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Chelsea FC 5-1 Manchester City: Five Talking Points

By Joseph Williams

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21 : Chelsea celebrate after Eden Hazard of Chelsea scores to make it 4-1 as a dejected Manchester City team walk behind them during the Emirates FA Cup match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on February 21, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21 : Chelsea celebrate after Eden Hazard of Chelsea scores to make it 4-1 as a dejected Manchester City team walk behind them during the Emirates FA Cup match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on February 21, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 21 : Bertrand Traore of Chelsea celebrates after scoring to make it 5-1 with Willian of Chelsea during the Emirates FA Cup match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on February 21, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 21 : Bertrand Traore of Chelsea celebrates after scoring to make it 5-1 with Willian of Chelsea during the Emirates FA Cup match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on February 21, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images) /

4. Second Half Improvement

While Chelsea had begun to dominate the game midway through the first half, they had nothing to show for it as the game was tied at halftime. David Faupala’s goal had cancelled out Costa’s effort and gave the visitors a glimmer of hope that they could pull off an upset. This was a particularly dangerous position for the Blues, as City’s young side could play without restraints, and would likely throw everything they could at Chelsea.

The hosts responded by scoring two goals before City could even get a foothold again. Willian and Cahill powered Chelsea to a commanding 3-1 lead. With the combination of City’s match-squad and ambition, the 3-1 scoreline could be seen as enough to put the game out of reach. Hazard and Traore would then go and add two more, putting an emphatic stamp on the game. Chelsea fans will be pleased that the squad were able to finish off their pesky opponents in style.

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