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Manchester City logo
FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 8, 2023 at 4.30pm UK
Etihad Stadium
Chelsea logo

Man City
4 - 0
Chelsea

Mahrez (23', 85' pen.), Alvarez (30' pen.), Foden (38')
Rodri (54'), Silva (70'), Cancelo (87')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Gallagher (62')

The Match

Match Report

A merciless Manchester City pile the pressure on Chelsea boss Graham Potter with a straightforward 4-0 win in the third round of the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium.

Team News

Teenage duo Bashir Humphreys and Lewis Hall both start for Chelsea versus Manchester City in the FA Cup third round.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Sunday's FA Cup third-round clash with Manchester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie with Manchester City.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
Thursday, January 5 at 8pm in Premier League
Last Game: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
Thursday, January 5 at 8pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 55.84%. A win for Chelsea had a probability of 23.59% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.96%) and 3-1 (6.77%). The likeliest Chelsea win was 1-2 (5.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.72%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawChelsea
55.84% (0.809 0.81) 20.56% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03) 23.59% (-0.77 -0.77)
Both teams to score 65.58% (-0.85799999999999 -0.86)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.12% (-0.709 -0.71)31.88% (0.712 0.71)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.57% (-0.836 -0.84)53.42% (0.839 0.84)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.44% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)11.55% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
63.51% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)36.49% (0.023999999999994 0.02)
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.15% (-0.96199999999999 -0.96)25.85% (0.967 0.97)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.18% (-1.325 -1.33)60.82% (1.328 1.33)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 55.84%
    Chelsea 23.59%
    Draw 20.56%
Manchester CityDrawChelsea
2-1 @ 9.41% (0.098000000000001 0.1)
2-0 @ 6.96% (0.261 0.26)
3-1 @ 6.77% (0.067 0.07)
1-0 @ 6.45% (0.244 0.24)
3-0 @ 5% (0.186 0.19)
3-2 @ 4.58% (-0.082 -0.08)
4-1 @ 3.65% (0.035 0.04)
4-0 @ 2.7% (0.099 0.1)
4-2 @ 2.47% (-0.045 -0.04)
5-1 @ 1.58% (0.015 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.17% (0.042 0.04)
4-3 @ 1.11% (-0.053 -0.05)
5-2 @ 1.07% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 55.84%
1-1 @ 8.72% (0.094000000000001 0.09)
2-2 @ 6.37% (-0.112 -0.11)
0-0 @ 2.99% (0.114 0.11)
3-3 @ 2.07% (-0.096 -0.1)
Other @ 0.43%
Total : 20.56%
1-2 @ 5.9% (-0.101 -0.1)
0-1 @ 4.04% (0.045 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.87% (-0.133 -0.13)
0-2 @ 2.73% (-0.046 -0.05)
1-3 @ 2.66% (-0.122 -0.12)
0-3 @ 1.23% (-0.056 -0.06)
2-4 @ 0.97% (-0.073 -0.07)
Other @ 3.19%
Total : 23.59%

How you voted: Man City vs Chelsea

Manchester City
65.9%
Draw
12.8%
Chelsea
21.3%
164
Head to Head
Jan 5, 2023 8pm
Nov 9, 2022 8pm
Third Round
Man City
2-0
Chelsea
Mahrez (53'), Alvarez (58')

Koulibaly (18')
Jan 15, 2022 12.30pm
Sep 25, 2021 12.30pm
Chelsea
0-1
Man City

Alonso (77'), Christensen (78'), Rudiger (84')
Jesus (53')
Laporte (65'), Dias (90+6')
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0-1
Chelsea

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Havertz (42')
Rudiger (57')
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1Liverpool15113131131836
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