Two City games & Liverpool in 16-day span: Chelsea's crazy schedule after World Cup
Chelsea have been drawn against Man City in the FA Cup Third Round. It means the Blues will have to face the Citizens two times in a row in January, as a Premier League game between the two sides is scheduled for January 5.
Furthermore, there's a league game against Liverpool approximately two weeks after the City clash.
Here's what Chelsea's fixture list after the World Cup looks like:
Bournemouth (h) — December 27
Nottingham Forest (a) — January 1
Man City (h) — January 5
Man City (a) — between January 6 and 9 — FA Cup
Fulham (a) — January 12
Crystal Palace (h) — January 15
Liverpool (a) — January 21
Source: Google