The FA Cup final
FA Cup final preview
Cardiff and Portsmouth meet at Wembley on Saturday to contest the 126th FA Cup final, live on Sky Sports 1 and HD 1.
Features
Cardiff's campaign
Cardiff make their first FA Cup final appearance since 1927. Here's how they got there in pictures
Pompey's campaign
Pictures of Portsmouth's route to the FA Cup final including a famous win over Man Utd.
Topical Top Ten
Flick through our lists of star players and big games. This week we feature the best FA Cup final goals.
Football Headlines 
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Domestic Cups
- Fowler in final squad
- Harry - We can be heroes
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League One
- Rovers book Wembley date
- O'Driscoll happy with display
- Tilson hails Rovers
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Premier League
- Pompey cool Crouch talk
- Ron reveals Real admiration
- FA want Grant answers
- Ronaldo wins writers' award
- Valencia expects Wigan stay
- City handed Euro lifeline
- Rovers wait on Tugay
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Primera Division
- Canizares to exit Che
- Laudrup to leave Getafe
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Serie A
- Coach stays as Cafu departs Milan
Transfer latest
Keep up to date with the who is lined up for a move with the skysports.com transfer centre. Click here for more | Time | Fixture |
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| Saturday 17th May | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Cardiff |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| 12:00 | Rochdale vs Darlington |
| 18:00 | Stockport vs Wycombe |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 12:30 | Motherwell vs Rangers |
| 15:00 | Inverness CT vs St Mirren |
| 15:00 | Kilmarnock vs Falkirk |
| Monday 19th May | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 19:45 | St Mirren vs Rangers |
| International Match | |
| 19:15 | Greece vs Cyprus |
| Tuesday 20th May | |
| International Match | |
| 19:30 | Turkey vs Slovakia |
| Under-21 International | |
| 19:30 | Scotland U21 vs Norway U21 |
| Wednesday 21st May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Man Utd vs Chelsea |
| Thursday 22nd May | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Aberdeen vs Rangers |
| 19:45 | Dundee Utd vs Celtic |
| 19:45 | Hibernian vs Motherwell |
| International Match | |
| TBC | Ivory Coast vs Paraguay |
| Friday 23rd May | |
| International Match | |
| TBC | Slovenia vs Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 11:00 | Australia vs Ghana |
| 16:00 | Russia vs Kazakhstan |
| Saturday 24th May | |
| International Match | |
| TBC | Rep of Ireland vs Serbia |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Bristol City vs Hull |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Friday 16th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Doncaster 5 - 1 Southend | |
| Thursday 15th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Carlisle 0 - 2 Leeds | |
| Under-21 International | |
| Wales U21 0 - 2 England U21 | |
| Wednesday 14th May | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Hull 4 - 1 Watford | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Zenit St Petersburg 2 - 0 Rangers | |
| Tuesday 13th May | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Bristol City 2 - 1 Crystal Palace | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Gretna 1 - 0 Hearts | |
| Monday 12th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Leeds 1 - 2 Carlisle | |
| Sunday 11th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Middlesbrough 8 - 1 Man City | |
| Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Fulham | |
| Wigan 0 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Sunderland 0 - 1 Arsenal | |
| Derby 0 - 4 Reading | |
| West Ham 2 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Birmingham 4 - 1 Blackburn | |
| Chelsea 1 - 1 Bolton | |
| Tottenham 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Watford 0 - 2 Hull | |
| Coca-Cola Football League Two | |
| Wycombe 1 - 1 Stockport | |
| Premier League Top 6 |
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| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 87 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 85 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 83 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 76 |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 65 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 60 |
Experts & Blogs
La Liga dream team
Guillem Balague reveals his La Liga team of the season ahead of the final round of matches.
Cups and downs
Martin Tyler reveals FA Cup records that have been set, broken and are set to be broken ahead of the final.
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Where Are They Now?
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Top 10 Cup final goals
Chris Burton picks out the 10 best goals to have graced the biggest stage in the domestic game.
Bosses head to head
We compare the merits of Dave Jones and Harry Redknapp ahead of the FA Cup final.
Year of the underdog
We reflect on an FA Cup that has been the most unpredictable for a century.
Cups and downs
Martin Tyler reveals FA Cup records that have been set, broken and are set to be broken ahead of the final.
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