Chelsea vs Man City prediction, lineups, odds and bet builder tips brought to you by oddschecker expert Scott Thornton.
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Perhaps one of the headline fixtures of this opening week of Premier League takes place on Monday night when Chelsea faces Man City at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Man City Prediction
An inspired second half of the season saw Chelsea eventually finish sixth under Mauricio Pochettino, securing Europa Conference League football for the coming campaign.
Manchester City will be looking to extend their own unprecedented winning streak of four Premier League titles in a row under Pep Guardiola.
These two sides met in pre-season only two weeks ago, with City 4-2 winners.
We're predicting the same result here, though a more competitive affair at Stamford Bridge.
Score Prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Man City
Chelsea vs Man City Lineups
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Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Man City
Jørgensen, Cucurella, Colwill, Disasi, Gusto, Caicedo, Lavia, Fernández, Mudryk, Nkunku, Palmer
Man City Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea
Ederson, Gvardiol, Aké, Akanji, Walker, Kovacic, Silva, Doku, Bruyne, Foden, Haaland
Chelsea vs Man City Team News
- Chelsea's new era under Enzo Maresca will start with club captain Reece James suspended - though he is also injured.
- Omari Kellyman and Djordje Petrovic are ruled out for undisclosed reasons.
- Oscar Bobb would have been expected to start here, following his impressive pre-season form, but it was reported that the 21-year-old fractured a bone in his leg in training on Wednesday.
Chelsea vs Man City Odds
| Result | Best Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 3/1 | 25% |
| Draw | 3/1 | 25% |
| Man City | 10/11 | 52% |
Chelsea vs Man City Bet Builder Tips
Manchester City to win, both teams to score, over 4.5 goals, Cole Palmer and Erling Haaland to score was 17/1 with Paddy Power at the time of publishing.
Manchester City’s last trip to Stamford Bridge was arguably the best game of the season. We are hoping for another glut of goals in this one with both teams contributing.
Manchester City were the highest scoring team in the league last term with an average of 2.53 goals per game. They exceeded that mark in this fixture but could only manager a 4-4 draw.
Cole Palmer converted a spot kick to earn a point for Chelsea against his former club. The midfielder was a revelation for the Blues, finding the net on 22 occasions in the league, with only Erling Haaland scoring more goals. The Norwegian striker should also have success against Chelsea’s fragile defence.
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