Manchester City vs Chelsea Predictions and Match Preview, 04 Mar 2018

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-0

Manchester City v Chelsea Predictions for Sunday's EPL fixture at the Etihad Stadium. With Chelsea manager Antonio Conte surely still fearing the sack, Chelsea travel to Manchester for the second time in ten days hoping that they will win at least a point after losing 2-1 to them last weekend.

Match status: 2017/18 FA Premier League - Matchweek 29
Kick-off: Sunday 04 Mar 2018, 06:00pm GMT
Venue: Etihad Stadium (Manchester, England)

Manchester City v Chelsea Team News

Pep Guardiola secured his first trophy after arriving to England by defeating Arsenal 3-0 in the Carabao Cup final last Sunday. The Citizens went on to repeat such an impressive showing and see off the same opposition just four days later when the two teams met in the Premier League clash at Emirates Stadium.

Now they face their third big test of this period with a hosting of Chelsea, before they host Basel in the Champions League next week. A shocking loss to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup, however, has put paid to those hopes. But, they are going strong in both the Premier League and the Champions League. Ahead of the Chelsea fixture, the hosts have 75 points from 28 games (W24, D3, L1).

The story is completely opposite with the Blues who will head into the clash low on confidence after falling 2-1 to Manchester United last time out at Old Trafford. Chelsea have actually lost three of their last four in the league as well, and away from home they have only won two of their last eight.

The Blues start this fixture out of the top four in fifth with 53 points from 28 games (W16, D5, L7), as their main objective for the match will obviously be strong and aggressive playing in defence line and will try to score after fast counterattacks.

Teams' Potential Starting Line-ups:

Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Danilo, Otamendi, Kompany, Walker; Silva, Gundogan, Bruyne; Sane, Aguero, Sterling.

Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Courtois; Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Alonso, Fabregas, Kante, Moses; Willian, Hazard; Morata.

Injured or Suspended Players:

Manchester City: Benjamin Mendy, Fabian Delph.

Chelsea: Ross Barkley, David Luiz.

Head-to-Head EPL Record: Manchester City v Chelsea

2017/18 Premier League
Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City

2016/17 Premier League
Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

2016/17 Premier League
Manchester City 1-3 Chelsea

2015/16 Premier League
Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City