FA Cup Draw: Chelsea to Face Crystal Palace, Manchester City to Meet Either Liverpool or Nottingham Forest

FA Cup Draw: Chelsea to Face Crystal Palace, Manchester City to Meet Either Liverpool or Nottingham Forest

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:58 PM
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  • Manchester City, Chelse and Crystal Palace have all booked their place in the final four of the FA Cup
  • Chelsea will meet Crystal Palace in an all-London semi-final in the FA Cup with a place in the final up for grabs
  • Manchester City will take on the winner of the game between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the other semi-final

Three out of the four teams that will contest this season’s FA Cup have been decided and the draw has been done for the semi-finals.

In the first semi-final, Manchester City will take on either Liverpool or Nottingham Forest. The two sides are currently playing against each other in the final quarter-final fixture.

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Pep Guardiola, Patrick Vieira and Thomas Tuchel have all seen their sides qualify for the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Image: Shaun Botterill/ John Berry/ Pierre-Philippe Marcou
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In the second semi-final, Chelsea will take on Crystal Palace in an all-London affair. The two sides have played each other twice already this season, with The Blues winning both fixtures.

Chelsea booked their place in the final four by beating Middlesbrough FC 2-0, while Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace trounced Everton 4-0.

After Everton’s dramatic win over Newcastle United in the English Premier League, fans of the Toffees were hoping they could carry that momentum over to the cup.

Manchester City also scored four goals as they beat Southampton 4-1. With the game level at the break, Machester City put on a show in the second half to pick up the victory and book their spot in the semi-final. They now await their fate to see if they will face The Reds or a resilient Nottingham Forest side.

The FA Cup semi-final fixtures will be played over the weekend of 16/17 April.

Southampton vs Man City: Pep Guardiola's men demolish the Saints to book spot in FA Cup semi

Manchester City have booked their spot in the semi-finals of the FA Cup following their 4-1 comfortable win over Southampton at St. Mary's on Sunday, March 20, Sports Brief earlier reported.

The encounter was marked with four different goalscorers, with Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, and Phil Foden all finding the back of the net. City went into the encounter fresh from their recent qualification for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Both teams had a blistering start into the match, with Southampton having the best opportunity to score when Adam Armstrong hit the post in the 10th minute. City's aggressive attack saw them score the opener through Raheem Sterling two minutes later, with the Englishman a mistake from Jack Stephens.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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