1 week Ago By Andrew Ryan
NOTTINGHAM FOREST and Manchester City will square off for a place in the FA Cup final this weekend.The winners will face Crystal Palace, who booked their place in Wembley with a 3-0 rout of Aston Villa on Saturday.EPAMan City face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday[/caption]Here’s everything you need to know about the match.
When is it on and what time is kick-off?Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City takes place today – Sunday, April 27 at Wembley Stadium in London.Kick-off is at 4:30pm.Where can I watch it?In Ireland, the game is being shown on Premier Sports 1, with coverage starting at 3:30pm.
As for the UK, it will be televised on ITV1 which is free to air for UK viewers, with coverage also starting at 3:30pm.Those seeking to stream the game can do so through NowTV or ITVX.What are the odds?Pep Guardiola‘s men are favourites to progress to yet another FA Cup final, and are priced at 8/11 to do so.
Nuno Espirito Santo‘s men, meanwhile, are out to 21/5 and the draw over 90 minutes is at 8/1.What has been said in the build-up?Guardiola’s men lost 1-0 to Champions League-chasing Forest back in March thanks to a goal from Callum Hudson-Odoi.And Guardiola urged his side to learn from that experience when the seek a place in their third successive FA Cup final.
He said: “When we arrive at Wembley it’ll be about preparing as best as possible and remembering the game we played at Forest away.“We will learn from that, what they can do and try to let the players feel the type of game we’re going to face.”Around 35,000 Forest fans are set to head to London for their first semi-final in the competition since 1991.
But Santo urged his side to stay focused on the task at hand rather than playing the occasion.He said: “There’s a big excitement, more noise around us, a bigger ticket requirement and more distractions; all things that we try to anticipate to arrive on Sunday ready to go.“We can feel it (the excitement), but as a squad we have to keep our commitment and focus on what is really important which is the game and the opponent and how hard it is going to be.
“We speak to different generations of fans, fans that have been there and have a chance to return. “They are proud and happy and we have fans that are going to go for the first time.“We’re aware of the excitement but that shows how well the players are doing things.
“We’re allowing people to live these special occasions again and big occasions as a club.“We are proud and happy that we make our fans happy, this is what we work for, to see smiles on our fans’ faces.“I think if it was possible we would take even more fans if they had the chance to go.
“But 35,000 is a nice number to have behind us and we can’t thank them enough.”.
