2018 Super Bowl LII: When is the 52nd NFL showpiece, what time does it start and who is the half-time performer?
What is it?
Super Bowl 2018 is the grand final of the NFL season - American Football's showpiece event.
This will be the 52nd edition and will be played between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots in Minneapolis at the US Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings.
When is it?
Tomorrow night, so Sunday, February 4.
What time is kick-off?
The kick-off will be at 23.30GMT.
What TV channel is it on?
The BBC, which means it's free-to-air, and Sky. It is expected to start around 6pm Eastern Time (11pm GMT).
Who is performing in the half-time show?
Justin Timberlake will headline Super Bowl LII. It will be his third time performing on the Super Bowl halftime stage, giving him the distinction of making the most appearances by an individual entertainer. He previously performed at Super Bowls XXXV (N'Sync) and XXXVIII (solo).
The 10-time Grammy winner's last Super Bowl appearance came in 2004, when he infamously pulled part of Janet Jackson's costume off (a 'wardrobe malfunction), revealing her breast on national television and causing a major controversy.
Performing at the Super Bowl is one of the most coveted gigs in the business. Recent halftime acts including Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Madonna, The Who, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and U2.
It is always the most-watched music event of the year. In fact, last year's show was the most watched musical event of all time across all platforms and the most-watched Super Bowl halftime performance in history, reaching more than 150 million people.
Pink will perform the American national anthem before the big game.
Which teams are in the Super Bowl?
The New England Patriots, looking to win back-to-back Super Bowls, will face the Philadelphia Eagles, who are playing in the showpiece for the first time since 2005 when they lost to the Pats.
The Eagles, the number one seeds going into the play-offs following a 13-3 season record, were crowned NFC champions following a 38-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
Nick Foles threw three touchdown passes to help lead his team to the Super Bowl just a few months after the Eagles lost start quarterback Carson Wentz to a serious knee injury.
Foles proved he can deliver in big games after some critics wrote off the Eagles's chances of winning the NFC title following Wentz's injury.
The Vikings would have been the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium.
Tom Brady threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes earlier on Sunday evening as the New England Patriots made it three Super Bowl appearances in four year.
The New England Patriots overcame the Jackonsville Jaguars to set up a finale against the Eagles.
Brady had been an injury doubt going into the game after requiring stitches on a hand gash picked up in training earlier this week but starred to help lead his side to another Super Bowl.
The Patriots will equal Pittsburgh's record of six Super Bowl triumphs if they win on 4 February in Minneapolis.
What are they saying?
Eagles quarterback Nick Foles on reaching the Super Bowl
I haven’t even had time to really comprehend what is going on, to be honest.
I don’t know if I ever will. When I was up on that stage, that’s something you dream about as a kid.
In sports, everything’s a process, and you can’t give up. Everyone, when it’s a bad outing, wants to be really critical. But no one in the locker room doubted me.
You just have to keep working. You’re not going to always have a great day. You should never get down. You should always learn from those experiences and look forward to working through them.
Because that’s the beautiful thing, when you look back at the journey and you realise that it wasn’t always great. There were bumps in the road, but you were able to overcome them with the help of the people around you, the people that believe in you and love you.
That’s a special thing, and that’s what’s so special about a moment like this, because you have an opportunity to reflect and be grateful.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
It's pretty crazy. It's pretty amazing to be on a team that wins these kind of games. It's so great.
We said whatever it takes. That was a great second half. I'm just so proud of our team. Amazing.
I wasn't sure on Wednesday [whether I'd play]. I thought, out of all the plays, my season can't end on a handoff in practice. I didn't come this far to end on a handoff.
It's just one of those things. So I came into the training room and wasn't quite sure what happened. But everyone did a great job of kind of getting me ready. The training staff and the doctors and Alex [Guerrero]. There was a great team effort. Without that, I definitely wouldn't be playing.
A report has claimed there is a rift between Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft, but tight end Rob Gronkowski has insisted he and team-mates are not losing any sleep over it.
The reputation that coach tries to get us to have is just ignore the noise. Ignore the noise from the outside and I feel like that's what myself, a lot of other players have been doing.
You've just got to keep ignoring the noise and just keep our focus on what we've been doing all year and that's preparing hard, studying our opponent, getting ready mentally and physically for the big game.
What are the odds?
(to win the Super Bowl)
New England Patriots 4/9
Philadelphia Eagles 2/1
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What's our prediction?
Tom Brady to go out in style with a sixth Super Bowl ring.
Predicted score:New England Patriots 26-20 Philadelphia Eagles
