Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Chelsea & Manchester City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Chelsea and Manchester City.
Chelsea form and stats
Last season, Chelsea's FA Cup journey ended in the final.Chelsea have collected 26 points from their Premier League home games so far after 7-5-3. This match is a FA Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
The Chelsea fans got no joy from their last match, a Champions League game also here at Wembley Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Porto. A strong away win before that one, visiting Crystal Palace and winning 4-1.
Heartbreak for Chelsea in their last match as Porto's M. Taremi scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Brighton & Hove Albion in only three days. This game is also played here at Wembley Stadium.
The Chelsea fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 15 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Manchester City form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.Manchester City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Manchester City collect 36 points from their 15 away matches in the Premier League. 11 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the FA Cup stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Manchester City are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.
It's the second away game in a row for City, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last time out. A 1-2 loss hosting Leeds United before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Aston Villa.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Manchester City are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Chelsea won three, Manchester City won six and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  İ. Gündoğan 12 goals |  R. Sterling 9 goals |  R. Mahrez 9 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Chelsea | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 12 | 23 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 32 | 62 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.2 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 15.2 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 44 | 74 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 27 | 63 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 56 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 55 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 54 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 52 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 49 |
| 8 | Everton | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 48 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 31 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 38 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -19 | 38 |
| 14 | Southampton | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 36 | -17 | 36 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 33 |
| 16 | Burnley | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 33 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -19 | 32 |
| 18 | Fulham | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -18 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -31 | 24 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 31 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 30 | -38 | 14 |