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Sports News of Sunday, 28 June 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

FA Cup semi-final draw: Man Utd vs Chelsea, Arsenal vs Man City

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Manchester United have been drawn against Chelsea while Arsenal will face Manchester City in the semi-finals of the English FA Cup.

United ensured their progression to the next stage by defeating Norwich City
2-1 at Carew Road on Saturday courtesy Odion Ighalo and Harry Maguire's goals.

Frank Lampard will get a chance to beat Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for the first time this season after they beat Leicester 1-0 on Sunday thanks to Ross Barkley's second-half strike.

Both sides have a point to prove as Ole's men play Lampard's Chelsea in a repeat of the 2018 final, which was won by the Blues.

Manchester City's 2-0 defeat of Newcastle at the weekend, thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling, to set up a last-four meeting against record 13-time winners Arsenal.

An injury-time strike from Dani Ceballos saw Arsenal squeeze past Sheffield United 2-1 in their last-eight clash at Bramall Lane on Sunday.

Both semi-finals on the weekend of July 18/19 and the final on August 1 are scheduled to be held at Wembley Stadium behind closed doors.

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