Sunday , 16 August 2026

Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC, FA Cup 2022-23 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2022-23
Manchester City FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sun 8 Jan 2023 · 16:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Rodri 54' Y
Y 62' Conor Gallagher
Bernardo Silva 70' Y
Joao Cancelo 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC — FA Cup at Etihad Stadium.

Head-to-Head

13
3
5
Manchester City FC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Chelsea FC 2023-01-05 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2022-01-15 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan Chelsea FC H 4–0 W
05 Jan Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
31 Dec Everton FC H 1–1 D
28 Dec Leeds United FC A 3–1 W
12 Nov Brentford FC H 1–2 L
05 Nov Fulham FC H 2–1 W
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–4 L
05 Jan Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
01 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
27 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 2–0 W
12 Nov Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L
06 Nov Arsenal FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chelsea FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A
Chelsea FC
Pedro Neto 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC is underway.
  • 5' Cole Palmer is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Hakim Ziyech has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' Riyad Mahrez adds to his 2 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their trying to find a way past Chelsea FC's compact .
  • 29' What composure from Julian Alvarez! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 30' Julian Alvarez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' What a strike from Phil Foden! The score is 4-0.
  • 43' Trevoh Chalobah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' David Fofana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mateo Kovacic on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Rodri argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 58' Rodri makes way for Kalvin Phillips at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
  • 59' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Sergio Gomez departs to be replaced by Joao Cancelo.
  • 62' The referee shows Chelsea FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 63' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Jorginho exits the field as Azpilicueta enters on 63.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bernardo Silva.
  • 73' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 73 minute. Mason Mount leaves to be changed by Carney Chukwuemeka.
  • 78' Chelsea FC is showing some good football. However, Chelsea FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kai Havertz made 541 appearances and scored 115 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez fires home to make it 5-0!
  • 86' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Bernardo Silva has done his job and it is now time for Rico Lewis to step up.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Cancelo.
  • The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riyad Mahrez 5
Erling Haaland 4
Julian Alvarez 4
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Phil Foden 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Rodri 2

Head to Head

2023-01-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Chelsea FC 2023-01-05 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2022-01-15 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC

Manchester City FC Form

2023-01-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Chelsea FC W 2023-01-05 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2022-12-31 Manchester City FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2022-12-28 Leeds United FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2022-11-12 Manchester City FC 1–2 Brentford FC L 2022-11-05 Manchester City FC 2–1 Fulham FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2023-01-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Chelsea FC L 2023-01-05 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2023-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2022-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-11-12 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2022-11-06 Chelsea FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 61% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC61% Draw24% Chelsea FC15%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Chelsea FC
39%
Manchester City FC or Chelsea FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC39% Draw48% Chelsea FC13%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 0
12%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.