Both league meetings between these sides this season have seen exactly three goals, with City coming away 3-0 winners in the clash at the Etihad and claiming a last gasp 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield.

I don’t trust either of these backlines at the moment, and think that the expected rotation from both sides will lead to a more open game, rather than take away from the entertainment of the contest. Liverpool have seen 3+ goals in both of their FA Cup matches so far this season, and have seen 48 goals across their 16 away matches in the Premier League (3.0 per game). 

No side has scored more goals at home in the Premier League this season than City (36 - 2.4 per game) - they could cover this line on their own, as they did when the sides first met this term. Man City also have the luxury of having a free week after this game, while Liverpool take on PSG in the Champions League. 

Chelsea return from the international break looking to end a run of four consecutive defeats, which saw them crash out of the Champions League and dented their chances of finishing in a Champions League spot for next season.

There’s quite a lot of frustration around Stamford Bridge at the moment, both with the fans and the players, which should leak into the performance here. If Port Vale can stay in the game for even the first 25-30 minutes, you’re likely to see the Stamford Bridge crowd turn a little.

Chelsea have picked up at least one yellow card in all three of their FA Cup games so far this season, picking up 2+ cards in two of these games. All of these games have been against lower league opponents as well, suggesting that Chelsea’s general petulance which has stalked them for the last few seasons still applies against weaker sides.

Arsenal and corners are a natural match with how often the Gunners look to use corners as a weapon in their attacking arsenal. Arteta hasn’t moved away from utilising corners as an effective route to goal, despite some criticism about the antics that Arsenal players get up to in the box.

Arsenal saw 12 match corners in the last round of the FA Cup as they overcame Mansfield 2-1. Mansfield managed to register four corners themselves to create this corner count, and Southampton can contribute to a similar degree here to get us over the line we need for this FA Cup clash.

Southampton saw 19 match corners in their 1-0 win over Fulham in the last round of the FA Cup, with the Cottagers contributing with 15 of these. This would suggest that Arsenal can do the bulk of the work here when it comes to reaching this corner count, with Southampton topping up the tally with a few set piece situations themselves.