Man City are sitting second in the EPL table with 39 points from 17 games, while Chelsea are placed 10th with 25 points from the same number of matches.
Manchester City will be eager to make it two successive victories over Chelsea when the two English giants face-off in an intriguing FA Cup battle. The second match in four days between these two teams will be heavily in favour of the home side. While City are not at their best, they are still not far away from leaders Arsenal in the Premier League table. The same cannot be said for Chelsea, who have been struggling for any kind of consistency in the league, as pressure starts to mount on Graham Potter’s shoulders.
Manchester City vs Chelsea | Key Details |
Date | January 8 |
Venue | Etihad Stadium |
kickoff time in UK | 4:30 pm |
Kickoff time in India | 10:00 pm |
The Sunday night contest will be the third meeting between these two giants in the space of two months. After Manchester City knocked out Chelsea in a November EFL Cup tie, Pep Guardiola’s boys yet again got the better of the Blues – this time in a midweek Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. A struggling Chelsea have a massive task at hand to beat City on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium. As things stand, Man City are sitting second in the EPL table with 39 points from 17 games, while Chelsea are placed 10th with 25 points from the same number of matches.
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These two clubs have been involved in several interesting matches over the years in various competitions. However, they have played each other only a handful of times in the FA Cup and there has been very little to separate them. There have been five matches that has taken place between these two teams in the competition, with Manchester City winning three of them. Chelsea won the remaining two games. The last time they played each other in the FA Cup was in 2021 when Chelsea won the semifinal 1-0.
Key Details | Stats |
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Total matches | 5 |
Manchester City won | 3 |
Chelsea won | 2 |
Draws | – |
Total Manchester City goals | 8 |
Total Chelsea goals | 7 |
Biggest Manchester City win | 3-0 (1971) |
Biggest Chelsea win | 5-1 (2016) |
Last 5 match-results | Score |
Manchester City beat Chelsea | 0-1 |
Manchester City beat Chelsea | 2-0 |
Manchester City beat Chelsea | 1-0 |
Manchester City beat Chelsea | 0-1 |
Manchester City beat Chelsea | 0-1 |