Chelsea vs Manchester City. The FA Cup Fifth Round.
Stamford BridgeAttendance41,594.
Sunday 21 February 2016 16:00, UK
Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink has vowed to treat the FA Cup with 'respect' and says he will select a full-strength side for Manchester City's visit on Sunday in the fifth round.
However, Blues captain John Terry will miss the game with a hamstring injury.
Terry, who has lifted the FA Cup five times, missed Chelsea's 2-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg loss at Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night with the problem sustained in last Saturday's Premier League win over Newcastle.
Oscar returned from a calf injury in the midweek Champions League defeat and could come in to start, perhaps at the expense of Eden Hazard.
Midfielder Nemanja Matic is available following his European suspension, but Alexandre Pato is still short of match fitness and Kurt Zouma (knee) and Radamel Falcao (thigh) are long-term absentees.
Meanwhile, Manchester City only have 13 fit first-team players to pick from, according to their manager Manuel Pellegrini, who is prioritising Wednesday's Champions League tie away at Dynamo Kiev.
Pellegrini is planning to rest some of his key first-team players and could give minutes to youngsters Bersant Celina, Cameron Humphreys and Angelino.
Paul Merson's prediction
This is the pick of the fixtures. This is Chelsea's only chance of silverware - top four is gone and I wouldn't have thought they can win the Champions League.
Manchester City have lost two games on the trot, big games, too. When was the last time when they lost three games in a row? Manuel Pellegrini said he's likely to make changes for this game as they have to travel to Kiev in midweek, but that was before they lost two matches in a row. It will be close, but I think Chelsea will edge it.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (Sky Bet odds 15/2)
Opta stats
Manchester City have won six and lost just two of their last 11 matches against Chelsea in all competitions.
Chelsea have won 24 and lost just of one of their last 29 FA Cup matches played at Stamford Bridge (excluding penalties). They were knocked out on penalties at home to Everton in 2011 during this run.
The Blues have kept five clean sheets in their last six FA Cup matches played at Stamford Bridge.
City and Chelsea have been drawn together five times in the FA Cup with the Citizens winning four and losing just one.
In fact, City have won the last four with the Londoners' only victory coming back on February 20, 1915.
City have won five and lost just one of their last nine FA Cup matches away from home.
Hiddink has never lost an FA Cup match with Chelsea (P5 W5), guiding them to the trophy in 2009.
Kelechi Iheanacho has averaged a goal every 70 minutes in all competitions for City this season (nine goals in 628 mins).
Betting
Chelsea are odds-on with Sky Bet to dump Manchester City (29/10) out of the FA Cup on Sunday. The Blues are 6/1 shots to repeat the feat achieved during Hiddink's previous spell as boss and win the cup, while City are 13/2 shots. Two of the last three meetings between the sides have finished in draws and it's 12/5 or 7/2 for a draw and both teams scoring. In fact, Chelsea have not beaten City in four years so the Double Chance (City or draw) may appeal at 8/11. Check out tips from Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp, Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson here.
