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Chelsea clash with Tottenham as Arsenal face Man City in FA Cup tie

By Michael Abayateye
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League leaders, Chelsea will clash against second-placed Tottenham Hotspurs in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday with the Blues hoping to bounce back from their defeat to Manchester United and get a win over Spurs.

Antonio Conte would face off with Mauricio Pochettino  as both coaches have enjoyed an incredible season and would be seeking to get the better of each other.

Chelsea beat Tottenham in the first round of the league while Spurs got their revenge in the second round to end Chelsea's 11 matches unbeaten run.

The FA Cup would settle the little rivalry between the two sides as they are chasing for the EPL trophy and also had to compete for the FA Cup.

Tottenham would be a very tough side to beat having recorded some remarkable wins in the league and also gained some form in the likes of Dele Alli, Mousa Dembele, Harry Kane and Heung Mim-Son.

They are fired up to get another win over wounded Chelsea who would also be searching for a double in Conte's first season.

But Chelsea would have to really on Eden Hazard, Diego Costa, N'golo Kante as well as Pedro to get the needed result against a very difficult side.

Meanwhile, Arsenal would take on Manchester City in the other FA Cup tie which promises to be engaging with both teams looking forward to getting into the final.

Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola would also be facing each other at the management corner while they instruct their boys to deliver the goals.

With both teams struggling to gain a top four position and almost losing out in the title challenge, an FA Cup glory would be enough compensation.

Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Theo Walcott would be leading the attack for Arsenal while Manchester would always really on Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane and Kevin de bruyne to 'destroy' their opponents.

However the EPL would be played concurrently with the FA Cup as some teams would also be engaged in interesting encounters.

West Ham would take on Everton, Hull City vs Watford, Swansea vs Stoke City, while Bournemouth would battle it out with Middlesbrough on Saturday.

On Sunday, Burnley would host Liverpool while Liverpool would also come against Crystal Palace in another exciting game.

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