Crystal Palace can win their first ever piece of silverware this weekend as the Eagles take on Manchester City

Crystal Palace can win their first ever piece of silverware this weekend as the Eagles take on Manchester City, still salvaging their season, at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup final.

Crystal Palace preview: Soaring Eagles

Crystal Palace played in the 2016 FA Cup final and took the lead against Manchester United before losing to the Red Devils. They remain in the conversation for being the biggest club in England yet to win a major honour but that could finally be changed this weekend.

The Eagles come into this one on the back of a comfortable 2-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London last weekend thanks to a brace of goals from England international Eberechi Eze.

Man City preview: Salvaging the season

Manchester City have underwhelmed throughout this campaign in terms of their relative expectation but the Cityzens still have a chance to finish in the top five and qualify for the UEFA Champions League as well as adding a piece of silverware to their trophy cabinet.

Those hopes of finishing in the top five, though, were dealt a blow with a shock goalless draw against relegated Southampton at St Mary’s. Pep Guardiola’s side had appeared to, perhaps for about the fifth time this year, turned the corner but that may not be the case.

Crystal Palace team news: Wharton a doubt

Adam Wharton missed out last weekend due to injury but the England international has been confirmed as being fit and it would be likely that, if at all possible, Glasner rushed the former Blackburn Rovers man back for the starting line-up in the final. Their long-term injury absentees consist of Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta.

Man City team news: Rodri still unavailable

Erling Haaland returned to the starting eleven last weekend and, whilst City have looked better without the Norway international striker, he is expected to lead the line at Wembley Stadium. Rodri has been back in training for a while but remains way short of match fitness ahead of the final.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Kovacic, Gundogan; Silva, De Bruyne, Doku; Haaland.