FA Cup big feature — Spurs against Manchester City
JustBet offers Chelsea at odds of $2.00 to beat Aston Villa
There will be two mouth-watering encounters among those games. Firstly, Chelsea will host high-flying Aston Villa in an eagerly anticipated clash, then later today, free-scoring and in-form Tottenham will play host to red-hot Manchester City in an expected goal fest that should have fans on the edge of their seats.
Event # 1 – FA Cup – Chelsea vs Aston Villa – 2:45 PM
In a stunning Carabao Cup semi-final display on Tuesday, Chelsea annihilated championship side Middlesbrough 6-1 to book a spot in the final against either Fulham or Liverpool, who will play each other in midweek. After failing to lead Tottenham to silverware during his five years at the club, Coach Mauricio Pochettino could mark his first year at Chelsea with an EFL trophy, which has eluded him in English football.
While Chelsea battered Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup to advance to the final, visitors Aston Villa cruised pass the same opponents to set up this FA Cup clash with Chelsea.
Aston Villa might be flying high in the Premier League but in FA Cup campaigns they have struggled; incredibly, it’s been 24 years since Villa last won an FA Cup match away to a fellow Premier League side.
Interestingly, not since 2010 have Chelsea and Aston Villa played out a 0-0 draw, which would suggest that many goals could be on the cards — Villa had secured back-to-back wins and back-to-back clean sheets over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2023, offering hopes to the Aston Villa hopefuls that they could secure all three points in the contest.
Both sides – Manchester City have just one win against Tottenham in their last five meetings, suffering three defeats during this run. Tottenham’s last game ended 2-2, City’s last game ended 3-2, and when both teams met earlier this season, it ended 3-3, so expect goals again.