16 Feb 2014

City down Chelsea in FA Cup

8:45 am on 16 February 2014

Manchester City avenged their recent loss to Chelsea in the Premier League with a 2-nil home win that sent them into the quarter-finals of English football's FA Cup.

City's perfect home record in the league was spoilt last week when Chelsea pulled off a 1-0 win at the Etihad Stadium, but goals in each half from Stevan Jovetic and Samir Nasri gave Manuel Pellegrini's side revenge.

Both managers named strong teams for the heavyweight fifth-round clash, but hosts City dominated from the off.

Meanwhile Wigan Athletic's defence of the Cup remains on course after the second-tier side won 2-1 at Premier League club Cardiff City to reach the last eight.

Shock 1-0 winners over Manchester City in last season's final, Wigan were subsequently relegated to the Championship but they put paid to Cardiff thanks to a fine goal from cup final match-winner Ben Watson.