Coventry City vs Chelsea Highlights FA Cup quarter-final

Coventry City vs Chelsea Highlights FA Cup quarter-final

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COVENTRY City take on Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-final at the Ricoh Arena tomorrow looking for their first cup appearance at Wembley since they won the competition in 1987.

Guss Hiddink's Premier League title contenders stand in the way of Chris Coleman's men and a place in the last four of the world famous knock-out competition which carries with it a tie at the country's world-reknowned flagship stadium.

Barring Wednesday night's 2-1 defeat at home to Sheffield United, the Sky Blues have strung together an impressive run of results of late, culminating in going through the entire month of February undefeated and earning Coleman the Championship Manager of the Month award.

Results last month included Championship wins over automatic promotion chasers and Midlands rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City as well as a memorable 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at the Ricoh Arena in an FA Cup fifth round replay.

Chelsea are also on an impressive run, going undefeated since the arrival of part-time manager Hiddink who replaced dismissed former boss Felipe Scolari last month.

The Blues currently sit in second place in the Premier League, seven points behind leaders Manchester United who have a game in hand.

Chelsea will be wary come tomorrow afternoon, however, after being knocked out of the FA Cup at the quarter-final stage by Championship outfit Barnsley this time last year.

The Sky Blues possess a favourable record at home against Chelsea in recent years, having won ten and drawn three of 19 meetings with the Blues in the last 30 years although tomorrow represents the first time the two sides have ever met in the FA Cup.

Infact, tomorrow will be the first time the two sides have met since the Sky Blues were relegated from the Premier League in 2001, City going down 2-0 in the third round of the League Cup at Highfield Road on October9, 2001 courtesy of strikes from Eidur Gudjohnsen and Mikael Forsell.

Now-Chelsea captain John Terry also featured in that game as a 20-year-old trying to break into the first team.

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