By Matt Richardson: Monkeys at Trentham Monkey Forest have predicted that Stoke City will beat Manchester City 3-2 in the FA Cup final.

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By James Drakeford: Stoke City will stage a victory parade on Wednesday May 18 if they upset the odds and win the trophy.

The Potters face Manchester City in the FA Cup Final today (May 14) at Wembley, before playing the same opponents again at Eastlands on Tuesday night in the Premier League.

By Matt Richardson: A Tunstall pottery firm is backing Stoke City’s FA Cup final bid – by making a bone china replica of the trophy.

A dedicated team from Churchill China, based in Sandyford, hand-crafted the trophy, putting in over 150 hours to get the piece finished.

By Matt Richardson: More than 30,000 Stoke City fans are expected to travel en masse to Wembley for the FA Cup final over the next 24 hours.

Supporters will be heading to the match in cars, trains, coaches and any means possible for the biggest game in the club’s history.

By Jonathan McCormack: Micky Adams has signed a three year deal with Port Vale, with Gareth Owen returning in a player-coach role.

Rumour that Adams had re-signed for the Valiants had emerged on popular fan website “onevalefan.com” late last night, and this was confirmed by a statement from the club earlier today.

By James Drakeford & Natasha Kaur: Stoke City are en route to Wembley after heading out from Stoke-on-Trent railway station via the First Class lounge.

Players looked relaxed and happy as they prepare to put on a first class performance of their own when they play Manchester City in the club’s first ever FA Cup final.

Injury doubts Robert Huth and Matthew Etherington were among the squad heading to London.

By Matt Richardson: A scooter rider was critically injured after a collision between his scooter and a Ford Fiesta.

The accident happened on Knutton Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme, happened shortly after 10am.

By Charlotte Tonry: The Odeon on Hanley’s Festival Park is hosting a free screening of Saturday’s FA Cup final.

The screening will start at 1pm in the largest cinema room – giving nearly 200 people the chance to watch the game with other fans on the big screen.

By Jon McCormack: Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi claims defender Gareth Owen appears to have changed his decision to leave Port Vale.

Owen looked set to join Gradi’s team after shaking hands with the manager over a contract.

By Tom Shingler: A coach full of college students collided with a car on the busy A53 in Leek, spilling diesel across the carriageway.

The accident happened between the Wallbridge Drive junction and the Sunnyhills Road junction, close to Leek Westwood Golf Club, at about 7.15am today (May 12).

The Baker’s coach was taking schoolchildren to Reaseheath College, Nantwich. No one was hurt, but police had to redirect traffic away from the accident.