Man City beats Chelsea with late Silva goal to make FA Cup final
Bernardo Silva fired Manchester City into the FA Cup last after they beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley on Saturday.
The Portuguese playmaker’s 84th-minute objective ensured City maintained its pursuit of back-to-back home doubles within the week when its Champions League protection was ended by Real Madrid.
Kevin De Bruyne’s cross from the left was transformed by Silva on the far publish through a deflection from Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella.
Chelsea had possibilities to take the lead, the perfect of them missed by Nicolas Jackson.
Manchester United meets Coventry within the different semifinal on Sunday. The last is on May 25.
RELEGATION BATTLE
Burnley’s hopes of survival have been boosted by routing last-placed Sheffield United 4-1.
Vincent Kompany’s workforce is placing collectively a late-season bid to keep away from the drop with just one loss in seven within the league. Burnley is inside three factors of security.
The win at Bramall Lane pushed Sheffield United nearer to relegation, 10 factors from security with 5 video games to go.
First-half targets from Jacob Bruun Larsen and Lorenz Assignon put Burnley in management by the break. Gustavo Hamer briefly gave the house followers hope of a fightback earlier than Lyle Foster and Johann Berg Gudmundsson sealed Burnley’s fifth win of the marketing campaign.
A superb day for Burnley was made even higher as relegation rival Luton was hammered at dwelling by Brentford 5-1.
Luton, in 18th, had the possibility to maneuver out of the underside three with a win, however is simply two factors forward of Burnley in nineteenth.
Yoane Wissa struck twice for Brentford, which moved 10 factors away from the drop zone.