Chelsea and Manchester City will meet at Wembley for the first FA Cup semi-final of the weekend on Saturday, live on talkSPORT.
The Premier League giants are going head-to-head to book a place in the final to take on one of Manchester United and Coventry City.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have already been beaten in a showpiece clash this season, losing to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup in February.
They will be aiming to leave Wembley on a high this time around, as they take on last year’s winners Man City who were knocked out of the Champions League in midweek.
City were dumped out of Europe by Real Madrid following a dramatic penalty shootout on Wednesday night.
Chelsea vs Man City: Penalty drama
City would love penalty revenge but Chelsea will be hoping for anything but on Saturday.
Otherwise, there’s a chance they’ll all be fighting each other for the spot-kicks again!
Against Everton last time out, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson had to be pulled away from Cole Palmer after arguing over who took a penalty.
Madueke picked up the ball to take it before Jackson snatched it away to have it for himself.
Palmer then stepped in to grab it and pushed Jackson away as he put the ball on the spot before Conor Gallagher had to get involved to stop them bickering.
The former Man City man eventually scored his fourth of the game to lead Chelsea to a 6-0 win, but it was the debacle beforehand that took the headlines.
Chelsea vs Man City: Team news
Enzo Fernandez hasn’t featured for Chelsea in the last couple of weeks but will be hoping to make a return for this game.
Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia, Reece James and Christopher Nkunku will all miss out, with the Blues’ list of absentees still long.
A few players could return soon though, as Axel Disasi, Raheem Sterling, Levi Colwill and Robert Sanchez are close to full fitness.
As for Man City, there will be concerns over three key stars.
Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and Manuel Akanji all asked to be substituted against Real Madrid, according to Guardiola.
They are the only injury concerns ahead of the semi-final but there could be rotation to the City side following 120 minutes of action in midweek.
Chelsea vs Man City: What has been said?
Pochettino was full of praise for Palmer after he scored four against Everton last time out.
The Chelsea boss said: “I never judged the players when they sign, it’s always we expect the best.
“He hasn’t surprised us but he is a player with the capacity to score goals.
“We saw at Manchester City that he had the capacity to score easily, no?
“The way he is performing is fantastic, of course. It is amazing for the team, amazing for him showing that the club made a great decision to sign him.”
Chelsea vs Man City: talkSPORT coverage
This FA Cup semi-final will take place on Saturday, April 20.
Kick-off at Wembley Stadium is scheduled for 5:15pm.
talkSPORT will have live coverage of the game presented by Adrian Durham.
Commentary will come from Sam Matterface and former Chelsea defender Scott Minto.
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