Man City vs Chelsea

Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Premier League on Thursday. Can Graham Potter's men gain revenge in the FA Cup?

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A new competition for the Blues begins this weekend with the arrival of the Emirates FA Cup third round. We look ahead to the match…

[Graham Potter](/en/teams/profile/graham-potter) saw two of his three forwards, [Raheem Sterling](/en/teams/profile/raheem-sterling) and [Christian Pulisic](/en/teams/profile/christian-pulisic), hobble off in the opening minutes. [Lewis Hall](/en/teams/profile/lewis-hall) at left-back and a solid tactical showing from a third youngster off the bench, [Omari Hutchinson](/en/teams/profile/omari-hutchinson), added to the sense they are ready for much more if required, and possibly at the Etihad on Sunday. The FA ‘reserves the right to select any match’ in which the Video Assisted Referees system (VAR) should be used, which effectively means only games, such as this one, hosted at Premier League stadiums. ‘His players have the courage to play, they all know what to do. Livewire [Conor Gallagher](/en/teams/profile/conor-gallagher) caused late problems for City and he may be asked to do so from the start. The Londoners made plenty of progress through the visitors’ midfield, partly because when City attacked Joao Cancelo pushed on as a right-winger and Rodri dropped into a centre-back role, leaving openings. Chelsea players will wear black armbands on Sunday and a minute’s applause in appreciation of his life and career will precede the kick-off. He was one of several impressive teenage subs, putting in an assured defensive display against City’s right-side threat, including six tackles – the most by a Chelsea player in any league match this season. City have already ended Chelsea’s Carabao Cup aspirations this season and the last time we fell at the first hurdle in both competitions was 1988/89. Gallantly edged out at home in the league on Thursday, Chelsea will look to gain speedy revenge in a knockout tie at the Etihad, a 4.30pm kick-off. Pep Guardiola’s side have been eliminated at the semi-final stage three times in a row, including by Chelsea in 2020/21. We have progressed from round three of this competition every year since January 1998, when Ruud Gullit’s then cup-holders were beaten 5-3 at the Bridge by Manchester United.

Manchester City host Chelsea in the FA Cup third round, just three days after beating them in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Rodri went off with cramp in the league game, so Kalvin Phillips is a sensible replacement to save Rodri for more testing games to come, while Kevin De Bruyne can also get a rest. Alvarez has not started since the World Cup so a starring role at the Etihad is more than deserved. Julian Alvarez impressed off the wing for Argentina at the World Cup, so can line up opposite Phil Foden, who will want to improve on his quiet game on Thursday. Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker looked rusty at Stamford Bridge, so this should be a chance for them to improve on their first-half showings on Thursday. Cole Palmer would rather play in his natural wide position, and the inclusion of Alvarez will allow that with Ilkay Gundogan slotting alongside Phillips to provide some power from the middle. Now, they welcome [Chelsea ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc)back to the Etihad for the FA Cup third-round clash, looking for a third win against Graham Potter's side in the space of seven games.

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Chelsea.

Manchester City look to make it two wins over Chelsea in the space of three days as they welcome the Blues to the Etihad Stadium today.

Among other things, it is a tale of two World Cup winners. Julian Alvarez's first start since the World Cup final could come for Manchester City against ...

Go back 19 months and City had reasons to regret that: Jorginho anchored the Chelsea midfield to a Champions League final win over City that propelled him to the podium in the Ballon d’Or. City eyed Marc Cucurella a few months ago and decided not to pay over £40m for the Brighton defender. Make that five and they will exit the FA Cup. Perhaps City, who signed him for an initial £44m and sold him for £47.5m after 131 goals and 10 major trophies, got the best of him and still made a slight profit. “He is the best defender we have in the 18-yard box,” Guardiola said this week, and the Dutchman has been excellent this season. Indeed his last club goal, separated by strikes against Poland and Australia plus a World Cup semi-final brace against Croatia, was for Manchester City against Chelsea: in the Carabao Cup in November. Raheem Sterling seemed both a coup and statement of intent, briefly flourished under Thomas Tuchel and has floundered under Graham Potter, sometimes at wing-back, and now a hamstring problem may deprive him of a return to the Etihad Stadium. They targeted one in the summer, but City were reluctant to sell Nathan Ake. Enzo Fernandez was an Argentina teammate of Alvarez’s in Qatar; when the midfielder won the award as the World Cup’s best young player, perhaps it was at the striker’s expense. It is some investment, especially as the returns on the pitch have been minimal. [Chelsea’s attempts to buy Fernandez have riled Benfica](/sport/football/enzo-fernandez-chelsea-transfer-benfica-coach-b2256748.html); if they end up triggering his release clause, it will cost £105m, though the Portuguese club bought him for just £8.8m. Julian Alvarez’s first start since the World Cup final could come for Manchester City against Chelsea on Sunday.

