FA Cup semi-final: Chelsea v Man City probable starting line-ups
Manchester City have had a much more easier route to the semis while Chelsea have had to battle hard with a flurry of fixtures coming their way.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: April 13, 2013 05:24 pm IST
Probable starting line-ups for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium (1500GMT kick-off):
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
Cech; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, David Luiz, Bertrand; Mikel, Ramires; Oscar, Mata, Hazard; Torres
Manchester City (4-2-2-2)
Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy; Yaya Toure, Barry; Milner, Nasri; Tevez, Aguero
Referee: Chris Foy
Here is how the two teams reached the last four (h denotes home, a denotes away):
Chelsea
3rd rd: 5-1 v Southampton (a)
4th rd: 2-2 v Brentford (a)
4th rd replay: 4-0 v Brentford (h)
5th rd: 2-0 v Middlesbrough (a)
Quarter-final: 2-2 v Manchester United (a)
Quarter-final replay: 1-0 v Manchester United (h)
Manchester City
3rd rd: 3-0 v Watford (h)
4th rd: 1-0 v Stoke City (a)
5th rd: 4-0 v Leeds United (h)
Quarter-final: 5-0 v Barnsley (h)