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Can Stoke pull off the great upset? © PA Photos

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Manchester City will take on Stoke City in the FA Cup final on Saturday and ESPN is the place to be for unrivalled coverage, starting with Breakfast at Wembley at 8am and commercial-free match coverage

In an era when English football's mega-rich clubs always tend to dominate the domestic scene, this year's FA Cup final plays host to two clubs that have forgotten what silverware looks like. Manchester City v Stoke was not expected by anybody, so ESPN wonders what other unexpected events might unfold at Wembley on Saturday...

A Royal plonker
Prince William returns from honeymoon but he fails to get married life off to the best start at Wembley, when he arrives to find his parking space has been taken. Parking inspectors set out to find the owner of registration plate D1CK Bal0te11i.

Weighty issue
Carlos Tevez sparks a pre-match bust-up in the City changing room by accusing Kolo Toure's diet pills of having some unusual side-effects. Tevez ran the entire way from Manchester to Wembley, only stopping for the odd bout of munchies.

Square peg, round hole
The team-sheets arrive and there's a shock as Nigel De Jong is left out of the City XI, after Roberto Mancini finds out the referee's name is not Mr H. Webb. Ruing the departure of Joey Barton from the club, Mancini hands Gareth Barry a start, but he instantly looks out of his depth when asked to deviate from the square pass.

Gareth Barry excels in the David Batty role for City © Getty Images

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Fans' favourite
A collective snigger develops around the ground as pictures of a completely deserted Upton Park are beamed in on the big screen. The only sign of life is a banner reading "F*** you". Highlights of Danny Gabbidon's testimonial will follow the final.

Age-old problem
An angry-looking Arsene Wenger finally takes his seat 20 minutes into the first half. The Frenchman had got to London in plenty of time, but his six-year-old daughter had told him Stoke were playing at Twickenham. Wenger later refused to blame the youngster's lack of maturity, preferring to point out how little he had spent on bringing her into the family.

City's world collapses
City fall a goal behind in calamitous circumstances after a goalkeeping error allows Jon Walters to stab home for Stoke. Questions are instantly raised over the World Cup voting system after FIFA vice-president Jack Warner was preferred to Joe Hart in goal.

Boxing clever
Sky Sports promise the "Fight of the Century" as half-time pictures cut to images of David Haye flirting with Wladimir Klitschko. The Ukrainian promises to succeed where Audley Harrison failed, by actually managing to throw a punch at the Hayemaker.

City fans will hope to do their famous celebration © Getty Images

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Opportunity knocks
An equaliser arrives 10 minutes after the interval through the twinkled-toed Edin Dzeko, and cameras spot former City boy Wayne Bridge embroiled in Lech Poznan-style celebrations. Never one to miss an opportunity, John Terry seeks out Mrs Bridge.

The winner!
Just when it looks like City have the momentum, Stoke get a penalty. Kenwyne Jones steps up and rolls in the winner with his head, much to the disgust of Sir Alex Ferguson, who hears the words "Manchester" and "injury-time" and instantly accuses Martin Atkinson of showing bias. Wayne Rooney heads to Currys to swear down the nearest camera lens while Rio Ferdinand tweets about how Darron Gibson couldn't even get in the Stoke team. Meanwhile, a paranoid Carlos Tevez is convinced 90,000 people are looking at him.

Cup of dreams
The cup belongs to Stoke, but Rory Delap is instantly dubbed the "new Sergio Ramos" after he misjudges his attempt to throw the trophy to Tony Pulis. Balotelli is finally found posing as a steward by royal parking inspectors, who discover their target when the Italian attempts to put on his orange bib. Balotelli struggles to get away, but his resistance is ended when he spots a strand of grass on his shoulder.

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