Chelsea and Manchester United face off at Wembley today for a place in the FA Cup final.
The FA Cup 2019/20 has been like never before, but now it will be decided on August 1.
Before that, it’s semi-final weekend and Chelsea will face United in an empty Wembley today.
Chelsea will face Man United in the FA Cup semifinals this weekend
The Blues made it to the last four after beating Leicester in the quarters. United, on the other hand, beat Norwich.
The two teams are still battling for a top four result this season, but both would love to crown their campaigns with silverware.
Chelsea beat United 1-0 in the FA Cup final two years ago with Eden Hazard scoring a crucial penalty.
talkSPORT will be at Wembley this weekend to see who will reach the end of this period.
Manchester United vs Chelsea: how to listen
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Manchester United vs Chelsea: What has been said?
Frank Lampard has rejected claims by United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that Chelsea have an unfair advantage in the semifinal.
Chelsea fell 3-0 at Sheffield United on Saturday, but then beat Norwich at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, leaving five days until the Wembley game.
United drew 2-2 with Southampton at Old Trafford on Monday, then won 2-0 at Crystal Palace on Thursday night.
When asked if Chelsea has an advantage this weekend, Lampard replied: “No, I don’t think we will. I think we played Saturday and Tuesday this week, they played Monday and Thursday, so we have both played two games this week as they are.
“We are in a period where we play games all the time very regularly, and you become ‘play, recover, play again, recover’ and work with the team as is.
“It is an old question for many managers, you will probably unearth the moments when I have mentioned it, but at the same time it is not about advantages or not.
“Sometimes it works in your favor to be playing regularly and playing, so no, I don’t see it.”
Lampard added: “We know they are playing well, they have three very, very powerful forwards; probably the top three most powerful in the country, in terms of pure numbers anyway, in terms of goals.
“And obviously (Bruno) Fernandes made a big difference in January.
“So you can see the strength that he has brought to his team with individual quality. But we know that. Therefore, we have to trust ourselves, face their threats and also worry about ourselves.”
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Man United beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in February with Harry Maguire among the scorers.
Manchester United vs Chelsea: team news
Chelsea: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Zouma, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Willian, Giroud, Mount.
Substitutes: Kepa, Christensen, Tomori, Emerson, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Pedro, Pulisic, Abraham.
Manchester united: De Gea, Lindelof, Bailly, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Matic, Fernandes, Williams, James, Rashford.
Substitutes: Romero, Fosu-Mensah, Pereira, Mata, McTominay, Pogba, Greenwood, Ighalo, Martial.
Manchester United vs Chelsea: Game Details
- Chelsea have won 12 of their last 15 FA Cup semifinal matches, losing to Man Utd in 1996, Liverpool in 2006 and Man City in 2013 in that race.
- Manchester United have progressed from 15 of their last 17 FA Cup semi-final matches, losing penalties to Everton in 2009 and losing 0-1 to Man City in 2011.
- Manchester United are playing in their thirtieth FA Cup semi-final, no team has played more. They have reached the final 20 times, which is also a joint record (level with Arsenal for both).
- This is the fourth consecutive season that Chelsea and Man Utd have met in the FA Cup, with Chelsea winning in the quarterfinals in 2016-17 and the final in 2017-18, and Manchester United in the fifth round of the season. pass.
- Chelsea have won four of their last five FA Cup draws against Manchester United, losing the most recent match last season.
- Manchester United have already beaten Chelsea three times this season (2x league, 1x League Cup). Only once did a team win four games against the Blues in a single season, and Man Utd did so in 2010-11.
- This will be the ninth meeting between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium (old and new), making it the most played club match in history. Both sides have triumphed four times each in previous matches, including three times through penalties (1 for Chelsea, 2 for Man Utd).
- By playing on the ground as a neutral venue, Manchester United won seven of their last eight matches at Wembley Stadium, though they missed their last such visit 0-1 v Chelsea in the 2018 FA Cup Final.
- Chelsea’s Ross Barkley has scored (3) or assisted (1) a goal in his four FA Cup appearances for the Blues this season.
- Odion Ighalo is Manchester United’s top scorer in the FA Cup this season (3). The Nigerian has scored four goals in his last five starts in the competition.
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