchester United FC
Sat 25 May 2024 · 14:00 UTC Wembley Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 30' Alejandro Garnacho
0–2 39' Kobbie Mainoo
Jeremy Doku 87' 1–2
Y 45' Kobbie Mainoo
Julian Alvarez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Manchester United FC — FA Cup at Wembley Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Assistant 1 Harry Lennard
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

Head-to-Head

9
2
8
Manchester City FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Manchester United FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC 2024-03-03 Manchester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC 2023-10-29 Manchester United FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2023-06-03 Manchester United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2023-01-14 Manchester United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
19 May West Ham United FC H 3–1 W
14 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–0 W
11 May Fulham FC A 4–0 W
04 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 5–1 W
28 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Manchester City FC A 2–1 W
19 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W
15 May Newcastle United FC H 3–2 W
12 May Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
06 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–4 L
27 Apr Burnley FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Wembley Stadium as Manchester City FC face off against Manchester United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Manchester United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' named a 4-3-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-2-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Manchester City FC have won 1028 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Manchester United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alejandro Garnacho makes it 0-1.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' The England Kobbie Mainoo breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 0-2!
  • 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' Kobbie Mainoo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Mateo Kovacic is replaced by Jeremy Doku.
  • 51' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Bernardo Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 65 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 57' Julian Alvarez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin De Bruyne at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erling Haaland made 83 appearances and scored 258 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-3-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Manchester United FC's 4-2-2-2 shape.
  • 72' Mateo Kovacic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Jonny Evans. He replaces Lisandro Martinez on 73 minute.
  • 74' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Marcus Rashford departs to be replaced by Rasmus Hojlund.
  • 79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 412 games and scored 680 goals.
  • 87' Jeremy Doku adds to his 3 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Julian Alvarez gets a card.
  • 90' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof gets the nod from Manchester United FC. He replaces Alejandro Garnacho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 1-2 the final result. Manchester City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 9
Phil Foden 6
Anthony Martial 5
Bruno Fernandes 4
Marcus Rashford 3
Ilkay Gundogan 3
Kevin De Bruyne 2
Riyad Mahrez 2

Head to Head

2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC 2024-03-03 Manchester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC 2023-10-29 Manchester United FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2023-06-03 Manchester United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2023-01-14 Manchester United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-05-19 Manchester City FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2024-05-14 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2024-05-11 Fulham FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2024-05-04 Manchester City FC 5–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-05-15 Manchester United FC 3–2 Newcastle United FC W 2024-05-12 Manchester United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2024-05-06 Crystal Palace FC 4–0 Manchester United FC L 2024-04-27 Manchester United FC 1–1 Burnley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Manchester United FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC44% Draw27% Manchester United FC29%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Manchester United FC
56%
Manchester City FC or Manchester United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC33% Draw45% Manchester United FC22%
Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.