Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland will end his run without scoring a goal at Wembley Stadium in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea.
Haaland is one of the very finest forwards in world football, but he has a surprisingly poor record at Wembley, despite playing 15 games there since moving to the Etihad Stadium.
The Norway international will hope he can find some form in this big game as City will be desperate to end their poor recent run in FA Cup finals.
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Since winning the competition as part of their treble-winning season, City have made the last two FA Cup finals and lost them both, 2-1 to Manchester United in 2024 and 1-0 to Crystal Palace in 2025.
Pep Guardiola backs Erling Haaland to score in FA Cup final against Chelsea
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See below as Guardiola was asked about Haaland’s surprisingly poor Wembley record in his pre-match press conference, with the Spanish tactician joking that he loves these stats and that he thinks the 25-year-old will finally get his goal in this game…
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City will generally be the major favourites against this out-of-form Chelsea side, who look like missing out on European football this season.
Still, in a one-off game like this there’s surely hope for the west Londoners to get their hands on some silverware this term and ensure the 2025/26 campaign hasn’t been a total failure.
Guardiola, meanwhile, will be chasing another cup final win at Wembley this season after seeing off Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final back in March.
It could even still be a domestic treble for City if results go their way in the final two games of the Premier League season.
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