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FA Cup Final Kick Off - Noucamp99 - 26-04-2023
This season's FA Cup final on 3 June will revert to a 15:00 BST kick-off for the first time in 12 years.
The match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Wembley was expected to begin between 16:45 and 17:30.
But London's Metropolitan Police has categorised the derby match as high risk and objected to the later kick-off times on security grounds.
It is set to be the first time the game has started at 15:00 since Manchester City beat Stoke in 2011.
It will be the first FA Cup final between the sides and last season, Liverpool and Chelsea both received allocations in excess of 30,000 for the game.
The earlier kick-off time should make travelling away from London easier for the fans, with the last direct train from the capital to Manchester on 3 June scheduled to depart at 21:01.
RE: FA Cup Final Kick Off - Noucamp99 - 27-04-2023
good luck if you are going!!!
Three days of train strikes have been announced by Aslef - including on the day of the FA Cup final between Manchester United and Manchester City.
The 16 train operating companies affected includes Avanti West Coast, which runs the mainline between Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston.
The decision to take industrial action comes as the train drivers' union rejected a pay offer from 16 train companies.
The dates announced are Friday 12 May, Wednesday 31 May, and Saturday 3 June, the day of the football cup final.