Chelsea vs Manchester City – LIVE!
The hectic Premier League party comes to an end when Chelsea host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge tonight.
Both sides have noted that their arrangements are gearing up for the coronavirus, with City on the verge of being five first-team players due to an outbreak at camp, which saw their opposite game to Everton postponed this week.
Chelsea’s own outbreak has thus far been limited to members, but Frank Lampard still has variety headaches to think about, with winger Reece James still out.
The Blues have won just one of their last five league games to lose the floor in the name chase, while Everton’s postponement left City catching up, having played the fewest games of all. departmental teams.
However, the back-to-back draws for Liverpool leaders have opened the name race and either group knows that tonight’s win would send them 4 numbers off the top.
A great success to start the new year.
As for Man City, even with Gabriel Jesus, Sergio Agüero doesn’t have a start, so it looks like Raheem Sterling will play up front, subsidized through Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva.
Benjamin Mendy is on the bench, as the club previously showed that they are investigating his New Years Covid violation, with Oleksandr Zinchenko starting as a left-back.
Frank Lampard is making five adjustments to his Chelsea squad, the main one being Hakim Ziyech’s return after injury.
It looks like Timo Werner will lead the line as a middle forward, with Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud among the substitutes.
Man City XI: Steffen, Cancelo, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Foden, Bernardo, Sterling.
Submarines: Carson, Aguero, Mendy, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Delap, Harwood-Bellis, Mbete.
Chelsea XI: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Silva, Zouma, Chilwell; Kante, Kovacic, Mount; Ziyech, Werner, Pulisic
Submarines: Kepa, Rudiger, Emerson, Jorginho, Gilmour, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Abraham.
We’ll have the news displayed from the Stamford Bridge team in less than ten minutes.
Chelsea have been well below par lately, with that 3–1 loss in the London derby against little Arsenal on Boxing Day as a specific low point.
However, dealing with a weakened city that has been so disturbed by this Covid-19 outbreak can offer them the opportunity to start the new year with a positive outcome.
Chelsea is the only time for leading Liverpool in the home form table, City have suffered just one high-end defeat on the road all season.
In the last hour, Manchester City showed center-back Eric Garcia as the last player to test positive for coronavirus, along with a member of staff.
The Spain defender did not intend to play this afternoon as he continues from injury, but will now go into self-isolation.
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