Wrexham have already beaten Premier League Nottingham Forest in this season’s FA Cup
Chelsea have scored nine goals against two Championship teams in the FA Cup
Recommended bet: Pedro Neto to score or assist
Chelsea have already swept aside two Championship teams on their way to the FA Cup fifth round but they face their biggest test yet on Saturday, a clash with in-form Wrexham at a raucous Racecourse Ground.
The aptly nicknamed Red Dragons are in red-hot form, picking up more points (29) than any other Championship team before this weekend, but even their Hollywood-based owners may struggle to come up with a script where they beat the star-studded Blues and make the FA Cup quarter-finals.
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Team news
Wrexham’s Matty James and Liberato Cacace are nearing returns but this game comes too soon so they miss out alongside Ben Sheaf, Aaron James and Lewis Brunt.
Levi Colwill remains sidelined with an ACL injury but Jamie Gittens, Estevao and Dario Essugo are back in training and could feature. Chelsea are also boosted by the return of Pedro Neto from suspension.
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The stats
Wrexham last made the FA Cup quarter-finals in the 1996-97 season.
Chelsea have lifted the FA Cup eight times, the joint-third most of any team.
Wrexham have lost only two of their last 15 matches in all competitions. Including penalty-shootout victories, the Red Dragons have won 11 times during that run.
Only Burton winger Tyrese Shade (five) has scored more FA Cup goals than Chelsea’s Pedro Neto (four) this season.
Both teams have scored in eight of the Blues’ last 10 matches.
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Prediction
Chelsea cruised past Championship sides Charlton and Hull in the previous rounds, winning 5-1 and 4-0, but Wrexham will have a ferocious crowd behind them and they have been the second-tier’s best team since Christmas, so they should receive a sterner test on Saturday.
That said, the Blues put in their best performance under Liam Rosenior in Wednesday’s stunning 4-1 win at Aston Villa, so they will be raring to go and have the quality to enjoy themselves in North Wales.
Rosenior will be tempted to keep the same line-up from the Villa Park rout but Chelsea’s deep squad means there is plenty of competition for places and one man in particular will be keen to take his chance.
Pedro Neto has some making up to do after his idiotic red card cost the Blues against Arsenal last Sunday but, luckily for him, his form in this competition suggests he may very well do just that.
The Portuguese has scored four goals in just 96 minutes of FA Cup action this term, netting a hat-trick against Hull in the previous round, and his desire to get the fans back on board should see him mark his return from suspension with a goal involvement.
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