Saturday , 14 November 2026

Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC, FA Cup 2023-24 SEMI FINALS

FA Cup · 2023-24
Manchester City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 16:15 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Bernardo Silva 84' 1–0
Y 45' Moises Caicedo
Julian Alvarez 58' Y
Y 83' Dorde Petrovic
Kevin De Bruyne 87' Y
Y 88' Enzo Fernandez

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
2024-04-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2024-02-17 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2023-11-12 Chelsea FC 4–4 Manchester City FC 2023-05-21 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2023-01-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Chelsea FC H 1–0 W
17 Apr Real Madrid CF H 4–5 L
13 Apr Luton Town FC H 5–1 W
09 Apr Real Madrid CF A 3–3 D
06 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 4–2 W
03 Apr Aston Villa FC H 4–1 W
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Manchester City FC A 0–1 L
15 Apr Everton FC H 6–0 W
07 Apr Sheffield United FC A 2–2 D
04 Apr Manchester United FC H 4–3 W
30 Mar Burnley FC H 2–2 D
17 Mar Leicester City FC H 4–2 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Jackson, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Trevoh Chalobah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Nathan Ake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Moises Caicedo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. John Stones is withdrawn and Ruben Dias gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Chelsea FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 58' Julian Alvarez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 58.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Jack Grealish by Jeremy Doku on 66 minute.
  • 71' Manchester City FC have won 1056 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' Noni Madueke makes way for Mykhailo Mudryk at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chelsea FC.
  • 80' The whistle greets Malo Gusto as he departs to be replaced by Axel Disasi.
  • 83' Chelsea FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 84' Goal! Bernardo Silva scores his 66 goal in 452 matches.
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a card for Enzo Fernandez.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Oscar Bobb on, Julian Alvarez off on 89 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Manchester City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

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

2024-04-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2024-02-17 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2023-11-12 Chelsea FC 4–4 Manchester City FC 2023-05-21 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2023-01-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Chelsea FC

Manchester City FC Form

2024-04-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC W 2024-04-17 Manchester City FC 4–5 Real Madrid CF L 2024-04-13 Manchester City FC 5–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-04-09 Real Madrid CF 3–3 Manchester City FC D 2024-04-06 Crystal Palace FC 2–4 Manchester City FC W 2024-04-03 Manchester City FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2024-04-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2024-04-15 Chelsea FC 6–0 Everton FC W 2024-04-07 Sheffield United FC 2–2 Chelsea FC D 2024-04-04 Chelsea FC 4–3 Manchester United FC W 2024-03-30 Chelsea FC 2–2 Burnley FC D 2024-03-17 Chelsea FC 4–2 Leicester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC54% Draw24% Chelsea FC22%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Chelsea FC
46%
Manchester City FC or Chelsea FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC38% Draw44% Chelsea FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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