Recent Manchester City FA Cup Wins over Chelsea

Chelsea will host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in the fifth-round of the FA Cup in what should serve up a thrilling spectacle.

A range of other issues were discussed at the latest Premier League shareholder’s meeting which included how to ease the fixture congestion that English clubs face due to their participation in the FA Cup and League Cup.

A move to scrap FA Cup replays could mean a financial hit for lower-league clubs, whose chances of earning big pay days at top-flight grounds would be reduced. If a Premier League team competed in Europe and reached the final of both the FA and Capital One Cup (including replays), they would have had to play 16 games.

Nevertheless a win over Chelsea would be timely for City after their bid to win the Premier League title suffered a double setback following defeats in their last two matches by fellow contenders Leicester and Tottenham.

But with the Toffees six points adrift of fifth-placed Manchester United, Everton manager Roberto Martinez – the Wigan Athletic boss when they upset the odds to beat Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup final – made his priorities clear.

But the FA rejected City’s request and Pellegrini said he now has a major dilemma over the team to pick against Chelsea, claiming he only has 13 players to select from.

City are prioritising the Champions League, in which they play Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday, their manager Manuel Pellegrini said.

“I played with Iva in the Premier League and in the (2013 Europa League) final and was successful, so I don’t see it being a problem if John’s not available”, Cahill told espnfc.com.

We used to have three replays or more! “If and when the opportunity comes they’ve got to take it”.

Wenger ruled out centre-back Gabriel Paulista because of a hamstring problem at a time when Laurent Koscielny is not yet fully fit. They were knocked out on penalties at home to Everton in 2011 during this run.

THERE has been some talk in the media this week about the FA Cup and the possibility of this becoming a midweek competition without the option of replays.

In addition, or, alternatively, make the Community Shield a play-off for England’s fourth Champions League place.

“The team we are going to play against Chelsea will give young players a chance”.