Pre-Match Thread: Chelsea v Manchester City [April 14, 16:00 GMT]
Welcome to the pre-match thread for our upcoming FA Cup semi-final match against Manchester City. Kick-off is at 16:00 GMT / 11:00 EST / 08:00 PST.
Team news:
- Oriol Romeu is out long-term with a knee injury
- Gary Cahill and Ashley Cole are both out with knee and hamstring injuries respectively.
For Manchester City, Micah Richards (knee), Jack Rodwell (hamstring), Maicon (foot) are all absent, while David Silva (hamstring) is a doubt.
Match Previews:
Projected Chelsea line-up:
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Ivanovic, Bertrand; Mikel, Ramires; Hazard, Mata, Oscar; Torres
Subs: Turnbull, Terry, Ferreira, Lampard, Moses, Marin, Ba
Expected Manchester City line-up:
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy; Y Touré, Barry; Nasri, Tévez, Milner, Agüero.
Links to match thread, with streams included, can be found in the match threads on here or r/soccer.
Thoughts? Predictions? Let's hope for a great game. KTBFFH.
Posted Apr 13, 2013, 10:10 PM UTC