Manchester City v Chelsea player ratings: Foden 6, Silva 7; Palmer 7, Jackson 3

Silva scores only goal to settle FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium

Made vital stops from Palmer and Jackson, although some of Chelsea's finishing made the job easier. AP

Gave the ball away cheaply at times but dug in to get through second game in a week after return from injury. Reuters

Given the slip by Palmer a couple of times but defended manfully. AFP

Back in the side and did a decent job on Madueke. PA

Super block to deny Madueke but then lapsed to let Jackson run on goal. Subbed at half-time. AP

Looked tired with some uncharacteristic sloppy moments but came to rescue with some crucial interventions. AFP

On the fringes of the game at times but coolly slotted the winner. PA

Struggled to make an impact. Ran clear but couldn't quite round the keeper in the first half. AFP

Great pass to release Foden early on and his run and cross created the goal. Looked shattered. PA

Worked his socks off and looked a threat until taken off after heavy challenge from Caicedo. AFP

Struggled to get in the game, never looked like scoring. AFP

CITY SUBS. Dias (on for Stones, 45'): Couple of shaky moments but held it together and made important late challenge on Chilwell. Reuters

(On for Grealish, 66'): Caused problems with his pacy dribbling; Bobb (on for Alvarez, 88'): N/A. AFP

CHELSEA RATINGS. Made a couple of important saves in the second half. AFP

Impressive display from the full-back as he defended well and got forward to support Madueke. PA

Helped frustrate City with some excellent clearances and tackles, including one early on to thwart Alvarez. AFP

Was solid enough alongside Silva. Super sliding challenge to deny De Bruyne in the first half. PA

Too slow to close down for the goal but did well going forward. AP

Nice pass to release Jackson in first half but distribution was generally erratic. Reuters

Carded in the first half and lucky to stay on after poor challenge on Grealish. EPA

Threatened sporadically with his dribbling but could have done more. PA

Quality display against his former club. Skinned Rodri and was unlucky not to score in first half. AFP

Worked hard pressing City but didn't have a big impact on the ball. PA

Fell apart in front of goal. Wasted a big opportunity in the first half and then two in quick succession at the start of the second. Could have won his team the game. AFP

CHELSEA SUBS. Mudryk (on for Madueke, 79'): Butchered late chance to put ball in the box; Disasi (on for Gusto, 79'): 5; Sterling (on for Fernandez, 88'): N/A; Chilwell (on for Cucurella, 88'): N/A.

Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the game to fire Manchester City back into the FA Cup final as the Portugal midfielder's late strike sealed a 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola's side looked tired and were second best for long spells, but Chelsea wasted a host of good chances before Silva made them pay six minutes from time.

Perhaps below-par in the wake of their Champions League quarter-final loss against Real Madrid in midweek, City were far from their best and took a while to get going.

Last season's treble winners were helped out by Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson's wastefulness and Guardiola will hope this battling win provides a timely boost as they seek a Premier League and FA Cup double.

City will face Manchester United or Coventry, who meet on Sunday, in the final and will retain the Premier League title if they win their remaining six games.

Guardiola blamed his side's poor display on the scheduling. He said: "It's unacceptable to let us play today. It's impossible, for the health of the players. It's not normal. It's unacceptable, 120 minutes, the emotions of Madrid, the way we lose, honestly.

"I know this country is special (with the FA Cup) but it's for the health of the players. I don't understand how we survived today.

"Mentally so tough to recover. Rodri, the way he played today, Kyle (Walker), who was injured for a few weeks, I don't understand how they survived."