The FA cup semifinals draw was held immediately after the Chelsea vs Manchester United tie. Manchester United having been knocked out by Chelsea in the quarter final game earlier, four Premier League sides emerged for the semifinals draw.
The final four are: Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.
London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham have been drawn against each other in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Arsenal, who will play in a record 29th FA Cup semi-final, face Manchester City in the other last-four tie.
Arsenal, who will play in a record 29th FA Cup semi-final, face Manchester City in the other last-four tie.
Both semi-finals will be played at Wembley on the weekend of 22 and 23 April.
Chelsea knocked out holders Manchester United in a hard-fought 1-0 win on Monday, with Spurs thrashing League One side Millwall on Sunday.
Arsenal, who lifted the trophy in 2014 and 2015, proved too good for non-league Lincoln City in a 5-0 home win on Saturday.
Manchester City are playing in the semi-finals for the first time in four seasons after beating Middlesbrough in a 2-0 away win.
| FA Cup semi-finalists recent head-to-head (previous five meetings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea v Tottenham | ||
| 1 Mar, 2015: | Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham | League Cup |
| 29 Nov, 2015: | Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea | Premier League |
| 2 May, 2016: | Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham | Premier League |
| 26 Nov, 2016: | Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham | Premier League |
| 4 Jan, 2017: | Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea | Premier League |
| Arsenal v Manchester City | ||
| 13 Sep, 2014 | Arsenal 2-2 Manchester City | Premier League |
| 18 Jan, 2015: | Manchester City 0-2 Arsenal | Premier League |
| 21 Dec, 2015: | Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City | Premier League |
| 8 May, 2016: | Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal | Premier League |
| 18 Dec, 2016: | Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal | Premier League |
"Tottenham have given Chelsea problems this season and it is a London derby too so gives it an edge," said former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, speaking as a BBC Match of the Day pundit after the Blues' quarter-final win.
"They are two very form teams but I think Chelsea are slight favourites as it stands."
Former England striker Alan Shearer added: "When the big boys joined in the FA Cup it got off to a slow start with teams resting players.
"But now there are four big hitters left and they are two semi-finals to look forward to."
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