News | Learn about the history of the confrontations between Manchester City and Chelsea in the FA Cup

Learn about the history of the confrontations between Manchester City and Chelsea in the FA Cup

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League Plus – Manchester City will play against its counterpart Chelsea at 7:15 pm, Saturday, Mecca time, at Wembley Stadium in the English capital, London, in the framework of the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

The winner of today’s match qualifies to face the winner of Sunday’s match between Manchester United and Coventry City in the FA Cup final on May 25, 2024.

The last time we beat Manchester City in an FA Cup semi-final… ⏪#CFC | #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/7Q6lX2Od3W

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 20, 2024

Manchester City is seeking to overcome its European sorrows after bidding farewell to the Champions League quarter-finals by losing to Real Madrid on penalty kicks after a 4-4 tie on aggregate.

On the other hand, Chelsea wants to continue the awakening after winning the last round of the Premier League last Monday over Everton by six goals to nothing.

Manchester City is looking for its eighth FA Cup title, as it won the title on 7 previous occasions, the last of which was last year against Manchester United, while Chelsea wants to win the championship for the ninth time, and the Blues’ last title was in the FA Cup in 2019.

History confirms Manchester City’s superiority over Chelsea in previous confrontations between the two clubs at the FA Cup level, as they met 7 times in the tournament, during which the Citizens qualified for the Championship 5 times, while the Blues advanced twice at the expense of Manchester City in the FA Cup.

The first confrontation was in the fourth round in 1948, where Manchester City won with two clean goals, then Manchester City won in the same round with three clean goals in 1971.

In the semi-finals in 2013, Manchester City qualified at the expense of Chelsea after winning by two goals to one.

Manchester City qualified at the expense of Chelsea in the fifth round of the tournament in 2014 after winning with two clean goals, while the Blues were able to pass the Citizens in the same round in 2016 after achieving a great victory by five goals to one.

In the semi-finals in 2021, Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0, while the Citizens defeated the Blues in the third round in 2023, 4-0.

Chelsea did not win against Manchester City in the last 8 confrontations between the two teams in all competitions, as the City won 6 times and tied in the two Premier League matches this season with scores of (4-4) and (1-1).

The lineup of the two teams is expected to be as follows:

-Manchester City: Ortega, Walker, Stones, Diaz, Ake, Rodri, Foden, De Bruina, Alvarez, Doku, Haaland.

Chelsea: Petrovic, Justo, Chalobah, Silva, Chilwell, Caicedo, Fernandes, Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling, Jackson.