Man City vs Chelsea live score, result, stats as Silva goal sees holders return to FA Cup final
Manchester City have reached the FA Cup final after they beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley thanks to a late Bernardo Silva strike.
Silva's goal saved Pep Guardiola's side from playing another extra time period after they were dumped out of the Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday evening on penalties by Real Madrid.
Mauricio Pochettino's side will be furious with themselves for allowing the game to get to that stage of the match without them taking the lead. They created far more chances and Nicolas Jackson easily could have had a brace.
Cole Palmer has been in scintillating form and started the game on the front foot against his former side as he looked to give Chelsea the lead. He combined well with Noni Madueke down the right and the 21-year-old glided past Rodri, an achievement in itself, before slotting the ball to the far corner but Stefan Ortega made the save.
City had few chances in the first half but their best came after a Kevin De Bruyne trademark through ball as he split Chelsea's defence. He picked out Phil Foden who could have struck the ball first time but decided to take the ball around Dorde Petrovic and subsequently the angle tightened. He then played the ball across the box and Marc Cucurella cleared the danger.
Chelsea in the second half again were the better side but faltered at the most important stage. Jackson had two magnificent chances in less than a minute of each other as he was played through one-on-one with Ortega but struck the ball straight at the City keeper. The Senegalese forward then had a header inside of the six-yard box which was again right at Ortega.
But Guardiola's side got the job done as they so often do, this time it came after Silva's clinical finish at the back post. Again it was De
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