Manchester City on for the treble or Chelsea going to claim Europe?!
5/16/202611 min
Wembley is calling! The most prestigious domestic trophy in world football is up for grabs, and we’re building up to the big one on today’s talkSPORT Daily podcast!
Angelina Kelly is joined by Darren Bent and Rory Jennings to preview a massive FA Cup final showdown between Manchester City and Chelsea. We discuss whether Pep’s side will march toward more silverware or if the Blues can pull off a Wembley masterclass to save their season.
Benty brings the player’s perspective on final day nerves, while Rory debates whether the "magic of the cup" is enough to stop the City machine. It’s the biggest day in the English calendar, and we’ve got it all covered!
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First 90 secondsAngelina Kelly· Host0:00
[funky music] Hello, and welcome to the TalkSPORT Daily Podcast. I'm Angelina Kelly, and today we are joined by content creator and huge Chelsea fan, Rory Jennings, as well as former England striker Darren Bent, as we look ahead to the biggest game in English football, the FA Cup final.
Speaker 10:28
[upbeat music] There are never any guarantees in the FA Cup.
Darren Bent· Guest0:35
Wide to Neto, who's in the area, produces a cross. Heads up for Fernandez, who's there. And he heads it home.
Speaker 30:41
There's a sense that there's no accountability, that they have no consequences.
Rory Jennings· Guest0:44
Yeah.
Speaker 30:44
And we have got some good players. There are, there's some genuinely world-class players there.
Darren Bent· Guest0:48
Palmer is striding up to the edge of the area, gets it back and then runs it into the top corner.
Rory Jennings· Guest0:52
Oh, what a goal. What a goal.
Pep Guardiola· Soundbite0:53
There's always pressure. There's pressure to win every game. But this game as well, there's pressure. You have to accept that and embrace that.
Speaker 10:57
And the Eagles have landed it. [crowd cheering] Crystal Palace win the FA Cup.
Pep Guardiola· Soundbite1:03
Every year we were there. Even last season we were in the, you know, the final FA Cup.
Speaker 11:07
González again. Oh.
Rory Jennings· Guest1:09
Oh.
Speaker 11:10
One of the great Wembley semi-final goals.
Pep Guardiola· Soundbite1:13
You can win or lose, but at the end when you arrive at the latter stages, being there, fighting for the title, it's hard to find the club.
Speaker 11:18
The first side in the rich history of this competition ever to make it through to four successive finals.
Rory Jennings· Guest1:26
[upbeat music] Yes, that's right.