Manchester City vs Chelsea, FA Cup: Preview, Team News, Predicted Lineup, H2H

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After facing a heart-aching defeat against Real Madrid in the Quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City will come to Wembley to fight Chelsea to defend their title in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday (April 20).

Man City have become the first team in the history of the FA Cup to reach the semifinals in six successive seasons though they have only progressed from two of them while Chelsea lost three finals back to back from 2020-2022. The last time the two clubs met each other in the FA Cup was at the Round-3 in the last season, and Chelsea got eliminated by suffering a humiliating defeat by a 4-0 margin.

After suffering an extra-time defeat to Liverpool in the EFL Cup final in February, Chelsea could reach both the domestic cup finals in the same season for a third time, having won both in 2006-07 and lost both in 2021-22.

Though Chelsea have failed to remain consistent throughout the season, have gone unbeaten against Man City as both of their clashes ended up in a draw.

FA Cup Man City vs Chelsea: Head-to-Head Records

Total Matches: 177
Man City Wins: 65
Draws: 41
Chelsea Wins: 74

City are unbeaten in their last eight meetings with Chelsea in all competitions, winning six and drawing two. Chelsea have been eliminated from five of their last seven FA Cup ties against City, including the 4-0 loss in the third round of last season's tournament.

Man City vs Chelsea: Injury Updates, Team News

In the last match, the defending champions had an almost full squad. Haaland will be in doubt after a reported minor muscle issue. As John Stones played only for 10 minutes against Madrid, there are no other new updates concerning injury for Man City.

While the Blues are facing numerous injury concerns as Reece James, Christopher Nkunku, Romeo Lavia, and Wesley Fofana will be unavailable against City.
The former City player Cole Palmer came out as a key player for Chelsea this season with 12 goals and 11 contributions across all competitions. After a four-goal haul against Everton in the last week, Palmer is now the top goal scorer in the Premier League alongside Haaland.

Rodri and Sterling both have scored for their respective clubs, in the two face-offs in this season.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Predicted Playing XI

Man City Probable XI: Stefan Ortega; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias; Rodri, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne; Erling Haaland

Chelsea Probable XI: Dorde PEtrovic; Malo Gusto, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Moises Caicedo, Conor Gallagher, Carney Chukwuemeka, Cole Plamer, Mykhaylo Mudryk; Nicolas Jackson