SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-MCI/REPORTFootball Prediction
Manchester City welcome Chelsea in a huge Premier League game on Saturday evening at the Etihad as they seek to go top of the Premier League.
The champions were pegged back by the Blues in a thrilling 4-4 draw back in November but Mauricio Pochettino’s side face a major task this time around as Pep Guardiola’s treble winners are now on a ten-match winning run.
Chelsea, meanwhile, remain hugely inconsistent. Capable of pulling off big performances against the top teams at times, they simply cannot be relied upon.
H2H / Stats
Man City wins: 65
Draws: 40
Chelsea wins: 71
Team News
City could only be missing Jack Grealish after he was forced off during their Champions League win away at FC Copenhagen, a game in which Bernardo Silva was also replaced. Josko Gvardiol will also miss around two weeks of action.
Chelsea, meanwhile, will assess Thiago Silva after the groin injury he sustained against Crystal Palace on Monday evening. Benoit Badiashile will also miss around a month of action with a similar problem. Romeo Lavia, Reece James, Robert Sanchez, Welsey Fofana, Marc Cucurella and Lesley Ugochukwu are long-term absentees.
Probable Line-Up
Man City XI: Ederson (GK), Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Rodri, Foden, De Bruyne, Alvarez, Doku, Haaland
Chelsea XI: Petrovic (GK), Disasi, Colwill, Gusto, Chilwell, Caicedo, Fernandez, Jackson, Gallagher, Palmer, Nkunku
Verdict
While Chelsea might have collected back-to-back domestic victories over the past week, Pochettino’s inconstant squad couldn’t have asked for a tougher challenge here. With Manchester City winning all of their previous 11 straight appearances across all competitions, Saturday’s hosts are riding a stunning wave of momentum since returning from November’s international break.
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