We simulated Man City vs Chelsea to predict if the Blues can reach the FA Cup final

Chelsea will make their second Wembley trip of 2024 later today when the Blues face FA Cup holders Manchester City in the semi-finals.

Late goals from Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke saw Chelsea secure a 4-2 win over Leicester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals, setting up the clash with Man City. The semi-final will be the Blues' second visit to Wembley of the season so far, with the last trip ending in a tough 1-0 defeat against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.

Chelsea enter the clash in great form, with the Blues unbeaten in their last eight across all competitions — the last defeat being in the Carabao Cup final at the end of February. If Mauricio Pochettino's side are victorious against City, they will face Coventry City or Manchester United in the final.

Both games in the Premier League between Chelsea and City have ended in draws this season, so how will the FA Cup semi-final clash play out? Let's take a look.

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Ederson; Lewis, Stones, Dias, Ake; Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo; Doku, Alvarez, Grealish.

We predict that Chelsea could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Petrovic; Gusto, Chalobah, Silva, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson.

Chelsea struggled to get going at Wembley, with City seeing most of the ball in the first half but failing to create any clear-cut chances. Julian Alvarez had a glorious chance to make it 1-0 in the 51st minute when he was slipped through on goal by Jeremy Doku, but his driven shot across goal whistled just wide of the post.

A big chance