Chelsea are beginning to show signs of a decline and for the very first time this season it appears as though Maurizio Sarri doesn’t have as many quality players as it seemed in the opening weeks of the season.
The Blues started their campaign unbeaten and many considered them genuine title challengers, however, they have now lost two of their last three Premier League games and they welcome Manchester City next.
The Blues took the lead yet ended up losing at a Wolves side who had previously gone two months without a win.
There is also the small problem of Sarri demanding that N’Golo Kante play further forward to make room for Jorginho to dictate play.
A first start and goal for Ruben Loftus-Cheek was great to see however Eden Hazard seems to have lost his scoring boots and that is a major problem as Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud continue to struggle in front of goal.
Manchester City were made to work very hard against Watford in midweek, but Pep Guardiola’s men still ended the day as winners to remain top of the Premier League table.
The Cityzens must be sick of the sight of Liverpool at the moment as the Reds keep winning to stay in touch with them at the top of the league table.
Pep Guardiola’s men have won 13 of 15 games this season and they remain unbeaten in the Premier League.
Any slip up on their part would be costly and could allow Liverpool close the gap on them, so they will be going out for all three points in this game.
Bookmakers have priced Manchester City up as slight odds-on favourites to come out on top at Stamford Bridge which shows how much respect oddsmakers and punters have for them.
Goal markets suggest this game will be lively as over 2.5 goals is currently trading odds-on while Fernando Gabriel Jesus is clear favourite to score the first goal followed by Eden Hazard and Raheem Sterling.
This game gets underway at 17:30 BST and can be watched live on BT Sport 1 & BT Sport 4k UHD.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Chelsea
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Chelsea
2-0
Fulham
2 Dec, 2018
English Premier League
W
Chelsea
4-0
PAOK Salonika
29 Nov, 2018
UEFA Europa League
L
Tottenham Hotspur
3-1
Chelsea
24 Nov, 2018
English Premier League
D
Chelsea
0-0
Everton
11 Nov, 2018
English Premier League
W
BATE Borisov
0-1
Chelsea
8 Nov, 2018
UEFA Europa League
Manchester City
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Watford
1-2
Manchester City
4 Dec, 2018
English Premier League
W
Manchester City
3-1
AFC Bournemouth
1 Dec, 2018
English Premier League
D
Lyon
2-2
Manchester City
27 Nov, 2018
UEFA Champions League
W
West Ham United
0-4
Manchester City
24 Nov, 2018
English Premier League
W
Manchester City
3-1
Manchester United
11 Nov, 2018
English Premier League
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Chelsea
0-2
Manchester City
5 Aug, 2018
English FA Community Shield
Manchester City
1-0
Chelsea
4 Mar, 2018
English Premier League
Chelsea
0-1
Manchester City
30 Sep, 2017
English Premier League
Chelsea
2-1
Manchester City
5 Apr, 2017
English Premier League
Manchester City
1-3
Chelsea
3 Dec, 2016
English Premier League
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
The very latest football data here. Just loading statistics from information source.
January 17, 2021
Aston Villa
02:00
Everton
April 16, 2021
Everton
20:00
Tottenham Hotspur
April 17, 2021
Southampton
01:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
12:30
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
20:15
Sheffield United
April 18, 2021
Arsenal
13:30
Fulham
Manchester United
16:00
Burnley
April 19, 2021
Leeds United
20:00
Liverpool
April 20, 2021
Chelsea
20:00
Brighton & Hov…
April 21, 2021
Tottenham Hotspur
18:00
Southampton
Aston Villa
20:15
Manchester City
April 22, 2021
Leicester City
20:00
West Bromwich Albion
April 23, 2021
Arsenal
20:00
Everton
April 24, 2021
Liverpool
12:30
Newcastle United
West Ham United
17:30
Chelsea
Sheffield United
20:00
Brighton & Hov…
April 25, 2021
Wolverhampton Wanderers
12:00
Burnley
Leeds United
14:00
Manchester United
Aston Villa
19:00
West Bromwich Albion
April 26, 2021
Leicester City
20:00
Crystal Palace
Premier League Table
The very latest football data here. Just loading statistics from information source.
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
32
23
5
4
67
23
+44
74
2
Manchester United
31
18
9
4
61
34
+27
63
3
Leicester City
31
17
5
9
55
37
+18
56
4
West Ham United
31
16
7
8
51
39
+12
55
5
Chelsea
31
15
9
7
50
31
+19
54
6
Liverpool
31
15
7
9
53
37
+16
52
7
Tottenham Hotspur
31
14
7
10
52
35
+17
49
8
Everton
30
14
6
10
41
38
+3
48
9
Arsenal
31
13
6
12
43
35
+8
45
10
Leeds United
31
14
3
14
49
49
+0
45
11
Aston Villa
30
13
5
12
43
33
+10
44
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers
31
10
8
13
31
41
-10
38
13
Crystal Palace
31
10
8
13
33
52
-19
38
14
Southampton
31
10
6
15
39
56
-17
36
15
Brighton & Hov…
31
7
12
12
33
38
-5
33
16
Burnley
31
8
9
14
25
42
-17
33
17
Newcastle United
31
8
8
15
32
51
-19
32
18
Fulham
32
5
11
16
24
42
-18
26
19
West Bromwich Albion
31
5
9
17
28
59
-31
24
20
Sheffield United
31
4
2
25
17
55
-38
14
Latest Premier League Results
The very latest football data here. Just loading statistics from information source.