Manchester City versus Sheffield United stats and facts
● Sheffield United have won all four of their FA Cup ties against Manchester City, most recently a 2-1 fourth round victory in the 2007-08 campaign.
● But in all competitions, Man City are unbeaten in 12 home games against Sheffield United (W7 D5) since a 3-2 loss in the second tier in October 1987. The Citizens have kept a clean sheet in their last nine such games.
● Top-flight clubs have won the last 13 FA Cup semi-final ties against sides from a lower division, since Sunderland beat Norwich 1-0 at Hillsborough in the 1991-92 campaign.
● Manchester City are featuring in the FA Cup semi-finals for the sixth time in the last seven seasons and for the fifth consecutive campaign. However, they've lost four of their five ties in this time, and could become the first side in FA Cup history to lose a semi-final in four consecutive campaigns.
● Sheffield United are looking to reach the FA Cup final for the first time since 1936. The Blades have lost five semi-finals in that time, most recently a 5-3 loss to Hull City in 2013-14.
● Manchester City have won all four of their FA Cup games this season by an aggregate score of 14-0. The last team to reach the FA Cup final without conceding a goal en route were Everton in 1965-66.
● Sheffield United beat Premier League opposition (Spurs) in the fifth round of the FA Cup this season, ending a run of five consecutive defeats against top-flight sides in the competition. They last eliminated multiple top-tier opponents in a single campaign in 2013-14 (Aston Villa and Fulham).
● Manchester City have lost four of their last five games at Wembley Stadium (W1), as many as they had in their first 18 at the ground since its reopening in 2007 (W11 D3).
● Sheffield United are winless in their last six competitive matches at Wembley Stadium (D1 L5) since winning their first ever match at the ground in the 1925 FA Cup final (1-0 vs Cardiff).
● Man City's Phil Foden has been involved in seven goals in his last six FA Cup appearances (4 goals, 3 assists). Overall in the competition, Foden has won 16 of his 19 games, with his only three defeats coming in his three appearances at Wembley Stadium.
● No team has had more different goalscorers in the FA Cup this season than Sheffield United (10, excluding own goals), with Oli McBurnie the only player to score more than once for the Blades so far.
● Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick in Man City's 6-0 quarter-final win against Burnley, making him the first ever player to score an FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League hat-trick in the same campaign. This would be his first appearance at Wembley Stadium, with Ronny Johnsen the last Norwegian player to net for a Premier League club at the ground (with Manchester United in the 1997 Community Shield).
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