Manchester City vs Chelsea Premier League Match Preview
The Premier League fixture between Manchester City and Chelsea is set to kick off at 5:30pm GMT at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City will field a starting XI including Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Silva, Rodri, Reijnders, Cherki, Foden, and Haaland, with substitutes Trafford, Ake, Doku, Khusanov, McAidoo, Mukasa, Lewis, Mfuni, and R Heskey available. Chelsea's starting eleven consists of Jorgensen, Acheampong, Chalobah, Badiashile, Gusto, James, Fernandez, Estevao, Palmer, Pedro Neto, and Joao Pedro, with subs Garnacho, Guiu, Hato, Santos, Bynoe-Gittens, Delap, Adarabioyo, Merrick, and Slonina. The referee for the match is Michael Oliver.
Recent form sees Arsenal having beaten Bournemouth last night to move seven points clear at the top, with Manchester City holding a game in hand. City have shown fragility in away matches, making their strong home performance in this game critical. Chelsea, despite being in disarray after parting ways with their manager, remain a dangerous side and are seen as a potential 'free hit' for Manchester City in this encounter.
