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Man City vs Chelsea Predictions - City to progress with Palmer goals

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 18 Apr 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 18 Apr 2024

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Man City vs Chelsea tips for Saturday’s FA Cup match
The Citizens have drawn 2 of their last 3 matches
Can the Blues hold the reigning cup champions?

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Chelsea’s Cole Palmer has scored 11 goals in his last 6 matches (Getty Images)

Man City vs Chelsea Preview

Man City had a challenging Champions League match in mid-week and Chelsea have been tough to beat lately. Cole Palmer has hit top form and he can score in an FA Cup stalemate.

Man City vs Chelsea Preview
Head-to-Head
Man City Form
Man City Injuries & Team News
Chelsea Form
Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Man City have drawn 2 of their last 3 matches
Man City have drawn their last 2 matches against Chelsea
Chelsea have drawn 2 of their last 4 matches
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer has scored 11 goals in his last 6 matches

Head-to-Head

Chelsea have a 71-65 advantage against Man City in 177 meetings with 41 draws.

Man City Form

Man City have won their last 10 FA Cup matches and cruised past Newcastle (2-0) in the quarter-finals.

Since the Newcastle cup win, City have won three and drawn three in all competitions. Pep Guardiola’s side drew 1-1 with Real Madrid (4-4 on aggregate) in the Champions League and lost on penalties.

City conceded after 12 minutes and controlled the match with 33 shots and 67% possession. Kevin De Bruyne equalised to take the tie to extra time and City were eliminated 4-3 on penalties.

Man City Injuries & Team News

Man City have no injuries or suspensions.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are undefeated in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions, drawing five.

Three FA Cup wins came in this spell against Aston Villa (3-1), Leeds (3-2) and Leicester (4-2). The Blues followed the Leicester win with two draws and two wins, including a 6-0 victory over Everton on Monday.

Cole Palmer scored a hat-trick in the opening 29 minutes and Nicolas Jackson added a fourth before half time. Palmer scored again after the break and Alfie Gilchrist added a late sixth.

Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Defensive trio Wesley Fofana, Reece James and Levi Colwill are out.

Midfielders Roméo Lavia and Lesley Ugochukwu and striker Christopher Nkunkuare also out.

Verdict

Man City v Chelsea

Man City are unlikely to be at full strength after some testing recent fixtures. Chelsea are building momentum, Cole Palmer is scoring goals and the Blues can hold the reigning FA Cup champions.

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