Man City vs Chelsea: EPL Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups and Fantasy XI

Man City vs Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, the Sky Blues hoping to secure the league title with a victory at home.

Match Details:

Location: Manchester, England.
Stadium: The Etihad stadium.
Date: Sunday, 21^st May.
Kick-off Time: 16:00 BST / 11:00 ET.

Matchday minus one. 💪#MciChe pic.twitter.com/8pr1PLWAu3

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 20, 2023

Referee: Michael Oliver.
Assistants: Stuart Burt, Lee Betts.
Fourth official: Robert Jones.
VAR: John Brooks.
Assistant VAR: Simon Bennett.

Man City vs Chelsea: Match Preview

Following a decisive victory against Real Madrid , Manchester City are on a high and motivated to wrap up the Premier League title fight as quickly as possible. On the other hand, in the middle of the rankings, Chelsea is secure and working to put an end to this nightmare as quickly as possible so that it can begin planning for the following season.

In the Premier League, Man City is on an 11-game winning streak and has gone nearly six months without suffering a loss to a league opponent. Pep Guardiola is really pleased with his team and hopes to end this campaign with the Treble. The most impressive demonstration of their might was their 4-0 victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Since January 1st, Man City has won nine straight Premier League games. In each of those victories, Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva, and the rest of Guardiola's team scored at least two goals, shattering a number of records, with Haaland taking the lead in that category.

"We have to take the opportunity" 💬💪#ManCity | @okx pic.twitter.com/vvbMeGA1ax

— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 19, 2023

Manchester City played with a lot of confidence at home throughout the whole season, winning 16 of their first 18 games there while also tied twice and losing once. They scored 59 goals, which was a league-high, while only surrendering 17 goals.

One of their worst seasons since the turn of the millennium belongs to Chelsea. The entire structure fell apart when Roman Abramovich was forced to leave the squad early in the season. Following that, the Blues and the new owners blew through a lot of money without seeing any progress, sacked two managers (Tuchel and Potter), and finished with a poor record.

Another big game at the Etihad! 🏡💪 pic.twitter.com/eUF9fXeAkO

— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 19, 2023

In order to conclude the season and settle the tension, Frank Lampard returned. He was able to diffuse the situation and calm the people who had stopped rooting for their heroes in anticipation of better days.

In the last 10 games, Chelsea has only managed one victory, seven losses, and two draws. The Blues' games are becoming more productive; the previous four have all ended with four goals or more and goals from both teams.

Team News:

Man City:

Guardiola will undoubtedly play at full strength despite the championship still being up for grabs. The City manager hasn't made many changes lately, and doing so for their last home game of the year could be the wrong move.

Man City have a huge roster to draw from in the closing stages of the campaign, but Guardiola could decide against going into full rotation on Sunday to ensure the championship is clinched – if Nottingham Forest is defeated on Saturday.

The sole injury absentee for City is still Nathan Ake, and his return won't be hastened. Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden, for example, may enter from wide.

Chelsea:

Eduoard Mendy unexpectedly made Frank Lampard's starting lineup against Nottingham Forest, however after a dismal showing and with Kepa Arrizabalaga returning, he may be relegated to the bench.

Watch Frank Lampard look ahead to #MciChe! https://t.co/Y0YNJsLnqR

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 19, 2023

As Chelsea looks to improve its currently dismal record, players including Reece James, Mason Mount, Marc Cucurella, Ben Chilwell, and N'Golo Kante are all out from their last three games.

Benoit Badiashile has a groyne injury as well, thus Wesley Fofana may team up with Thiago Silva.

Man City vs Chelsea: Head to Head:

Chelsea have a historical edge over Manchester City and have won 71 out of the 174 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Manchester City's 64 victories.

Manchester City have won their last three matches against Chelsea in the Premier League and could set a club record in this regard with a victory this weekend.

Since their 1-0 victory in 2021, Chelsea have lost their last five matches against Manchester City in all competitions and have failed to score a single goal during this period.

Manchester City have defeated Chelsea three times in all competitions this season and could become the first team since Manchester United in 2010-11 to achieve four victories against them in a single season.

Predicted Line-up:

Man City Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Stones, Dias, Laporte, Akanji; Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland

Chelsea Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Hall; Loftus-Cheek, Fernandez, Gallagher; Madueke, Felix, Sterling

MCI vs CHE: Fantasy XI

 Ederson; Stones, Dias, Laporte, Akanji; Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland

Yes all Manchester City players.