City seek salvation in final

History beckons for Crystal Palace at Wembley in today’s FA Cup final as Manchester City have one final shot at avoiding a rare trophyless season under Pep Guardiola.

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Twice FA Cup runners-up, Palace have never won a major trophy in their 119-year history.

The Eagles sense this may finally be their time up against a City side far from their former glories of Guardiola’s trophy-laden reign.

Palace warmed up for the Wembley showpiece by cruising to a 2-0 win at Tottenham last weekend to equal their record of 49 Premier League points with two games of the season to spare.

The south London club finished in the top 10 for the first time in the Premier League era last season after just a few months under Oliver Glasner.

Another top half finish looks unlikely, but progress has continued under the Austrian thanks to their FA Cup heroics, including a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Champions League quarter-finalists Aston Villa in the last four.

Eberechi Eze is the main man for City to fear with five goals in his last four games.