Chelsea vs Manchester City, 2020-21 English FA Cup, Semifinals
· English FA CupChelsea end Man City quadruple dream to reach FA Cup final
Chelsea ended Manchester City's quadruple hopes this season after securing a 1-0 win to reach the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Ferran Torres (Manchester City).
- 3': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 10': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 11': Foul by Ferran Torres (Manchester City).
- 11': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
- 16': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 23': Hand ball by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 24': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 24': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Offside, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 28': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Ferran Torres (Manchester City).
- 29': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 29': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
- 31': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 34': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell following a corner.
- 34': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 34': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
- 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 45': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Reece James.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Manchester City 0.
- 48': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne because of an injury.
- 48': Offside, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Hakim Ziyech is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
- 51': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
- 55': Goal! Chelsea 1, Manchester City 0. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 59': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a through ball.
- 62': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo.
- 63': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Ferran Torres.
- 64': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 69': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 69': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Rodrigo with a headed pass following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Mason Mount.
- 71': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
- 71': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 76': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 76': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 77': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 78': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Timo Werner.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Emerson replaces Hakim Ziyech.
- 82': Attempt saved. Rodrigo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 84': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 86': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City).
- 86': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Thiago Silva because of an injury.
- 90': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 90': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 90': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
- 90'+2': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Offside, Chelsea. Emerson tries a through ball, but Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Rodrigo (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
- 90'+4': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Manchester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Manchester City 0.
Statistics
 MNC |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.4 | Possession | 44.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 416 |
| 600 | Passes | 484 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 11 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta  |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 22 | Benjamin Mendy |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 25 | Fernandinho |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 21 | Ferran Torres |
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