Chelsea Face Manchester City for FA Cup, Chasing 1st Domestic Trophy Since 2018

16 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 16

Wembley hosts Chelsea against Manchester City on Saturday with Chelsea seeking a first domestic trophy since 2018 and a Europa League place that could salvage a season drifting toward a ninth-place Premier League finish.
1-1 at Liverpool last weekend stopped Chelsea from heading into the final on seven straight league defeats, but the club still has no permanent manager and remains under UEFA financial controls while searching for a new head coach.
£1.6bn of spending under BlueCo has fueled fan anger rather than trust, with protest group Not A Project CFC planning a Wembley march before kickoff and another demonstration in the 22nd minute against Tottenham next week.
13 games without a win against City underline the scale of the task for interim boss Calum McFarlane, even as Chelsea hope another cup run in chaotic circumstances can briefly mask a wider identity crisis.

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