Chelsea and Manchester City meet for the second time in under 72 hours in the FA Cup third round today.

Man City vs Chelsea match odds Man City vs Chelsea prediction [City claimed a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night](/sport/football/chelsea-vs-man-city-result-mahrez-premier-league-2023-b1051141.html) in a Premier League game that continued a poor season for [Graham Potter](/topic/graham-potter)’s side, with substitutes Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez combining for the winning goal in the second half.

Pep Guardiola and Graham Potter go head-to-head in the FA Cup having met in the Premier League just days ago.

Wes Fofana is another doubt but Carney Chukwuemeka could come into the team. Pep Guardiola is likely to rotate from his last league lineup so the likes of Rico Lewis, Cole Palmer and Stefan Ortega should start, as well as World Cup winner Julian Alvarez. Chelsea have been runners-up the three seasons since then and lost on penalties to Liverpool last May.

Chelsea are looking to bounce back from their defeat in midweek as they clash with Manchester City again in a mouth-watering FA Cup showdown at the Etihad ...

[BBC](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bbc) One take the reins with coverage starting from 4pm. [Betfred ](https://bfpartners.click/o/1uTLBh?site_id=104961)is offering new customers £40 worth of bonuses when you sign up and bet £10 on ANY football match! [The Blues' top four hopes are fading fast](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/chelsea-little-choice-face-simple-28887053) as they sit 10th in the table, though the FA Cup represents arguably their best chance of silverware this season - providing they can get past the opening round. He is likely to field a strong side against Chelsea, though it remains to be seen whether Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte can recover in time from their respective injuries. [Qatar](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/qatar) and is pushing for contention after sitting on the bench for the midweek victory. Hakim Ziyech's goal proved to be the difference at Wembley. [Reece James](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/reece-james), Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana, Edouard Mendy and [Mason Mount](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mason-mount), and will be sweating over the fitness of Sterling and Pulisic ahead of the FA Cup tie. Fans can also stream the game via the BBC [iPlayer](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/iplayer). [Raheem Sterling](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/raheem-sterling) and Christian Pulisic both went off injured inside the opening 25 minutes. [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) at the semi-final stage two seasons ago. [FA Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fa-cup) tie that is the pick of the third round. [earned a slender 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/chelsea-man-city-premier-league-28886430) in the [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) on Thursday night courtesy of Riyad Mahrez's goal, [with pressure mounting on Graham Potter](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-man-city-potter-boehly-28887073) to reverse his side's current slump.

City are looking to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup when we host Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

[DOWNLOAD THE MAN CITY APP](/umbraco/mancity.com/app) [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) came from the bench to strike the decisive goal in the 1-0 win in the capital as City applied further pressure to league leaders Arsenal with three points. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)’s sides Premier League victory at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester City are likely to make changes as they face Chelsea for the second time in four days this afternoon.

[anchester City](/topic/manchester-city) are likely to make changes as they face [Chelsea](/topic/chelsea) for the second time in four days this afternoon. Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez combined to score the winner in west London after coming off the bench and could start as a result this afternoon. The Spaniard has already confirmed that England midfielder Kalvin Phillips will get more game time despite hardly featuring since joining from Leeds and could be in line to start on Sunday following criticism of his condition after returning from the World Cup.

Ahead of today's cup clash, we take a look back at notable previous meetings and the Blues at this stage of the competition…

Including 1993/94 Chelsea have contested 13 of the past 29 finals, winning seven of them, most recently 2017/18 against Man United. After foundering in qualifying stages to begin with, Chelsea’s initiation to round three proper of the competition came in our sixth ever season, 1910/11, with a 2-0 win at Wolves. Currently, the Blues share the competition record of winning 24 consecutive third-round matches, first achieved by Manchester United between 1985 and 2001 (though the Red Devils did not actually compete in 1999/00 because of Club World Cup commitments).

Manchester City face Chelsea for the second time in four days as the Premier League rivals meet in the FA Cup Third Round.The Citizens came out.

