Chelsea take on Crystal Palace in the semifinals of FA Cup. The match will be played on Sunday, April 17th at Wembley (London).
Chelsea shown in recent days that they came out of the crisis of early April. The current calendar month started badly for the "aristocrats". A terrible 1-4 with humble newcomer Brentford, then 1-3 with Real Madrid in the home Champions League quarter-final clash. But Thomas Tuchel was able to show himself again perfectly, to fix everything very quickly. First, Southampton got under the hot hand – 0-6. Then it turned out to shock the Spanish giant - "Real", and on his field. It seemed that after the defeat of 2 balls, the match at the “Santiago Bernabeu” turns into a formality. But in the 75th minute, the guests led 3-0, and this despite the fact that Alonso's ball was canceled through VAR. Unfortunately, in the 80th minute, Modric's brilliant pass to Rodrigo took place, which turned the dispute into overtime when Benzema struck the decisive blow. As a result, the owner of "Eared" resigned already in the quarterfinals.
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Crystal Palace spends the first year in a new format - with a coach, Patrick Vieira, and a rejuvenated squad. The 14th place in the 2020/2021 season has changed to the current 10th now, with 37 points after the 31st match. From the end of February, it turned out to be a series of 5 rounds without defeat. In this segment, there were victories not only over Watford, but also with Wolves and, most importantly, 3-0 with Arsenal. Also in March, there was a goalless draw with the champions, Manchester City. And only last Sunday they lost to Leicester, conceding twice at the end of the 1st half. But the main chance for the French manager and his wards to prove themselves is the national cup. There, frankly speaking, they were always lucky with lots. Yes, the "glaziers" have already passed 4 opponents but only Everton plays in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace last won a head-to-head in 2017. All subsequent 9 matches ended in victories for Chelsea. Including in February, as part of the Premier League. There, everything was decided by the only goal of Ziyech in the 89th minute. Tuchel has to think about how to replace Azpilicueta, Lukaku, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi at the same time, not to mention the long-injured Chilwell. Vieira will not be available to Olise and Ferguson. The bookmakers believe that the Crystal Palace Cup fairy tale is coming to an end. We recommend betting on the victory of Chelsea.
Prediction for the match: Chelsea to win.
