Manchester City will meet Wigan in the FA Cup final after beating Chelsea on Sunday. Demba Ba cut City’s lead in half, sparking a strong push forward from his side, but they never found a sound goal.
City hold off late Chelsea surge
Shaun BotterillThe final minutes of the half saw City create two more great chances, though they failed to capitalize on both of them. Cech slapped a bouncing ball away from Aguero in the 39th minute, though it only went as far as Milner. He had the goal at his mercy, but instead struck the ball into Aguero, who was standing in an offside position. Milner wasted an even better chance -- a four-on-one counter -- in first half stoppage time. With plenty of teammates to pick out, he instead crossed the ball right at Cech. The Chelsea keeper didn’t make a great punch and the ball fell to Kompany, but his shot went wide.
In the 81st minute, Chris Foy failed to spot a bit of foul play by Aguero on Luiz. While the two were fighting for the ball, Aguero committed a rather harmless foul while trying to win the ball, then inexplicably jumped up and lunged into Luiz with both feet. Neither Foy or his assistants spotted Aguero’s infraction, and it went unpunished.
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Alex LiveseyTerry, Lampard unlikely to start Sunday
Gareth CopleyLampard spoke about his likely benching, remaining professional but implying that he has a less than spectacular rapport with Benitez at the moment.
Ivanovic is likely to partner David Luiz in defense against Manchester City, though Cahill could earn himself a selection if he proves to be fully fit. Ramires, whose form has improved significantly in the last month, is the most likely candidate to start alongside Mikel in the Chelsea midfield.
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