S3 Ep50: Can Chelsea Stop Man City? | FA Cup Final Preview + Arsenal Must-Win | The Assist | 2025/26

S3 Ep50: Can Chelsea Stop Man City? | FA Cup Final Preview + Arsenal Must-Win | The Assist | 2025/26

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May 14, 2026 · 48 min · Season 3 · Episode 50

About this episode

The episode previews the FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Manchester City, discusses Arsenal's title hopes, and highlights key matches in the Scottish Premiership.

Join Warren Ashurst, Tom McGarry and Dan Childs for the latest episode of The Assist — your essential guide to this weekend’s football action. The season run-in is reaching its climax, with the title race, battle for Europe and fight for survival all heading towards a dramatic conclusion. There’s also the small matter of the FA Cup Final this weekend. Wembley takes centre stage on Saturday at 3pm as Chelsea and Manchester City meet in the FA Cup final. City will be heavy favourites, but it would be classic Chelsea to salvage silverware from a difficult season. In the Premier League, Arsenal are closing in on a first league title in 22 years as they host already relegated Burnley in their final home game of the campaign. On paper, this looks like nothing other than a routine three points for the Gunners, but we’ve seen stranger things happen at this stage of the season. A win for Arsenal would heap the pressure back on City ahead of their tricky trip to an in-form AFC Bournemouth next week. Elsewhere, the team look ahead to a huge clash in the Scottish Premiership as Heart of Midlothian take on Celtic in a match of enormous significance. Just a point would see Hearts crowned…

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