Manchester City are back at Wembley again for their seventh successive FA Cup semi-final. Nottingham Forest are the opponents this afternoon as two of the Premier League's Champions League qualification hopefuls battle out for a place in the cup final.
City have won one and lost one of the last two FA Cup finals, and are looking to this competition as a way to salvage a disappointing season. Pep Guardiola and his players are in agreement that the FA Cup won't make the season a success - but it will certainly end the campaign on a high.
Forest beat City recently at the City Ground and look on course for Champions League football next season. They have sold out their end at Wembley, with Pep Guardiola aware of how difficult they will be this afternoon.
Oscar Bobb will miss the game with a hamstring injury, while Ederson is a doubt after missing two games with injury. Erling Haaland, Rodri, John Stones and Nathan Ake will all miss out.
Today's semi-final is live on ITV Sport while you can find pre-match build-up, live match updates and post-match reaction from Wembley right here on our dedicated live blog.
Man City's Ilkay Gundogan and Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White, who has been linked with a move to City this summer, are the programme cover stars at Wembley Stadium this afternoon.
Kick off is just under three hours away but the atmosphere is building up nicely on Wembley Way.
After weeks of ticket issues around City games, today is no exception as the club failed to sell out their allocation on what is their 21st visit to Wembley under Pep Guardiola. It is their 30th trip to the new Wembley Stadium compared to Forest's second and the atmosphere will reflect that.
With lower tier tickets starting at £90 to
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