FA Cup Final: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

Portsmouth vs Cardiff City is hardly the FA Cup Final that anyone would have predicted at the start of the season, and it is in danger of being overshadowed by next Wednesday's all-English UEFA Champions League Final, but it is still the FA Cup Final and there will still be that tingle of excitement for all neutrals when the teams are led out onto the Wembley turf on Saturday. Perhaps even more so than usual, as this will be a Final without any of the usual suspects.

Last year's tedious affair between Manchester United and Chelsea showed that having a load of highly-paid and highly-talented players on the pitch doesn't guarantee entertainment - we can only hope for better stuff in Moscow next week - and that even the biggest names can freeze when it comes to big occasion like the Cup Final. That of course begs the question about what it will do to player less accustomed to the eyes of the world watching them, but there are enough experienced heads on both sides to hopefully keep the rest calm.

The likes of David James and Robbie Fowler have been here before of course, both wearing those dodgy cream suits back in 1996 when Liverpool played in another of the worst FA Cup Finals of all time. Fowler will most likely be starting on the bench on Saturday after a spell out through injury, but James will be back in nets for Pompey after missing the last few games of the season and that is a massive boost for Harry Redknapp.