FA Cup Final Preview – Crystal Palace vs Manchester United

May 20, 2016
By: Deke Hardman

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Saturday’s game at Wembley sees Crystal Palace face Manchester United in the final of the FA Cup, in a repeat of the climax to the 1989/90 season’s competition.

The Eagles, who achieved a fifteenth place finish in the Premier League, beat four fellow top flight sides on route to final getting past Southampton, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur and Watford side while they also defeated Championship side Reading in the quarter finals.

Their appearance in the final twenty-six years ago was the only time they had reached th1.78 (8/is stage of the tournament, and they will be keen to make amends for the 1-0 replay defeat, with the original clash ending in a 3-3 draw.

Former Red Devil Wilfried Zaha could return for Alan Pardew’s side after recovering from a hamstring injury, as could Bakary Sako though Joe Ledley misses out.

Conor Wickham is 11.0 (10/1) to get the first goal of the game with Bet 365, who price Emmanuel Adebayor priced at 12.0 (11/1).

The South London outfit are priced at 5.35 (74/17) to win the match inside ninety minutes with 888 Sport, with United favourites at 1.78 (7/9) with the same firm. The draw can be backed at 3.65 (45/17).

Louis Van Gaal’s men finished fifth in the league, missing out on the top four to rivals Manchester City by virtue of goal difference.

Their route to the final was ever so slightly more strenuous than their opponents, with the eleven times winners needing extra-time to get past West Ham United in the last eight while they also eliminated Sheffield United, Derby County, Shrewsbury Town and Everton.

Matteo Darmian, Morgan Schneiderlin and Marcos Rojo could all return after missing the rescheduled final league fixture midweek and Marouanne Fellaini is available after suspension though Adnan Januzaj and Timothy Fonsu-Mensah are doubtful and Bastian Schweinsteiger and Luke Shaw are out.

Marcus Rashford and Wayne Rooney can each be backed at 6.5 (11/2) to open the scoring ahead of 7.0 (6/1) shot Anthony Martial.

Manchester United ran out winners when the sides met at Old Trafford last month while the reverse league fixture ended in a goalless draw.

With that in mind you may be tempted to back the North West side to win without conceding this time around at 2.7 (17/10) with Bet Victor.

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