| Dates: Saturday & Sunday 16-17 April Venue: Wembley Stadium |
| Coverage: Man City v Liverpool live on BBC One 15:30 BST on Saturday; Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live; text updates on BBC Sport website and app. Commentary on Chelsea v Crystal Palace 16:30 BST on Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live; text updates on the BBC Sport website and app, highlights on BBC One 23:05 BST. |
The FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley will feature two all-Premier League ties, including Manchester City againstLiverpool, which can be watched on the internet.
The top two teams in the league will meet for the second time in six days on Saturday after they played out a 2-2 draw last Sunday.
The other semi-final is between Crystal Palace and Chelsea.
After finishing runners-up in both of the previous two seasons, eight-time winners Chelsea are attempting to reach the showpiece final for the third straight season.
Crystal Palace are looking to reach the final for the first time since 2016 while the Reds have not won the FA Cup in over a decade.
The FA Cup has been won by City recently.
The FA Cup - the world's longest-running knockout football competition - is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
On the day of the semi-finals, teams will be able to name nine subs and use five as they seek a place in the final.
There are no trains from either city to London this weekend so the decision to keep the semi-final between City and Liverpool at Wembley has been criticized.
The FA Cup semi-final weekend will coincide with urgent safety checks being carried out on trains running on the Metropolitan line section of the Tube.
Reds captain Jordan Henderson said it would have made sense to switch the tie away from Wembley, and fans of both clubs and mayors of the respective cities had asked for a venue change.
The game will go ahead at the national stadium with the Football Association providing 100 free buses for fans.
The Football Association said that the free return bus journeys will ensure that up to 5,000 fans of both Manchester City and Liverpool will be able to travel to Wembley Stadium free of charge.
There are 34,000 tickets for the game.
One of the most ridiculous stories I have ever heard is the Football Association planning for the FA Cup semi-finals.
It makes absolutely no sense.
I am not sure what the FA thought, no club from the north west will be in the semi-finals.
Since 2008, the FA Cup semis have been held at Wembley, a change from the past where they were usually held at neutral stadiums.
Having drawn their previous two meetings 2-2, Manchester City andLiverpool are meeting for the third time this season with their hopes of winning the Treble and a historic quadruple on the line.
With seven matches left in the season, City are one point ahead of the Reds in the league.
The Carabao Cup was won by the Reds this season, with a penalty shoot out.
The teams have met twice before at Wembley, with both games ending in a draw and City winning on penalties.
Did you know? In the past six years, City have appeared in five FA Cup semi-finals.
After seeing their reign as European champion end in the week, they will be desperate to win a trophy to finish the season on a high.
They won the Club World Cup and Uefa Super Cup but lost the Carabao Cup final to the Reds and are 12 points behind City in the league.
They will start as favorites against Palace, who have never won the FA Cup.
Palace has shown this season that they are capable of some big results, taking four points from two games against City and beating both Spurs and Arsenal.
The last time he was involved in an FA semi-final was in 2010-11, when he came on as a late substitute for City in a 1-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley.
He played in the competition five times and never lost.
Did you know? In the past two FA Cup London derbies, they have lost to the other team.
The live coverage of Saturday's tie between City andLiverpool starts at 15.
The Women's FA Cup semi-final between City and West Ham will be broadcast on BBC One.
Gary Lineker will present coverage from Wembley along with former England captain Alan Shearer.
The commentary on the semi-finals will be on Radio 5 Live. Clinton Morrison and John Murray will join each other at Crystal Palace and City-Liverpool, respectively.
There is a show on the FA Cup on Sunday.
The highlights of both semi-finals will be included in the text updates on the website.
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