This weekend at Wembley, two London based clubs go head-to-head for the chance to secure a place in an FA Cup final. Crystal Palace look to reach the final for the first time since 2016 when Manchester United defeated them in extra time, whilst Chelsea looks to make it to the final for the second year in a row.
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FA CUP SEMI-FINAL CHELSEA VS CRYSTAL PALACE: BETTING TIPS
CHELSEA
Chelsea will still be recovering from their encounter against Real Madrid in the Champions League, in which they fell short after forcing extra time.
The Blues started well and got their initial goal which was the most important one to get them firing, pinning back the home side and making it all square on aggregate in the second half with Rudiger. Timo Werner scored a tremendous solo goal to put the Blues in front for the first time in the tie, but a magical through ball from Luka Modric sliced open the defence for the substitute Rodrygo to force extra time. Chelsea fashioned a couple of chances, but Karim Benzema took his opportunity and put his side through to the UCL Semi-Final.
After such a terrific effort to come back from behind but still let it slip, Thomas Tuchel will hope his side recover both physically and mentally as they see the FA Cup as the only possible venue for silverware.
Timo Werner is back amongst the goalscorers as of late with two against Southampton, another three attempts striking the post and tucking away the third against Real Madrid in recent games. With Romelu Lukaku not featuring, it will be up to the German to provide the goals and steer his side to yet another title.
Timo Werner to score anytime during the match at 21/10 (3.10)
Chelsea to win to nil is priced at 2.45 (13/9)
CRYSTAL PALACE
Crystal Palace has endured a very positive spell in the Premier League since Patrick Viera took over as head coach with some great results, such as winning 3-0 against Arsenal and taking all points available off City, coming out victorious at the Etihad. The Eagles will need to put in a performance similar to that one at the Etihad if they want to make it to the Fa Cup Final in May.
The last time both sides met in the Premier League, Chelsea took all three points with a narrow victory as Hakim Ziyech scored late on in the game. Viera will not have Matt Callagher available for the match because he is loaned out from Chelsea and thus cannot play against his parent club – which is a blow for the Eagles as the Englishmen is the second top scorer in all competition with nine goals to his name.
Last time out, the Eagles were defeated away from home by Leicester City as the Foxes went two up in the first half, with a solitary goal from Zaha coming in the 66th minute. Jordan Ayew believes that the defeat against the Foxes will act as a ‘’wake-up call’’ ahead of the big match next Sunday.
Crystal Palace is priced at 2/1 (3.00) to score the match’s first goal.
Both teams to score in the match is at 19/20 (1.95)
Jordan Ayew to score anytime during the match is at 35/4 (9.75)
FA CUP SEMI-FINAL CHELSEA VS CRYSTAL PALACE: BETTING ODDS
Favourites to make it through are Chelsea, who are priced at 3/5 (1.60), whilst Crystal Palace are at 5/1 (6.00) and a draw at 61/20 (4.05).
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