Is it a repeat or revenge? Chelsea is yet to redeem themselves from their 3-0 defeat at the Etihad in the Premier League earlier this season. It's been over a century since the current Premier League Champions won a game against Manchester City in the FA Cup.
Statistics shows that both teams have met "Head-to-Head" on 73 different occasions. And surprisingly, the home side have a strong record- the lions share on number of victories, winning 37 of those matches, drawing 22 and tasting just 14 defeats.
Match Venue: Stamford Bridge
Date: February 21, 2016.
Kick Off: 16:00 GMT
Possible Line-ups;
Chelsea XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cahill, Baba, Mikel, Fabregas, Matic, Willian, Hazard, Costa.
Manchester City XI: Caballero, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Demichelis, Clichy, Fernando, A Garcia, Sterling, M Garcia, Celina, Iheanacho.
It is likely the likes of Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Yaya Toure won't feature in the match. Pellegrini shall risk resting them for the Champions League Clash against Dynamo Kiev.
Team News.
Chelsea FC: Nemanja Matic has served his one-match Champions League suspension. The midfielder may be among the starting line-up. John Terry, Kurt Zouma, Radamel Falcao remain out.
Manchester City: Manchester City has lost back-to-back home games and fallen six points in the Premier League title chase. They are currently sitted 4th in the Premier League table. There would be mayhem if City goes on a run of three straight defeats.
CHELSEA V MANCHESTER CITY ALL COMPETITIONS.
Games played - 153
Chelsea wins - 63
Draws - 39
City wins - 51
CHELSEA V MANCHESTER CITY HEAD-TO-HEAD.
Games played - 73
Chelsea wins - 37
Draws - 22
City wins - 14
History- The last time Chelsea won against City in the FA Cup was in 1915, more than a century ago.
Chelsea and Manchester City meet for the sixth time in the FA Cup.
Will it be redemption day for the blues or are we going to see a repeat of what happened earlier this season?
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