Can Morecambe Produce One of the Biggest FA Cup Upsets of All-time as They Travel to Chelsea
Chelsea vs Morecambe - 11/01/2025
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The stats show the last time a team from outside the Premier League reached the FA Cup final was in 2007/08.
Will we see an upset in this game and a team from outside the topflight reach the final this season?
The match between Chelsea and Morecambe will be played on the 11th of January at Stamford Bridge. The hosts are currently 4th in the Premier League on 36 points while the visitors are 23rd in League Two on 20 points.
Chelsea come into the game having been held to a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace in the Premier League last weekend. The Blues took only 14 minutes to open the scoring and led 1-0 at the interval.
Into the second half and Chelsea conceded in the 82nd minute and will look back at 2 points dropped.
The draw at Crystal Palace means Chelsea have failed to win any of their 4 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There was a 0-0 draw at Everton plus defeats at home against Fulham and away to Ipswich Town, all in the Premier League.
Trends show Chelsea are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 FA Cup ties. They have won each of their last 11 home FA Cup matches and Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in 2 of their 4 most recent FA Cup games on home soil.
Morecambe make the journey down to Stamford Bridge on the back of a 2-0 home win over Tranmere Rovers in League Two.
It was a big win for Morecambe in their battle against relegation out of the Football League and following a goalless first half, they took the lead in the 72nd minute. Morecambe sealed the win with a second goal 6 minutes from time.
The victory over Tranmere Rovers means Morecambe have won 2 of their last 8 fixtures in all competitions.
The additional victory came at Carlise United in League Two, the team currently bottom of the table. There was also a 2-2 draw at Tranmere Rovers in the league.
Statistics show Morecambe have won 4 of their last 5 FA Cup matches, all of which were played in rounds one and two. Morecambe have lost each of their 3 appearances in the FA Cup third round, including a 4-0 loss at Chelsea in 2021.
Team news and Chelsea are without the injured duo of Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile. There are also doubts over the fitness of Romeo Lavia, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Morecambe are likely to go with the same starting XI from the win over Tranmere, meaning Marcus Dackers will play as the lone striker and they could operate with five in midfield.
Everything points to a comfortable Chelsea win in this game. Morecambe have nothing to lose and will try and keep Chelsea at bay for as long as possible but as soon the hosts make the breakthrough, the match will be over.
We predict an easy home win for Chelsea, with a clean sheet and at least 3 goals scored.
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Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
FA
691417
1
3 - 0
2.84
2°
1.04
1.04
17.00
34.00
no
no
no
5 - 0(1 - 0)
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