Manchester City – Chelsea prediction 01.08.2023

City’s fifth consecutive success against Chelsea?

Reuters/John Sibley.

They already face each other in the Premier League on Thursday evening, while Manchester City and Chelsea meet this Sunday to try and compete in the FA Cup. The Skyblues won three points with a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on weekday to move them within five points of Arsenal.

Last season, the Blues played in the final at Wembley, losing 5-6 on penalties to Liverpool. “Manchester City” was defeated by the same “reds” in the semi-finals. Chelsea will be looking to get their name on the charts for the first time since 2018, while the Citizens haven’t won since 2019.

Match details Manchester City – Chelsea

• Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
• Time: 17:30
• TV channel: BeIn Sports 2

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Manchester City: news and form

For Manchester City, a 1-0 win in London on Thursday night was crucial as they closed the gap on leaders Arsenal. Indeed, the Gunners were without two valuable players in the title race as they drew 0-0 at third-placed Newcastle on Tuesday night. It was also City’s continued forward momentum after an awkward 1-1 draw at home against struggling Everton.

However, “Manchester City” played its fourth game in a row without losing. Their last defeat came before the break, at home to Brentford (2-1). This invincibility allows them to take it easy going forward, because Manchester will face big opponents in the coming days. After Chelsea, the Citizens will face Southampton in the EFL Cup and then Manchester United and Tottenham in the league.

City’s last five games:
V–NO–V–V–D

Manchester City struggled to win on Thursday, their rescue coming on the hour mark through Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez. Three minutes after that double change, the Englishman served the Algerian on the plateau, who only had to push on. aim at an empty target.

Struggling in attack, City found little to open their mouths, even when Nathan Ake opened the scoring ten minutes early: he saw his header miss Kepa Arrizabalaga’s goal. The defense, on the other hand, didn’t leave any chances before half-time apart from Carney Chukwuemeka’s shot hitting the post.

Chelsea: news and form

Nothing goes as planned for Chelsea. The Blues and Graham Potter certainly envisioned a more successful start to their partnership, but a spate of injuries has complicated an already troubled sporting situation. “Blues” have won only one of the last 7 official games. : 2-0 at home to Bournemouth after the break.

Chelsea’s last five games:
D–NO–V–D–D

Chelsea’s inability to get anything together against City on Thursday night comes as no surprise given the circumstances. Graham Potter already had to play without eight injured players at the start. In addition, Raheem Sterling came off after five minutes of the game after suffering muscle discomfort. A quarter of an hour later, Christian Pulisic became the tenth player to join the hospital. Thus, two young players from the reserve, Carney Chukwuemeka and Lewis Kieran Hall, appeared. Potter Giraud-Hutchinson (19 years old), Lewis Hall (18 years old) and Chris Gallagher ( ) were forced to play. 22) late in the game.

Due to this problem, “Chelsea” has become stronger in the transfer market. Striker David Datro Fofana (20) was transferred from “Molde”, where Erling Haaland started his career, for 10 million euros. He may be required as soon as Sunday. In addition, the “blues” hired another central defender Benoit Badiashile (21) from “Monaco” for 38 million euros. Finally, winger Mychajlo Mudryk (22) from Chakhtar Donetsk should also find his way to Stamford Bridge.

Manchester City – Chelsea: stats and highlights

• “Manchester City” has not lost any of the last 5 games.
• “Chelsea” has not won any of its last 4 games against “Manchester City”.
• Manchester City have scored at least one goal in each of their last 10 games.
• “Manchester City” and “Chelsea” matches offer an average of 1.2 goals per match.

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