Chelsea vs Manchester City Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Stamford Bridge Date: 5th January 2023 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Manchester City will continue their defence of their Premier League title this Thursday when they travel to London to face a struggling Chelsea team. The Blues will be desperate to get back to winning ways when they host Pep Guardiola’s side after they suffered another poor outing last time. They began the new year in disappointing fashion as they were held to a 1-1 draw against relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest. That result means that the hosts have now won just one of their last seven league games (D3, L3). They have also kept just one clean sheet in their last nine games in all competitions while their points haul of 25 leaves them sitting in seventh position, seven points behind the top four places. After their most recent game, manager Graham Potter admitted his side did not deserve all three points despite enjoying the greater percentage of ball possession. He also lamented their poor second-half display, stating that “the performance level was not good enough.” Ahead of this must-win tie against City, Potter will hope his side can put in a more clinical display and take home all three points against a side that have beaten them on the last three occasions. Like their hosts, Manchester City also endured a poor showing last time out, losing two points in their game against Everton. In a 1-1 draw at the Etihad, Erling Haaland gave City the lead with his 21st league goal of the season, but profligacy in front of the goal and an impressive solo goal by Demarai Gray rescued a point for Frank Lampard’s men. That draw, alongside Arsenal’s big win over Brighton means that the Cityzens are now seven points behind in the race for the title. However, with the gap widening, there is little room for error here for City who could potentially end the day in third if they fail to win here. But given that they have conceded just six goals away from home this season and scored the most goals in the league this season, they will fancy their chances of bouncing back in this game. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
34
18
6
10
67
54
+13
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
Chelsea
34
14
9
11
65
59
+6
51
9
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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