Chelsea, Man City meet again this Weekend after Thursday's Premier League Meeting

By Emmanuel Oladele - After Thursday's meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City in Premier League Matchday 19, the duo will meet again this weekend in the FA Cup Third Round slated for Sunday 8th January. The Thursday premier league game was played at Stamford Bridge but the FA Cup Game will hold at the Etihad Stadium.

Recall, Manchester City defeated Chelsea on Thursday by 1-0 courtesy of Riyad Mahrez 63rd minute strike in the second half of the game, the Blue will be going for a revenge on Sunday when they face City in the FA Cup. See match details below;

MATCH DETAILS

FA CUP THIRD ROUND

• Manchester City vs Chelsea

• Date: Sunday 8th January, 2023.

• Kickoff Time: 17:30 Nigeria Time (+1 GMT)

• Venue: Etihad Stadium

This will be the 8th meeting between both sides in the English FA Cup, Manchester City have won four, while Chelsea have won three.

The Citizens eliminated the Blues in the League Cup in November with a 2-0 win, a defeat to Pep Guardiola led side on Sunday will make it the second consecutive season that the London based team are eliminated from both League Cup and FA Cup by same team. Recall, Chelsea lost both finals to Liverpool in the 2021/22 season.