Chelsea have held Manchester City to two draw games already this season in the league and have a great chance to reach the final of the FA Cup after Pep Gaurdiola’s side suffered a draining defeat against Rael Madrid.
The Blues are ninth on the league table but want to kill two birds with one stone, as reaching the FA Cup and winning it will give them a first trophy under ClearLake ownership and also guarantee a Europa League spot.
But first, they will have to find a way past the holder without Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku and Levi Colwill who are all ruled out of the game.
The news though is that Raheem Sterling who missed the Everton game on Monday night and Axel Disasi who was out due to injury have all returned to training this week and are in contention for a spot in the squad. 23-year-old midfielder Enzo Fernandez is also fit and is likely to start.
Sterling has scored against City in both of the league games this season so there is a real temptation to bring them straight back in but given how well Noni Madueke and Mykhailo Mudryk have been playing it will be interesting to see which two of the three get the call to start.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has been eliminated from four of his eight major semi-finals in his managerial career, he also lost the League Cup final against Liverpool earlier in the season.
He’ll be desperate to make up for it tomorrow, so with that in mind, here is the team the Chelsea manager is likely to name.
1. Djordje Petrovic
He'll be Chelsea's goalkeeper against the mighty Manchester City. | AFP via Getty Images
2. Marc Cucurella
His recent performance and injury to Ben Chilwell means he gets to keep his spot. | Getty Images
3. Trevoh Chalobah
He was outstanding against Everton and gets to keep his spot. | Getty Images
4. Axel Disasi
Missed his first Chelsea game against Everton but is likely to be back straight into it. | Getty Images