National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester City or Chelsea that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Manchester City and Chelsea.
Manchester City form and stats
Last season, City's FA Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City have scored 31 goals to get 22 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 7-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Manchester City are returning here after visiting Chelsea and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Mahrez scored the goal(s). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of i Sala when Mahrez scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute. Stones was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.83 out of 10. The defender Stones won 7 of 8 duels.
Before that, Manchester City drew at home versus Everton.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for City as they are travelling to their away game against Southampton in the Carabao Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Manchester City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 31 goals in 9 league games. City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chelsea form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the final.The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Chelsea failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Manchester City that ended with defeat 0-1. Havertz, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.35. Havertz hit four key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that, Chelsea travelled to Nottingham Forest and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 1-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Fulham.
The attacking power of Chelsea when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Chelsea have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest meetings featuring these sides have all finished as Manchester City wins. Another one?Top Goalscorers
  E. Haaland 21 goals |  P. Foden 7 goals |   K. Havertz 4 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Manchester City | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 63 | 44 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 32% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 17.2 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 12.3 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 39% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 28% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Fulham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -21 | 16 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