- Manchester City have already eliminated Chelsea from the League Cup this season, winning 2-0 in November. - Chelsea have lost five of their last six away matches against Manchester City (W1) in all competitions. £10) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. - Chelsea have progressed from each of their last 24 FA Cup third round ties, stretching back to the 1998-99 season. - Since the 2016-17 season when Pep Guardiola took charge of Man City for the first time, only Chelsea (27) have won more FA Cup games than the Citizens (24). I feel for the boys of course as it’s one of those times but we have to stick together.

Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Premier League on Thursday. Can Graham Potter's men gain revenge in the FA Cup?

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Heavyweight rivals clash for the second time in quick succession at Etihad Stadium.

Follow Man City vs Chelsea live below, with expert analysis from Nizaar Kinsella at the He will be hoping for some respite in the cup but has limited options with which to change things around. Less than 72 hours have passed since an entertaining Premier League affair at Stamford Bridge, in which the hosts initially impressed but saw their injury crisis deepen before substitutes Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez combined to notch the winning goal shortly after the hour mark. Benoit Badiashile and David Datro Fofana both make the bench for Chelsea today, after signing for the club earlier this week. Nizaar Kinsella at the Etihad Stadium [Manchester City](/topic/manchester-city) and Chelsea lock horns for the second time in a matter of days in the headline tie of [FA Cup](/topic/fa-cup) third-round weekend this afternoon.

The Premier League sides meet for the second time in four days.

Indeed his last club goal, separated by strikes against Poland and Australia plus a World Cup semi-final brace against Croatia, was for Manchester City against Chelsea: in the Carabao Cup in November. [Man City and Chelsea enter another edition of the new-money derby](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-man-city-fa-cup-preview-b2257368.html) [Chelsea’s attempts to buy Fernandez have riled Benfica](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/enzo-fernandez-chelsea-transfer-benfica-coach-b2256748.html); if they end up triggering his release clause, it will cost £105m, though the Portuguese club bought him for just £8.8m. Enzo Fernandez was an Argentina teammate of Alvarez’s in Qatar; when the midfielder won the award as the World Cup’s best young player, perhaps it was at the striker’s expense. Julian Alvarez’s first start since the World Cup final could come for Manchester City against Chelsea on Sunday. He’s had ups and downs in the past and injuries but this is part of the process to realise what he needs, to be consistent.” Graham Potter’s Chelsea have won just one of their last eight Premier League matches with three draws and four defeats. The teams also met in the Premier League last Thursday when City edged to a [1-0 win at Stamford Bridge thanks to Riyad Mahrez’s second half tap-in.](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-man-city-result-premier-league-2023-b2256958.html) [ Pep Guardiola ](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/pep-guardiola)is expected to start World Cup winner Julian Alvarez while the likes of Cole Palmer and Stefan Ortega should feature. The stories were touching and humorous in equal measure, like the time Vialli and fellow Italian Gianfranco Zola wanted to thank Chelsea’s player liaison officer, Gary Staker, for helping them adjust to English life. Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Kyle Walker and Rodri are the ones who keep their places. City’s most recent triumph in this competition came in 2019 and they’ll want to go on another decent cup run this time around.

Bashir Humphreys is handed a Chelsea debut for today's FA Cup third round tie at Man City.

[Raheem Sterling](/en/teams/profile/raheem-sterling) and [Christian Pulisic](/en/teams/profile/christian-pulisic) not involved after picking up injuries early in Thursday’s league meeting between the teams, the attack also has a new look. [Graham Potter](/en/teams/profile/graham-potter)’s side. [Hakim Ziyech](/en/teams/profile/hakim-ziyech) starts, as do [Conor Gallagher](/en/teams/profile/conor-gallagher) and [Mason Mount](/en/teams/profile/mason-mount).

Match report as goals from Riyad Mahrez (2), Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden gave Manchester City a 4-0 win over Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup; ...

I thought they gave everything and showed their quality but we are disappointed we went out of the competition. His goal against them in the Carabao Cup in November now looks to have been a turning point. He was not playing at the level he is playing right now. “The FA Cup is a competition I love. At the same time, we struggled. Either way, it is the sort of problem that Potter would love to have. What a goal their third of the first half was. With that advantage, the confidence grew and Guardiola's side really started to purr. Graham Potter made six changes to the Chelsea team that were beaten by the same opposition on Thursday evening. If Chelsea could do little to stop that, the second was self-inflicted. Pep Guardiola's team can look forward to a tie at home to Arsenal if the Premier League leaders overcome Oxford United on Monday evening. His curling free-kick from the right edge of the box arrowed into the top corner beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga's dive.

