Man City v Chelsea

Manchester City vs Chelsea Preview

The first of the two FA Cup semi-finals will be played on Saturday evening at Wembley Stadium as Manchester City take on Chelsea in an all-Premier League tussle to decide who will progress through to this season's final against either Coventry City or Manchester United with Manchester City bringing an impressive 27-game unbeaten run in all competitions into this cup-tie, while Chelsea will be fresh from their excellent 6-0 thrashing of lowly Everton in Monday night's Premier League action.

Manchester City have collected no fewer than 22 wins during this impressive period of results under manager Pep Guardiola and The Citizens will be aiming for one more on Saturday evening at Wembley Stadium as the Manchester club seek to keep the coveted ‘treble' alive.

Goals usually accompany Manchester City's games and indeed no fewer than seven out of their last 10 matches in all competitions have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored so this upcoming clash at Wembley could produce an entertaining spectacle between two sides who have experienced different campaigns on the domestic scene.

Manchester City have accounted for Huddersfield Town, Tottenham, Luton Town and Newcastle United on their way to this semi-final.

Chelsea made light work of seeing off an out-of-sorts Everton outfit in Monday night's Premier League fixture as The Blues ran riot at Stamford Bridge where they inflicted a heavy 6-0 thrashing of The Toffees which manager Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping will spur his side onto greater things against Manchester City.

Chelsea's revival under Pochettino therefore continued last time out as the London club are now unbeaten in their previous eight games overall in all competitions which consists of five wins and three draws; victories collected against Leeds United, Newcastle United, Leicester City, Manchester United and of course Everton will give the merseyside outfit plenty of confidence ahead of this cup-tie at nearby Wembley Stadium.

Goals also look likely to feature where Chelsea are concerned as well, as each of Chelsea's last eight games in all competitions have resulted in Over 2.5 goals with five of these eight games also producing three goals scored by Chelsea alone.

In addition, seven of Chelsea's last 10 outings on the road have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals and together with Manchester City's firepower, this particular option looks set to land on Saturday evening.

Chelsea have accounted for Preston NE, Aston Villa, Leeds United and Leicester City respectively to reach the semi-finals of this year's FA Cup competition.

Manchester City v Chelsea Verdict

As one might expect, Manchester City have held the upper hand over Chelsea in recent previous exchanges, winning six of the last eight meetings so goals plus a City win seem to beckon here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & Over 3.5 goals @ 3.10

Correct Score: Manchester City 3-1 @ 11.00