Trending News

FA Cup SF draw: Man City face Chelsea; Man Utd get Coventry

Manchester City will continue their quest for an eighth FA Cup when they play Chelsea in the semi-final of this season's competition.

In the other semi-final, manchester united were rewarded with a draw against the championship team coventry cityhaving overcome Liverpool in a thrilling 4-3 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday.

– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)

City became the first team in history to reach six consecutive FA Cup semi-finals by beating Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday thanks to two goals from Bernard Silva.

Coventry made history on Saturday when they scored twice in second-half stoppage time to complete an improbable comeback against Wolves, securing a place in the semi-finals for the second time.

Chelsea, who will make a second trip to Wembley this season after losing the Carabao Cup final to Liverpool on February 25, finally beat Leicester 4-2 earlier on Saturday.

Neither of the two Premier League games between City and Chelsea have produced a winner this season: Cole Palmer scored a 95th-minute penalty in a memorable 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge in November.

The match is a replay of the 2021 Champions League final which the west London club won 1-0 in Porto.

Sunday's semi-final draw keeps alive the prospect of a Manchester derby in April's final with Pep Guardiola's side still on course for an unprecedented consecutive treble.

The semi-finals will be played on April 20 and 21 at Wembley Stadium.

FA Cup semi-final draw:

Coventry City v Manchester United

Manchester City vs Chelsea

Source link

Related Articles

Back to top button