Cardiff City v Portsmouth
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
The Final
3pm, Saturday 17 May 2008
Wembley Stadium
Winning club will receive £1,000,000 from The FA
Seating plan - click here



After losing out in two previous Finals, Portsmouth stopper David James is hoping to claim his first FA Cup winner's medal on Saturday.

James has felt the pain of defeat in The FA Cup Final on two occasions.  Firstly, in 1996, when Liverpool conceded a late goal to Manchester United and then in the last Final at the old Wembley, when his Aston Villa side lost 1-0 to Chelsea.

Given his taste of defeat, James is cautious going into this year's Final and knows it will not be an easy ride against Championship side Cardiff.

"It has been a struggle in every game of the competition," James admitted.

"The opposition have always been up for the challenge.

"I expect we might do what we've done in all the previous games - struggle to start with, then start getting into the flow of things.  As tense as we might seem initially, we have got confidence as a team and hopefully we can go and win the game. It won't be easy, though."

James said Pompey's Cup run was just reward for the support given by the club's fans.

After the Semi-Final victory over West Bromwich Albion, James described the Portsmouth supporters as "awesome".

Indeed, England number one James believes the Pompey fans could make all the difference this weekend.

"Our supporters have been superb all season, going back to the Manchester United quarter-final and the way they brought us through with their constant noise."