The 2026 FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City takes place this afternoon and fans will be able to watch for FREE.Man City were beaten in the showpiece by Crystal Palace last season, but they’re back for redemption this time around.Chelsea beat Leeds 1-0 to book their spot in the FA Cup finalGettyPep Guardiola‘s side scraped past Southampton in their semi-final, thanks to a late turnaround in the last eight minutes.That 2-1 win has set up a meeting with Premier League rivals Chelsea, who progressed past Leeds with a 1-0 victory.The Blues have had a nightmare second half of the season and desperately need some positivity, so what better way than to get your hands on some silverware to end the term?It’s sure to be a great clash between the two giants, so here’s how you can tune in to watch for free…Where to watch FA Cup final for FREEThe FA Cup final between Chelsea and City will take place today – Saturday, May 16 – and kick-off at Wembley Stadium is scheduled for 3pm.The showpiece match will be broadcast free-to-air on BBC One from 1:15pm.Alan Shearer will be on commentary duty with Micah Richards and Wayne Rooney in the studio.Fans can watch the action on TV or online via BBC iPlayer.As well as that, the FA Cup final is also going to be shown on TNT Sports and HBO Max this weekend. Existing subscribers can watch the game on TV or online for no extra cost, while new customers can sign up for £27.99/month.Man City survived a scare against Southampton to reach the showpieceGettyRoute to the finalChelseaThird Round – Beat Charlton 5-1Fourth Round – Beat Hull City 4-0Fifth Round – Beat Wrexham 4-2 (AET)Quarter-final – Beat Port Vale 7-0Semi-final – Beat Leeds 1-0Man CityThird Round – Beat Exeter 10-1Fourth Round – Beat Salford 2-0Fifth Round – Beat Newcastle 3-1Quarter-final – Beat Liverpool 4-0Semi-final – Beat Southampton 2-1FA Cup final: talkSPORT coveragetalkSPORT will have live coverage of the FA Cup final too. Adrian Durham will be your host from Wembley on Saturday.Commentary will be coming from Sam Matterface, former England captain Stuart Pearce and ex-Chelsea full-back Scott Minto.To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.talkSPORT.com will have a dedicated live blog running with all the latest updates and reaction from the final too.Man City are eyeing glory at Wembley againGettyFA Cup final: What has been said?interim Chelsea head coach Calum McFarlane: “I’m confident in this group.“We have got top players – you saw that on Saturday when we played against Liverpool.“There are a lot of things about this team and the players that give you confidence. It’s not just taken from one game.”City boss Pep Guardiola: “The message is how we have to move, run, play against Chelsea to beat them.“This is the message. The message is [this is the] FA Cup final, at Wembley, with two prestigious clubs, with our fans that make an effort, an incredible effort to come down to London [and it is] not cheap.“And go to support us and try to perform as best as possible to win. And always there is a game plan you have to do.“Everything is so nice. The pitch is extraordinary, hopefully it will be a nice day, and nothing will happen with fans coming to the stadium from both sides.“And we are desperate to perform well. Do what you have to do when a team like with Calum [McFarlane] always you know you see the patterns and they do it really well.”