Saturday, May 5th, heralds the 131st FA Cup Final between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC.  The venue is Wembley Stadium, London, England.  Kick off starts at 17.15 UK time.  Covered by ITV television and BBC Radio Five.   Liverpool last won the FA Cup in 2006 and Chelsea in 2010.  The referee will be Phil Dowd.

Chelsea and Liverpool have some similarities.  Both have miss fired this season in the Premiership and passionately want a win in the FA cup.  Both have star strikers who have had ups and downs this season.

Andy Carroll came good when Liverpool knocked out Everton from the FA Cup semi finals.   Chelsea’s £50 million striker Fernando Torres has just scored his first hat trick for Chelsea.   It’s funny both players have come good just in time for the FA Cup final.

Liverpool have been slow on the goal front recently have have averaged just over 1 goal per match.  Some what unexciting.  Whereas Chelsea are far superior in terms of goals scored and have good recent form in the Premiership.  Andy Carroll or Fernando Torres first goal scorer odds could be worth a look.

Next, on to the best betting bonus offers for the FA Cup 2012.  Bet 365 have a really generous offer and excels in online betting in terms of the number of betting markets, odds, and introductory bonus.  Check out Bet365 for the £200 free bet offer.

Betfair also has a strong offers for betting on the FA Cup.  Betfair offers some of the best odds available due to the unique way in which members bet against each other.  If it sounds unusual don’t worry betting with Betfair is easy and new members can learn about ‘the exchange’ as they go along. Betfair offer a £25 free bet on the FA Cup and up to £1000 cash back on future betting.