It would have been difficult to forecast what happened last weekend. Chelsea looked set fair for victory when going 1-0 up just before the break. Man City had drifted out to 21.0 in the In Play market but then it all went wrong for the Blues.

Stoke ensured they did not have to face the same opposition again this weekend by beating Roberto Mancini's side in their fifth round replay.

Chelsea's record against Stoke is good in recent years with three wins out of three since the Potters' return to the top flight. The winners have come late though with 90th minute strikes required at the Bridge last season and at the Britannia Stadium in September.

That suggests Stoke are tough to break down and it could pay to look at the In Play markets for this game, particularly if you are watching on TV rather than at the ground. Just before Florent Malouda scored the winner at Stoke earlier in the season, the Blues were available to back at odds of 9.0.

Only Aston Villa have conceded fewer first half goals than Tony Pulis' this season. They have been level at the break on 16 occasions so far and it may pay to take odds of a draw at half time and a Chelsea win at full time, at odds of 4.0 rather than a straight Blues victory at 1.30.

Chelsea are 2.0 favourites to win the FA Cup this season.

188BET is the official betting partner of Chelsea Football Club. It is the world's most popular In-Play betting service, providing betting over the full 90 minutes of more than 3,000 football games every month. In-Play gives you the chance to pit your wits against those of the 188BET traders.

The odds are updated in real time and produce great opportunities if you can strike at the right time. When Chelsea beat Man United earlier in the season, the odds at the start of the game were as short as 1.93 but had drifted to 3.50 just before John Terry's winner.