Riyad Mahrez is away at AFCON so Manchester City will be missing their top scorer in all competitions for the welcome of Chelsea. Kyle Walker returned to first-team action at the weekend after exactly a month out, but the likes of Phil Foden, John Stones and Oleksandr Zinchenko remain doubts. Jack Grealish has not got off the bench in the last couple when City have played their rivals so it will be interesting to see whether that continues here. Thiago Silva and N'Golo Kante both returned from COVID-19 in Chelsea's 1-0 win away to Tottenham on Wednesday night but now Andreas Christensen has tested positive. Defensive trio Ben Chilwell, Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah were already sidelined for Thomas Tuchel's side. Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech are in competition to start in attack alongside Mason Mount and Romelu Lukaku. Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic may get the nod in midfield over Kante, who looked a little rusty off the bench against Tottenham in midweek.
Man City have won their last 11 matches (Premier League). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Man City's last 10 games (Premier League). Man City have scored at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 11 matches (Premier League). Man City have been winning at both half time and full time in 5 of their last 7 home matches (Premier League). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Chelsea's last 6 away games (Premier League). Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 away matches (Premier League). Chelsea are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 away matches (Premier League).
Manchester City have won 12 in a row domestically and will look to take another big step towards the Premier League title with a win over another of their rivals. After a blip through December, Chelsea have started 2022 in good form. They have advanced to the Carabao Cup final with a relatively straight-forward 3-0 aggregate win over Tottenham. Chelsea head into Saturday's game in second but 10 points behind City. They need to win if there is to be a glimmer of hope in the title race. City haven't looked as sound defensively of late with just one clean sheet across their last four but with 12 wins from 14 at home this season the are expected to get three points here. 2:1
Man City have won their last 11 matches (Premier League). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Man City's last 10 games (Premier League). Man City have scored at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 11 matches (Premier League). Man City have been winning at both half time and full time in 5 of their last 7 home matches (Premier League). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Chelsea's last 6 away games (Premier League). Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 away matches (Premier League). Chelsea are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 away matches (Premier League).
Riyad Mahrez is away at AFCON so Manchester City will be missing their top scorer in all competitions for the welcome of Chelsea. Kyle Walker returned to first-team action at the weekend after exactly a month out, but the likes of Phil Foden, John Stones and Oleksandr Zinchenko remain doubts. Jack Grealish has not got off the bench in the last couple when City have played their rivals so it will be interesting to see whether that continues here. Thiago Silva and N'Golo Kante both returned from COVID-19 in Chelsea's 1-0 win away to Tottenham on Wednesday night but now Andreas Christensen has tested positive. Defensive trio Ben Chilwell, Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah were already sidelined for Thomas Tuchel's side. Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech are in competition to start in attack alongside Mason Mount and Romelu Lukaku. Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic may get the nod in midfield over Kante, who looked a little rusty off the bench against Tottenham in midweek.
Manchester City have won 12 in a row domestically and will look to take another big step towards the Premier League title with a win over another of their rivals. After a blip through December, Chelsea have started 2022 in good form. They have advanced to the Carabao Cup final with a relatively straight-forward 3-0 aggregate win over Tottenham. Chelsea head into Saturday's game in second but 10 points behind City. They need to win if there is to be a glimmer of hope in the title race. City haven't looked as sound defensively of late with just one clean sheet across their last four but with 12 wins from 14 at home this season the are expected to get three points here. 2:1