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Manchester City vs Chelsea: Match Previews

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 04:12

On Saturday, the Premier League season kicks off with a highly anticipated top-of-the-table game as Manchester City hosts Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium for a midday showdown.

Information

Time and date: 12:30 GMT, January 15, 2022
Venue: Etihad Stadium

Probable lineups

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Silva, Jesus, Foden.
Chelsea: Kepa; Christensen, Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Mount, Havertz; Lukaku.

Team news

Manchester City news

Manchester City will be without their top scorer in all competitions, Riyad Mahrez, who is away at the African Cup of Nations.
After exactly a month out, Kyle Walker returned to first-team action over the weekend, but Phil Foden, John Stones, and Oleksandr Zinchenko remain doubts.
Jack Grealish hasn't come off the bench in the last two games against City's rivals, so it'll be fascinating to see if that trend continues here.

Chelsea news

In Chelsea's 1-0 triumph over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night, Thiago Silva and N'Golo Kante both returned from COVID-19.
Thomas Tuchel's side is without defensive trio Ben Chilwell, Reece James, and Trevoh Chalobah.
Along with Mason Mount and Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Kai Havertz, and Hakim Ziyech are vying for a starting spot in attack.
In midfield, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic may be preferred to N'Golo Kante, who looked rusty off the bench against Tottenham in midweek.

Match facts

Man City has won 11 of their past 12 Premier League games.
In eight of Man City's previous ten Premier League games, there have been more than 2.5 goals scored.
Man City has scored at least two goals in nine of their past 11 Premier League encounters.
Man City has won both halftime and fulltime in five of their past seven Premier League home matches.
Over 2.5 goals have been scored in five of Chelsea's previous six Premier League away games.
Chelsea has scored at least two goals in five of their previous six Premier League away matches.
Chelsea has won nine of their last ten road games in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Chelsea predictions

Manchester City has won 12 games in a row in the Premier League and will try to take another huge stride towards the title with a win against another of their opponents.

Chelsea have begun 2022 in fantastic form after a setback in December. With a pretty straightforward 3-0 aggregate win over Tottenham, they have moved to the Carabao Cup final.

Chelsea is in second place, but 10 points behind City, going into Saturday's encounter. If there is to be any hope in the championship race, they must win.

City's defense has been shaky of late, with only one clean sheet in their past four games, but they have won 12 of their 14 home games this season and are anticipated to pick up three points here.

Prediction: Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea

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