​Manchester United v Newcastle United in the FA Cup Final is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 26 at 6.30pm at Wembley Stadium in London and will be broadcast by Digi Sport 2.

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EFL Cup finalists Manchester United and Newcastle United will meet at Wembley for the first trophy to be presented in English football in 2023.

The FA Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle United will be the first in 35 years that fans will have standing seats, 867 to be exact, behind the two goals, given that Wembley Stadium officially has a capacity of 90,000. chairs

Manchester United are ending a nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions that saw them cement their third-place finish in the Premier League with 49 points from 24 games (3-0 at home to Leicester last game) and qualified for the championship. FA Cup Round of 16 (3-1 at home to Reading) and beat Barcelona (2-2 away and 2-1 at home) in the Europa League Round of 16 play-off.

The team coached by Erik ten Heg reached the final act of the English League Cup, beating Aston Villa (4-2 at home), Burnley (2-0 at home), Charlton Athletic (3-0 at home) and ” Nottingham Forest” (3-0 away and 2-0 at home).

Manchester United have won the EFL Cup five times, most recently in the 2016-17 season when the Devils won 3-2 in the final against Southampton at Wembley in London.

Newcastle United are not in their best form and have drawn two times in their last three matches, all in the Championship, 1-1 with West Ham (a) and 1-1 with Bournemouth (d), and one defeat, 0 -2 against Liverpool (a).

Despite this, Eddie Howe’s side are having a very good season (5th place, 41 points after 23 games) and have the best defense in the Premier League, conceding just 15 goals in 23 games.

To reach the final of the English League Cup, “Kotofen” beat Tranmere Rovers (2:1 away), Crystal Palace (0:0 after 90 and 120 minutes, respectively, 3:2 after a penalty at home), Bournemouth (1-0 at home), Leicester (2-0 at home) and Southampton (1-0 away and 2-1 at home).

Newcastle United are underrepresented in the EFL Cup, with just one final in their history, the 1975-76 edition, a 1-2 loss to Manchester City at Wembley in London.

In the last head-to-head match between Manchester United and Newcastle United on 16 October 2022 in the Premier League, the two teams played out a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.

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