Hakim Ziyech gives Chelsea the lead against Man City.
Hakim Ziyech gives Chelsea the lead against Man City.
Hakim Ziyech has just scored his first goal for Chelsea away from Stamford Bridge since scoring in their 3:0 win over Burnley on 31 October.
The Blues hit Manchester City on the break to take the lead!
19 - Timo Werner has been directly involved in 19 goals for Chelsea in all competitions this season (10 goals, 9 assists), three more than any other player for the Blues. Crucial.
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2019-20 FA Cup semi-final: Man City 0-2 Arsenal
2020-21 FA Cup semi-final: Chelsea 1-0 Man City
Denied a spot in the Final for the second successive season.
Into the FA Cup final
Into the Champions League semifinal
One point off the top four
Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side mean business
Most FA Cup final appearances since Roman Abramovich took over Chelsea:
Chelsea (8)
Arsenal (5)
Man Utd (5)
Liverpool (2)
Man City (2)
Portsmouth (2)
Blue is the colour.
2019: Kepa Arrizabalaga refuses to be subbed off for Chelsea as they lose vs. Man City in the EFL Cup Final
2021: Kepa Arrizbalaga keeps a clean sheet as Chelsea as they defeat Man City to advance to the FA Cup Final
Thiago Silva’s game by numbers vs. Man City:
100% aerials won
100% tackle-success
100% passing accuracy
55 touches
44/44 passes completed
6 clearances (most)
3/3 aerials
2 interceptions
1 clean sheet
Thiago ‘100%’ Silva.
15 - Chelsea have reached the FA Cup final in four of the last five seasons – only Arsenal (21) and Manchester United (20) have reached the competition’s showcase on more occasions than the Blues (15). Regulars.
Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel has become the first ever German manager to reach the English FA Cup final. Wunderbar.
Manchester City have now been eliminated at the semi-final stage of the FA Cup in three of their five seasons under Pep Guardiola, with the team knocking them out the other two times going on to win the competition (Arsenal in both 2017 and 2020). Eliminated.
Since Thomas Tuchel’s first game in charge of Chelsea in January, the Blues have kept more clean sheets in all competitions than any other side in the top five European leagues (14). Organised.
Only two teams have stopped Man City from scoring across all competitions in 2021:
Man Utd (PL, 2-0)
Chelsea (FACup , 1-0)
A defensive masterclass from Thomas Tuchel’s side this afternoon.
Kepa Arrizabalaga’s last 6 apps in 2020:
11 saves
12 goals conceded
🤦 3 errors led to goal
1 clean sheet
Kepa Arrizabalaga’s first 6 apps in 2021:
19 saves
1 goal conceded
🤦 0 errors led to goal
5 clean sheets
Getting back to his best?
Chelsea haven’t beaten Leicester (2-0 defeat) or Southampton (3-3 and 1-1 draws) this season
We’ll find out which they will face in the #FACup final tomorrow
Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Söyüncü, Evans, Fofana; Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Perez, Ricardo; Vardy, Iheanacho.
Southampton XI: Forster; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand: Armstrong, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo; Ings, Redmond.
Jamie Vardy shows some serious speed and, at the second attempt, Kelechi Ịheanachọ converts his cross.
Leicester 1-0 Southampton after 58 minutes.