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FA Cup semi-final draw: Chelsea and Southampton to face off at Wembley

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Chelsea have Southampton as their final hurdle to reach consecutive FA Cup finals following Sunday's semi-final draw.

The Blues beat Leicester City in the last of four quarter-finals over the weekend, with Southampton beating League One's Wigan as Mark Hughes made his bow as manager.

Tottenham and Manchester United will meet in the other last-four clash. The final will take place on May 19.

Chelsea will be aiming to make back-to-back finals after losing to Arsenal in last season's showpiece event, Southampton last made the same stage in 2002-03 where they beat Watford on the way to also losing to Arsenal in the final at Millennium Stadium.

Southampton have lost in their previous four meetings with Chelsea, conceding nine goals, and meet again in the Premier League on April 14.

The two teams last met in the FA Cup in January 2013, with Chelsea running out convincing 5-1 winners at St. Mary's as Demba Ba scored twice on this debut.