FA Cup 2019: Semi-Final TV Schedule, Live Stream, Odds and Predictions
The 2019 FA Cup reaches the semi-final stage this weekend, with Manchester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers the remaining sides in the competition.
Wembley Stadium will host the last-four matches, with City facing Brighton on Saturday before Watford take on Wolves the following day.
City are the overwhelming favourites to lift the trophy, as the Premier League champions chase a quadruple this season.
FA Cup Semi-Finals and Predictions
Saturday
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
5:30 p.m. BST/12:30 p.m. ET, BBC One (UK)
Prediction: 4-1
Odds: City 1-7, Brighton 30-1, draw 43-5
Sunday
Watford vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 p.m. BST/11 a.m. ET, BT Sport 2 (UK)
Prediction: 1-1 (Wolves win on penalties)
Odds: Watford 2-1, Wolves 29-18, draw 29-18
Live-stream links: BBC iPlayer, BT Sport App, ESPN+
Odds via Oddschecker.
FA Cup Semi-Final Preview
The FA Cup has an all-Premier League flavour in the last four this term, but only one side can walk away with the famous trophy.
City have built themselves up from an ambitious club with enormous potential into one of the best teams in the world.
Manager Pep Guardiola has remoulded the Etihad Stadium team into a machine that continuously chases the biggest trophies in the game.
After capturing the Carabao Cup on penalties against Chelsea on February 24, City are now looking to add the UEFA Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup this season.
Brighton have spluttered their way through the campaign, just keeping their heads above water in the Premier League, but the FA Cup offers them a chance to cap the season off in style.
The tournament's official YouTube channel shared footage of the Seagulls' route to the last four:
The task of beating City is a heady one for the south-coast team, and Guardiola was able to rotate his squad for the 2-0 win at Cardiff City on Wednesday.
Raheem Sterling, David Silva and Bernardo Silva were left on the bench in preparation for the trip to Wembley on Saturday.
Watford and Wolves have been two of English football's surprise packages this season.
The pair have been the best sides outside of the top six in the Premier League, and they continue to produce remarkable consistency considering the depth of their squads.
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo cut his managerial teeth at Valencia and FC Porto, and he has enhanced his reputation with his work at Molineux.
Per Dan Samson of Sky Sports, Wolves skipper Conor Coady said the Portuguese has transformed the west Midlands club:
"He's been fantastic since he came in. It started two years ago when he came to the football club. He had an identity and a philosophy on what he wanted to do and he's really changed the direction of the club. We need to make sure as players that we keep listening to him as much as possible because his ideas and the way he wants to play on the training field is absolutely brilliant."
Watford boss Javi Gracia has also seen his stock rise in the past 12 months. The Spaniard has found a home in Hertfordshire after coaching spells in Spain, Greece and Russia.
Per Sky Sports News, he spoke of his surprise at leading Watford to the latter stages of the cup.
"I've never played as a coach a final," Gracia said. "Semi-finals I played in Russia, but a final I've never played. It will be the best achievement in this competition for sure. If I win it I don't know what I'll do."
The second semi-final could go to the wire, with little between Watford and Wolves in terms of talent.
However, the winners are likely to face the irresistible force that is Manchester City in the final on May 18, which would represent a far different prospect.
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