Manchester United play in their 30th FA Cup semi-final, a record, and have reached 20 finals (winning 12).
Chelsea have played in 10 semi-finals this century, four in successive seasons.
In 14 previous Cup ties between the two clubs, United have won 9 (only one to win a semi-final) and Chelsea 5.
Chelsea have won the last four FA Cup ties v United, losing the most recent one and United have beaten Chelsea twice in the league and once in the League Cup.
At neutral stadia, United have won 7 out of 8 Finals, all at Wembley Stadium, but did lose to Chelsea 1-0 in their last meeting in the 2018 FA Cup Final. Chelsea have won 2 times v 1 in finals.
United hope to be the first club to reach 21 FA Cup Finals. Won 12 Lost 8 = to Arsenal in total (Won 13 Lost 7).
Their first was in 1909 beating Bristol City 1-0.
The last victory was 2016 beating Crystal Palace 2-1.
Chelsea hoping to be the first club to reach 8 finals this century. Overall they have won 8 and lost 5 finals. Their first was against Sheffield United in 1915 (the Khaki Cup Final) losing 0-3.
Their next final was 1967 v Spurs.
Chelsea have won 13 out of 23 semi-finals, losing to Man Utd in 1996, Liverpool in 2006 and Man City in 2013.
United have won 15 out of 17 semi-finals, losing to Everton in 2009 and Man City in 2011.
The two clubs will have met 9 times at Wembley old and new, the most played fixture between clubs at the stadium. Both teams have triumphed 4 times in these including three by penalties (Chelsea 1 and United 2).
FA CUP SEMI-FINAL: ARSENAL v MANCHESTER CITY
Arsenal play in a record 30th FA Cup Semi-final. They have won 20 and lost 9.
They hope to be the first club to get to 21 finals, 8 in the 21st Century. Won 13: Lost 7 =20
The first final was in 1927 against Cardiff losing remarkably 1-0; worth looking at the goal scored!
Their last 2017 v Chelsea winning 2-1.
Manchester City have won 6 Finals and lost 5 = 11 appearances. Their first was in 1904 beating Bolton W 4-0 and the most recent v Watford winning 6-0 in 2019. They have played in 14 semi-fnals and won 11.
They have also won their last 10 FA Cup ties. Goals for 37 Against 4.
The two have met in two semi-finals, The Gunners winning both times.
In 4 previous FA Cup ties Arsenal have won 3. (1903-4 as Woolwich Arsenal away win 0-2, 1931-2 as Arsenal home win 1-0, 1970-1 1-2 Arsenal away win, 2016-17 Man City 3-1 home win)
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