The semi-finals of the English FA Cup would be played on the 17th and 18th of April. It's the second biggest trophy competition in England after the Premier League. There are four teams who made it to the semi-finals of this year's edition. All the four teams are teams in the top tier of English Football. They are all Premier League teams. The four teams who made it to the semi-finals are Chelsea FC, Manchester City, Southampton, and Leicester City. Which of them would take over from last seasons winner Arsenal FC?
The four teams scaled through their opponents in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals. Southampton FC knocked out Bournemouth a Championship team to reach the semi-finals. They beat Bournemouth 3-0 away.
Manchester City had a comfortable win against Everton at the Goodison Park. They beat Everton 2-0 away to reach the semi-finals.
Chelsea played against the team at the bottom in the Premier League. They beat Sheffield United 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. It was a comfortable win for the London Club.
Leicester dumped Manchester United out of the Competition with a comfortable 3-1 win at home. The foxes who were the underdogs triumphed in what was termed the upset of the Competition so far.
The four teams who made it to the semi-finals would be tugging it out at the Wembley Stadium to know who would reach the finals of the Competition. Manchester City would be playing against Chelsea on the 17th of April while Leicester City would be tugging it out with Southampton on the 18th.
The Machester City match against Chelsea is the star match of the semi-finals. Both teams are favourites to win the Competition. It's definitely going to be a tough one for both teams. Manchester City are already in three semi-finals already. They are looking forward to winning a quadruple. They are the best team in England. They are favourite to win the Premier League as they top the log with 11points gap from the team at the second position. They have reached the finals of the Carabao Cup. They would certainly want to make it to the finals of the FA Cup. Chelsea have picked up form since the new Manager Tuchel took over. They are not favourites to win tomorrow's game but they have the ability to dump Manchester City out of the Competition.
Manchester City are six times winners of the Competition while Chelsea are eight times winners of the FA Cup.
Leicester City and Southampton would be tugging it out on Sunday. Leicester are favourites to reach the finals but anything can happen. Southampton are no pushovers.
Southampton have won the FA Cup once in 1976 and they look forward to making it two if they could beat Leicester city. Leicester City have been to four FA Cup finals. This might be their fifth and they look forward to winning the FA Cup for the first time.
1. Chelsea Vs Manchester City 17:30 GMT, on 17th April.
2. Leicester City Vs Southampton 18: 30 GMT on 18th April.
The FA Cup is back, beautiful and exciting. Enjoy the games and don't forget to predict the finalist of the Competition. Who are you betting your money on?