Chelsea VS Man City: Preview, Prediction & Odds

The Super Sunday will feature a very high-voltage match tonight in the English Premier League between Chelsea FC and Manchester City. Following a dominating victory over Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea FC are set to welcome the table topper, Man City, at Stamford Bridge tonight. However, there is a massive point difference between the two sides as Man City are at the top of the table, while Chelsea FC stand at 10th. But regardless of their position, this match is a matter of pride for the two giants. Can Chelsea secure a win over Pep Guardiola's flying Man City?

Stats&Facts

• After winning the first six matches in the league, Man City suffered two defeats in a row. However, the Guardiola boys recovered well and registered three successive wins in their following three games.
• Chelsea have already lost four of their last 11 league games. However, the Blues won three of their last five matches in this competition.
• Chelsea's recent record against Manchester City is a total disaster. They lost their last five meetings with Man City in the English Premier League, with all those games ended by a 1-0 scoreline.
• Man City's record at Stamford Bridge is quite well, winning their last three Premier League encounters at Stamford Bridge.
• The Guardiola boys have won their last six matches against Chelsea in all competitions. The Citizens kept a clean sheet in each of those games and scored a total of 10 goals.

Team News

Argentine World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez got a knock during the match against Tottenham Hotspur and had to come off just before the hour mark. The Chelsea midfielder didn't train yesterday, but the Chelsea boss didn't provide any update on him. However, Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Trevoh Chalobah, and Carney Chukwuemeka are still out of the squad due to their respective injury. As for Man City, they will miss the service of John Stones. Pep Guardiola fears John Stones will be unavailable until the international break. “Stones is injured. He is not ready for tomorrow [Today] and we will see after the international break. I don’t know (whether he will be ready) for Liverpool, Guardiola said in the press conference. However, Pep Guardiola provided a positive update on Manuel Akenji, who has missed City's last two games due to an injury. Akenji returned to the training and is available for today's clash. But Kevin de Bruyne remains out of the squad for his hamstring injury. Possible Lineup for Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson Possible Lineup for Man City: Ederson; Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Walker, Rodri, Kovacic, Doku; Silva, Alvarez; Haaland

Prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Man City

Although Chelsea humiliated Tottenham Hotspur in their last game, it will be very difficult to do so against the table topper Man City. All the records are in Man City's favor and they are in fantastic form. Therefore, the Citizens are the favourite side in today's match against Chelsea.

Betfair Odds

Chelsea: 4.71 Draw: 3.80 Man City: 1.79 Visit BFB247 to get real-time Betfair Odds.