Chelsea vs Tottenham: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats from the FA Cup clash
Gary Cahill is almost certainly out of Chelsea's semi-final clash with Tottenham at Wembley
Ahead of this weekend's FA Cup semi-final action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about the fixtures, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.
Here is all you need to know about Chelsea's clash with Tottenham at Wembley.
Chelsea vs Tottenham (Wembley)
Team news
Chelsea
Defender Gary Cahill is almost certainly out of Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday due to illness.
Cahill was admitted to hospital this week with gastroenteritis, with Nathan Ake and Kurt Zouma possible replacements and John Terry likely to be on the substitutes' bench.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is available again following an ankle injury which saw him miss last Sunday's loss at Manchester United.
Provisional squad: Courtois, Begovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Alonso, Kante, Hazard, Loftus-Cheek, Moses, Pedro, Costa, Matic, Willian, Batshuayi, Terry, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Luiz, Eduardo, Aina, Ake.
Tottenham
Tottenham defender Danny Rose will not recover in time to be fit for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.
Rose has begun training again after missing almost three months with a knee injury but the full-back will not make the clash at Wembley.
Danny Rose will not recover in time to feature against Antonio Conte's side on Saturday
Erik Lamela and Harry Winks are both out with hip and ankle injuries respectively while goalkeeper Michel Vorm is also unavailable with a knee problem.
Provisional squad: Lloris, Lopez, Whiteman, Davies, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Dier, Wimmer, Walker, Trippier, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Alli, Sissoko, Onomah, Son, Janssen, Kane.
Key match stats (supplied by Opta)
The Blues have only lost one of their last five FA Cup semi-final ties, but it was in their last such appearance in 2013 (vs Manchester City).
Tottenham have lost each of their last six FA Cup semi-final appearances (1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2010 and 2012). Should they lose this, they’ll set a record for consecutive FA Cup semi-final defeats (Chelsea also six between 1920 and 1966).
The last time these sides met in the competition was in the 2012 semi-final, with Chelsea running out 5-1 winners en route to lifting the trophy.
In all competitions, Spurs have won just two of their last 16 meetings with Chelsea (D7 L7), though they did win the last game between them 2-0 in January.
This will be the fourth meeting between these sides at the new Wembley, making it the joint-most played fixture at the ground since it re-opened in 2007 (Chelsea v Man Utd also four).
The last time the two sides met in the FA Cup, Chelsea won 5-1 in the semi-finals in 2012
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