Manchester City vs Chelsea

Team News

Manchester City

• Pep Guardiola is again without Claudio Bravo and Vincent Kompany for the welcome of Chelsea.
• Benjamin Mendy knee injury has flared up again and he is sidelined once more.
• The City boss should bring Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling into the XI that started the midweek 2-0 win at Everton, with Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva the players to drop out.

Team News

Chelsea

• Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that Callum Hudson-Odoi is suffering with a fever and Gary Cahill has a minor back problem, though the pair should be fit for selection if required.
• Other than that, Sarri has no further pressing injury concerns.
• The Italian could bring Antonio Rudiger back into the side at the expense of Andreas Christensen, it what would be his only change from the XI that started the 5-0 win over Huddersfield.

• Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League table on Wednesday night as they overcame Everton 2-0, however they may start this clash in second depending on the outcome of Liverpool’s welcome of Bournemouth on Saturday. That being said, City are only top on goal difference, while the Reds have a game in hand on their title contenders.
• Chelsea breezed past Huddersfield last weekend, but they have lost their last three away games in all competitions, succumbing to defeat at Tottenham, Arsenal and Bournemouth since the turn of the year. They’ve also won only one of their last five visits to the Etihad Stadium, though won the reverse fixture 2-0 as goals from N’Golo Kante and David Luiz ruined City’s chances of an unbeaten season.
• City look set to add to Chelsea’s recent away woes and exact revenge on the 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season. The result should move the champions back to the top of the table, unless Liverpool can make up a seven-goal difference between the pair this weekend.