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    Manchester United and Chelsea face each other in the FA Cup semi-finals today at a behind-closed-doors Wembley Stadium.

    The two sides are in the middle of a fight to finish in the qualifying positions for the Champions League, and now go head-to-head chasing a place in the FA Cup final.

    Chelsea are in mixed form, making up for that 3-0 beating by Sheffield United by overcoming Norwich City at Stamford Bridge, albeit in unconvincing fashion.

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    United bounced back from a 2-2 draw against Southampton to beat Crystal Palace 2-0 and their forward line is in goalscoring form.

    Here’s everything you need to know:

    When is the game?

    The match kicks off today, Sunday 19 June, at 6pm.

    How can I watch the game online and on TV?

    The match will be shown live on the BBC for UK viewers, on BBC One. UK licence-fee payers can watch the game online via the BBC website, or the iPlayer app.

    Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes are expected to start (Getty Images)

    Predicted line-ups

    Manchester United: Romero, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire,Fosu-Mensah, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Greenwood, Martial, Rashford

    Chelsea: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Zouma, Alonso, Jorginho, Kovacic, Barkley, Willian, Pulisic, Giroud

    Prediction

    United are the team with momentum, but Chelsea do have the king of Wembley in their line-up should Olivier Giroud be involved, whose record at the stadium is excellent. Expect goals, with United coming out on top. Manchester United 3-2 Chelsea.

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