Chelsea vs. Manchester City
Competition: FA Cup – fifth round
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Date: Sunday; February 21, 2016
Kick off: 16:00 GMT
Referee: Andre Marriner

The Blues host the Citizens in the FA Cup Fifth Round tie on Sunday. Guus Hiddink lifted the FA Cup the last time he was put in interim charge of Chelsea and he will be hoping to repeat that triumph this time around. The defending Premier League champions could have an advantage here as Manchester City will make the trip to London low on confidence, they have lost two straight games to direct rivals – drifting off the title pace.

Chelsea’s Premier League record: P26– W8– D9– L9
Manchester City’s Premier League record: P26– W14– D5– L7
Chelsea’s Recent form (all competitions): L-W-D-D-W
Manchester City’s Recent form (all competitions): L-L-W-W-W
Head-to-head: Chelsea-61; Man City-51; Draws-39.

Previous Meeting (Last 6 Matches):
EPL 16-08-2015 Manchester City 3 : 0 Chelsea
EPL 31-01-2015 Chelsea 1 : 1 Manchester City
EPL 21-09-2014 Manchester City 1 : 1 Chelsea
EFC 15-02-2014 Manchester City 2 : 0 Chelsea
EPL 03-02-2014 Manchester City 0 : 1 Chelsea
EPL 27-10-2013 Chelsea 2 : 1 Manchester City

Chelsea team news:

Chelsea captain John Terry will miss Sunday’s FA Cup tie because of the hamstring injury he suffered against Newcastle United last weekend.
Oscar returned from a calf injury midweek and could start, but Alexandre Pato is still short of match fitness.
Asmir Begovic could return to the starting fold as Chelsea turn their attentions to the FA Cup on Sunday.
Branislav Ivanovic is expected to start alongside Gary Cahill at central line of defense, with Kurt Zouma out until the end of the season.
Manchester City team news:

Manuel Pellegrini may rest several senior players like Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany, so youngsters such as Bersant Celina and Kelechi Iheanacho could start on Sunday.
Right-back Bacary Sagna is back in training and may return after a knee problem, while Kevin De Bruyne, Jesus Navas, Eliaquim Mangala, Samir Nasri, Fabian Delph and Wilfried Bony all still injured.
Chelsea Provisional squad: Courtois, Begovic, Blackman, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Rahman, Oscar, Hazard, Mikel, Traore, Kenedy, Pedro, Remy, Costa, Miazga, Matic, Willian, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Clarke-Salter.

Manchester City Provisional squad: Caballero, Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Otamendi, Humphreys, Angelino, Kolarov, Clichy, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Sterling, Silva, Celina, Barker, M Garcia, A Garcia, Glendon, Aguero, Iheanacho.


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