Chelsea vs Manchester City: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

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Published at :November 10, 2023 at 6:21 PM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 1:03 AM

Can the Blues stop Manchester City’s three match winning streak?

Chelsea go into this game in horrible form at Stamford Bridge and there will undoubtedly be some fans already writing this one off. It’s not been an ideal start to life as Chelsea manager for Mauricio Pochettino, with the problems clearly running deeper than just the managers. The Blues have only 15 points from the first 11 matches.

Manchester City, meanwhile, are just one point ahead of early league leaders Tottenham as they look to become the first ever men’s team to win the English top flight four years in a row. After losing back-to-back games they have bounced back well so far, beating Brighton and Manchester United in the league. Pep’s team will look to extend their lead at the top of the table.

Kick-Off:

Sunday, 12 November 2023 at 4:30 PM GMT (10:00 PM IST)

Location: Stamford Bridge

Form

Chelsea (all competitions): W-D-L-W-W

Manchester City (all competitions): W-W-W-W-W

Players to watch:

Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea)

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson hit his first career hat-trick in the win over Tottenham after enduring a difficult start to life in the Premier League. The young striker is showing good signs by getting into the right areas in the attacking half. The 22-year-old is athletic enough to trouble Manchester City at home, he keeps on getting in the right positions to score.

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Erling Haaland is one of the most in-form players in the footballing world. The Norwegian is already the top scorer in the Premier League and after scoring a brace against Young Boys, he has now scored 4 goals in 4 games in the Champions League. His goal scoring tally for Manchester City has gone upto 60 goals in 70 matches that he has played for Cityzens.

Match facts:

Manchester City have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches (Premier League).
Manchester City have won their last three league matches away to Chelsea, and has not lost to Chelsea in a competitive match since the 2021 Champions League final.
Chelsea have only won one match at Stamford Bridge this Premier League season.

Injury & Team News

Chelsea will continue to miss as many as nine players, Christopher Nkunku is nearing his return from his injury to make his Premier League debut. After receiving a red card Malang Sarr is suspended for this match. Armando Broja is also doubtful for this match.

Manchester City will be missing several important players in their upcoming match due to injury. Manchester City’s backup goalkeeper, Zack Steffen, is still recovering from knee surgery, while their midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, is out with a partial muscle tear. John Stones is doubtful for this match after suffering a thigh injury in their match against Young Boys.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 175

Chelsea wins – 71

Manchester City wins – 65

Draws – 39

Predicted Lineup:

Chelsea predicted lineup:

Sanchez; Colwill, Silva, Disasi, James; Fernandez, Caicedo; Gallagher, Sterling, Palmer; Jackson

Manchester City predicted lineup:

Ederson; Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Walker; Kovacic, Rodri; Grealish, Foden, Alvarez, Nunes; Haaland

Match prediction for Chelsea vs Manchester City:

Although Tottenham almost defeated Chelsea with nine players and a very high defensive line, most people would not bet against Manchester City defeating Chelsea in London. Pochettino will of course take steps to address the threat of the Premier League champions, but a victory at home is not going to be easy for the struggling North London club, Chelsea are once again trying to maintain winning streak in the Premier League.

Prediction: Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City

Telecast

India – Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar

UK – Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime Video

US – NBC, USA Network, Peacock

Nigeria – DSTV, Gotv, Star Times, Kwese TV

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