On the evening, several more teams will compete in the English cup, with the most anticipated match today being the "Chelsea" game against the "Manchester City" team. The match preview is brought to you by "Eurofootball.com". "Chelsea" vs "Manchester City" Match time and location: on February 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the "Stamford Bridge" stadium, in London; Referee: Andre Marriner; Head-to-head history: "Chelsea" won 61 matches, "Manchester City" won 51 matches, and 39 matches ended in a draw. Teams' form in England (in the Premier League and Cup): "Chelsea" (3 wins, 2 draws); "Manchester City" (3 wins, 2 losses); Cup situation: These matches are the FA Cup quarterfinals. Team news: "Chelsea": In the ranks of "Chelsea," the team captain John Terry, the long-term injured defender Kurt Zouma, and the still unready Alexandre Pato will definitely be missing. All other players may be available for this match, and after a minor injury, Oscar has already recovered, which was doubtful in the middle of the week. "Manchester City": "Manchester City" should not put out their strongest lineup. Manuel Pellegrini admitted that he will give some key players in the team some rest, and players like Bersant Celina and Manu Garcia should get their chance in the match. Key facts about this match: Since 2007, "Chelsea" has shown excellent results in the FA Cup - the team has passed through a total of 37 stages, and they have won the champion title four times; Over the past four years, these teams will face each other in the FA Cup for the third time. Man City won the two matches before - in 2013, defeating their opponents in the semifinals, and in 2014, defeating them in the fifth stage; "Chelsea" has lost only once in the last 17 matches against these teams at the "Stamford Bridge" stadium - with a score of 2:4 in 2010 when the match ended with nine players on the field, after Juliano Belletti and Michael Ballack were sent off; The "Blues" have reached this stage for the 16th time in the last 18 seasons; In the last 29 matches of the FA Cup at the "Stamford Bridge" stadium, they have lost only once - last year to the "Bradford" team with a score of 0:2 (24 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss); Seven of the seven titles in the "Chelsea" history of the FA Cup have been achieved in the last 19 years. In the 21st century, they have won five FA Cup trophies - as many as Arsenal and more than any other team; Guus Hiddink won all five FA Cup matches leading the "Chelsea" team; "Manchester City" won their fifth FA Cup trophy in 2011, defeating "Stoke City" in the final. They were close to the title in 2013, but then lost to "Wigan" in the final; "Man City" has not lost in FA Cup away matches for six years (3 wins, 3 draws); In the previous matches of this season's FA Cup away, "City" convincingly defeated two Premier League clubs - 3:0 against "Norwich" and 4:0 against "Aston Villa".
