Chelsea v Manchester City

The league leading Chelsea are back home to play host to Manchester City in Premier League play. 5 spots and 15 points separate the two teams in the league table.

The Blues enter this contest with 61 points from 27 matches. Those 61 points are the product of 19 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. They sit one point ahead of the 2nd place Manchester United. In their most recent game Carlo Ancelotti’s squad picked up 3 points away from home when they knocked off Wolverhampton Wanderers by a score of 0-2 at the Molineux. Chelsea will be missing Ashley Cole, Michael Essien and Bosingwa to injury, while Deco, Zhirkov and Cech are doubtful.

Manchester City are presently in 5th place of the Premier League table with 46 points from 26 matches. They sit just behind the 4th place Tottenham Hotspur on goal difference and just 1 point ahead of the 6th place Liverpool with one game in hand on each team. In their most recent games, the Sky Blues were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at home by Liverpool at City of Manchester Stadium. The side managed by Roberto Mancini will be missing Petrov, Ball, and Johnson to injury, while Toure is doubtful.

Live Premier League
Chelsea v Manchester City
Stamford Bridge, kick off 1245 hours