Ruben Dias also didn't play as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury. For Sunday's match, there were seven changes from Thursday's starting XI,with ...

Therefore, rotation will be key for the City boss across the month. There were seven changes for the win over Chelsea with Ederson, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Joao Cancelo, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland dropping out. However, the club [confirmed via their website](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/city-chelsea-fa-cup-team-news-63808783) that Grealish missed out due to illness.

Manchester City host Chelsea in a mouthwatering FA Cup third-round tie, seeking their third win of the season against the London side after a Carabao Cup ...

— Potter's injury problems suffered a fresh hit during the midweek defeat to City, with attackers Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic each limping out of the action early on. Cup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega replaced Ederson after impressing in the League Cup tie between the sides, which was the last time Spanish left-back Sergio Gomez got a start. City are trying to make it two wins in a row against the London side. 1 hr 40 mins from kickoff: City and Chelsea reconvene three days on from Riyad Mahrez scoring the only goal in the Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge. I want to send my condolences to Gianluca Vialli's family and friends. Mount has played 31 minutes in total across those matches, having been unable to start any of them. Julian Alvarez makes his first City start since his World Cup heroics, alongside midweek matchwinner Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden in attack. On the left of defence, Lewis Hall gets another start having impressed on this ground in November and also during a substitute cameo against City on Thursday. The England attacking midfielder would certainly be a welcome sight for Blues fans. Graham Potter has made six changes from midweek and some of those suggest the Premier League remains his priority despite the Blues languishing in mid-table. There's a debut for teenage defender Bashir Humphreys.

Manchester City claimed a comfortable 4-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup third round on Sunday, setting up a potential clash with Premier League leaders Arsenal. Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring with a well-struck free-kick on 23 minutes to send ...

[Argentina](/football/team?id=202) striker converting a penalty after a VAR review spotted a handball from [Kai Havertz](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz). [Riyad Mahrez](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/163940/Riyad-Mahrez) opened the scoring with a well-struck free-kick on 23 minutes to send City ahead. City also knocked Chelsea out of this season's Carabao Cup in November.

The Football Association is set to investigate alleged incidents of homophobic chanting by Manchester City supporters during the FA Cup third round victory ...

An FA spokesperson said: "We strongly condemn the use of the term ‘rent boy’ and we are determined to drive it out of our game. It is understood that the chant was aimed towards Toffees boss Frank Lampard and referred to his time as a player and manager of [Chelsea](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc). Pep Guardiola's side booked their place in the fourth round with an emphatic 4-0 win over Chelsea thanks to two goals from Riyad Mahrez, with Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden also getting on the scoresheet.

The FA plan to investigate after homophobic slurs were heard at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester City's FA Cup Third Round match versus Chelsea.

It is the second time in three days the chant has been heard in an FA Cup match, with a similar occurrence during Manchester United's win over Everton. Blues fans have already been subject to the sentiment in their Premier League match against Manchester United this season. An FA statement on Sunday evening read: "We continue to work closely with the Crown Prosecution Service, as well as the UK Football Policing Unit, in relation to the use of this term.

The Football Association will launch an investigation into alleged homophobic chants during Manchester City's 4-0 FA Cup win against Chelsea.

[after Chelsea's Premier League draw against Nottingham Forest](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/forest-condemn-fans-for-offensive-chants-against-chelsea/bltdfa606146790bd56) on January 1. [such chants were heard during their clash against Chelsea](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/chelsea-condemn-discriminatory-language-fans-man-utd-match/bltfe3b6526a6605126) in the Premier League back in October. “Part of our work in this area has been to provide the relevant authorities with impact statements from LGBTQ+ supporters, detailing how chants of this nature affects their experience and feeling of inclusion at football matches, so that a clearer stance and understanding on the chant can be established.

The Football Association will investigate alleged homophobic chanting during Manchester City's win over Chelsea in the FA Cup.

City said in a statement: "Manchester City strongly condemns the behaviour of a minority of fans who engaged in discriminatory chanting at today’s match. "We continue to work closely with the Crown Prosecution Service, as well as the UK Football Policing Unit, in relation to the use of this term. The alleged chanting occurred during the second half of the third-round tie at the