Crystal Palace fan Tim Harper hopes a picture of his son on the official FA Cup final tickets will be a lucky omen.

The south London dad took a snap of his son Woody holding the tin foil replica cup and posted it on Instagram in a competition to appear on the tickets.

The picture was chosen as one of six winners that have been designed into a collage for the Cup final tickets that are being sent out to the Eagles and Manchester United today.

Tim said: “My son Woody and I have had a great adventure following Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.

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“The photo I took of Woody and shared on Instagram was him holding a tin foil Emirates FA Cup.

“He’s taken that to every game. Hopefully our image on the tickets will be a lucky omen for Palace come 21 May.”

The competition was launched in November with the idea that the pictures caught the imagination of being on a journey supporting your team in the competition.

While Tim and Woody’s journey continues to Wembley for the final, the same cannot be said for their fellow winners from Reading, Arsenal, West Ham United, Northampton Town and, ahem, Watford.

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