Manchester City vs Chelsea Preview

Manchester City vs Chelsea

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Date: 25th January 2025

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

Manchester City will look to bounce back from their disappointing midweek outing in the Champions League when they welcome Chelsea to the Etihad on Saturday.

Just when they thought they had arrested their recent slumber, Pep Guardiola’s side hit a new low in the Champions League, throwing away a two-goal lead on their way to a 4-2 loss against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. That game again highlighted their recent inability to see out matches, as it was the ninth time they have lost after being ahead in all competitions this season – the most of any English top-flight side.

The loss followed a 6-0 hammering of Ipswich Town in the Premier League so while City will be disappointed, they will be confident to bounce back here, especially as they are unbeaten in their last ten fixtures against Chelsea (W8, D2).

The big-money signing of Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt is also expected to give them more potency up top. However, the hosts have lost their last three Premier League games played immediately after a midweek European clash so they will be hoping that there isn’t another hangover here.

Meanwhile, Chelsea will look to make it two wins in two games when they face Manchester City on Saturday. After a run of five games without a win, the Blues recorded a league win on Monday when they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1, giving their top-four chances a much-needed boost.

As a result, they come into this clash above their hosts. It is the first time they come into a January Premier League match sitting ahead of Manchester City in the table since 2016-17. They’ll arrive at the Etihad knowing that defeat will see City leapfrog them in the table though, so head coach Enzo Maresca will be desperate to avoid that fate here.

However, that could be easier said than done, as Chelsea have kept just one clean sheet in their last 19 away H2Hs, with the Londoners failing to score on ten of those occasions.

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

April 5, 2025
Everton 12:30 Arsenal
Crystal Palace 15:00 Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United 15:00 AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa 17:30 Nottingham Forest
April 6, 2025
Brentford 14:00 Chelsea
Fulham 14:00 Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur 14:00 Southampton
Manchester United 16:30 Manchester City
April 7, 2025
Leicester City 20:00 Newcastle United
April 12, 2025
Manchester City 12:30 Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hov… 15:00 Leicester City
Nottingham Forest 15:00 Everton
Southampton 15:00 Aston Villa
Arsenal 17:30 Brentford
April 13, 2025
Chelsea 14:00 Ipswich Town
Liverpool 14:00 West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 14:00 Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United 16:30 Manchester United
April 14, 2025
AFC Bournemouth 20:00 Fulham

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Liverpool 30 22 7 1 70 27 +43 73
2 Arsenal 30 17 10 3 55 25 +30 61
3 Nottingham Forest 30 17 6 7 50 35 +15 57
4 Chelsea 30 15 7 8 54 37 +17 52
5 Manchester City 30 15 6 9 57 40 +17 51
6 Newcastle United 29 15 5 9 49 39 +10 50
7 Aston Villa 30 13 9 8 44 45 -1 48
8 Brighton & Hov… 30 12 11 7 48 45 +3 47
9 Fulham 30 12 9 9 44 40 +4 45
10 AFC Bournemouth 30 12 8 10 49 38 +11 44
11 Brentford 30 12 5 13 51 47 +4 41
12 Crystal Palace 29 10 10 9 37 34 +3 40
13 Manchester United 30 10 7 13 37 41 -4 37
14 Tottenham Hotspur 30 10 4 16 55 44 +11 34
15 Everton 30 7 13 10 32 37 -5 34
16 West Ham United 30 9 7 14 33 50 -17 34
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 8 5 17 41 58 -17 29
18 Ipswich Town 30 4 8 18 30 63 -33 20
19 Leicester City 30 4 5 21 25 67 -42 17
20 Southampton 30 2 4 24 22 71 -49 10

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