Man City host Chelsea for UCL final dress rehearsal
Manchester City vs Chelsea - 08/05/2021
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Manchester City welcome Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, knowing a victory will finally wrap up the Premier League title.
Funnily enough, both sides booked their place in the Champions League final in midweek, with Man City seeing off PSG and Chelsea advancing at the expense of Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola’s men currently sit 13 points clear at the top of the EPL table with just four games left to play this season.
On the flip side, Chelsea find themselves fourth – three points clear of fifth-place West Ham United and two points behind third-place Leicester City.
Manchester City head into Saturday’s clash on a five-match winning streak in all competitions and have only lost three of their previous 43 games.
On Tuesday, a Riyad Mahrez double saw Guardiola’s side beat PSG 2-0 – handing them a 4-1 aggregate victory over the French champions.
In the Premier League, Man City have won 20 of their last 22 matches and have only lost two of their previous 26.
Looking at the bigger picture, City have lost just four of their 34 league games this season – scoring 71 goals while conceding 24.
Meanwhile, Chelsea booked their spot in the UCL final thanks to a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Timo Werner and Mason Mount got the goals at Stamford Bridge, following a 1-1 draw in Spain in the first leg.
The Blues have only lost one of their previous 15 Premier League games – picking up nine wins and five draws along the way.
It is also worth noting that Chelsea have kept multiple clean sheets since Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard in the Stamford Bridge hot seat back in January.
Head-to-head: Let’s not forget that Chelsea knocked Man City out of the FA Cup semi-final last month, thanks to a Hakim Ziyech strike.
However, Man City have already beaten Chelsea in the Premier League this season – claiming a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge just after the turn of the year.
Man City have only lost one of their last five league matches against Chelsea, with three wins and one draw coming in that time.
Team news: Man City have no injury worries at the moment, although John Stones is suspended following his red card against Aston Villa.
As for Chelsea, they currently have just one injury concern, with Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic a doubt.
Chelsea may have beaten Man City last time out, but Guardiola’s men are expected to get thier revenge on Saturday.
Forebet predicts that Man City will score over 2.5 goal en route to beating Chelsea – sealing the title in the process.
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EPL
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1
3 - 1
2.77
12°
2.10
2.10
3.30
4.00
1
-1
-1
1 - 2(1 - 0)
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