Both sides come into the game on the back of impressive Champions League victories during the week and will be brimming with confidence as a result.
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Home side Chelsea are currently third in the division with 13 points from their first six games and victory would see them draw level with City, who, along with Manchester United, are leading the way.
TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM
In the UK, the game will be available to watch live on television on BT Sport 1, as well as being available to stream live on the BT Sport app.
In the US, viewers can watch the game live on television on NBCSN and it will also be available to stream online using the NBC Sports app. It can also be followed on the Spanish-language channel NBC Universo.
SQUADS & TEAM NEWS
David Luiz will miss the game due to suspension following his red card against Arsenal, while new signing Danny Drinkwater remains out with an injury.
Pedro is carrying a minor injury, but the Spain international was deemed fit enough to take his place on the bench against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, so could feature.
Potential starting XI: Courtois; Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Alonso, Zappacosta, Kante, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Hazard; Morata.
Benjamin Mendy will play no part in the game after sustaining a knee injury and the France international is expected to miss a lengthy period.
Vincent Kompany is recovering from an injury to his calf and is unlikely to feature for City again until after the October international break.
Sergio Aguero is out with a broken rib.
Potential Man City starting XI: Bravo; Walker, Danilo, Otamendi, Stones; Fernandinho, De Bruyne, D. Silva; Sterling, Jesus, B. Silva.
BETTING & MATCH ODDS
Manchester City are slight favourites to win at 6/4 according to dabblebet, with Chelsea rated as a 9/5 bet to triumph at home and a draw priced at 5/2.
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GAME PREVIEW
Saturday’s meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City is an encounter between two of England’s most in-form teams, which, if recent games are anything to go by, is sure to serve up goals.
The visitors average a frightening 3.5 goals a game in the Premier League this season and they have amassed a total of 16 in their last three league matches, conceding none. The hosts have not been as prolific as City, but the likes of Alvaro Morata and Michy Batshuayi have been steadily increasing their goal tallies in the last five outings.
Chelsea won both games between the teams on their way to the title last season, winning 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium last December before triumphing 2-1 at home in April. However, Guardiola’s side appear to be an entirely different beast this term, showing little mercy as they blitz their opponents, and they will be determined not to lose any ground to rivals Manchester United.
That said, after a wobbly start to the campaign, Conte has instilled a sense of ruthlessness in his Blues side and they will be well primed to fend off the relentless waves of Man City attacks that they will inevitably be subjected to.
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The Blues lost 2-1 to Crystal Palace at the weekend and could see the gap between themselves and Tottenham closed to four points if they suffer defeat again.
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They face tough opposition in City, who have held Liverpool and Arsenal to draws of late and end a gruelling run of fixtures against top-six sides in west London.
TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM
In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on BT Sport 1 and by stream via the BT Sport app.
In the US, the match will be available to watch live on television on NBCSN and by stream via NBC Sports Live.
SQUADS & TEAM NEWS
Victor Moses is likely to miss out again due to the calf injury that ruled him out of the defeat to Crystal Palace. Pedro deputised at wing-back on Saturday and is expected to continue to fill in.
Chelsea are dealing with a few ongoing issues, and Antonio Conte hinted at concern over another unnamed player in his pre-match press conference. David Luiz has been managing a knee problem - sustained in the reverse fixture as a result of a red-card Sergio Aguero challenge - for much of the season, while Thibaut Courtois is nursing fluid accumulation in his hip and Cesar Azpilicueta is playing with a broken bone in his hand.
Potential starting XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill; Pedro, Kante, Matic, Alonso; Willian, Costa, Hazard.
Pablo Zabaleta returned to the bench against Arsenal and should be able to replace Jesus Navas at right-back, with Bacary Sagna out. Gabriel Jesus and Ilkay Gundogan are long-term absentees.
Pep Guardiola has tended to rotate his side on a regular basis and Aleksandar Kolarov, Yaya Toure and even Vincent Kompany could all be in contention to come into the team.
Potential starting XI: Caballero; Navas, Stones, Kolarov, Clichy; Fernandinho; Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Sane; Aguero.
BETTING & GAME ODDS
Chelsea are 7/5 favourites to win at home, which are the longest odds they are likely to be at Stamford Bridge for the remainder of the season. Man City can be backed at 21/10 and the draw is available at 5/2.
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Diego Costa is favoured to score first at 4/1, with Sergio Aguero just behind him at 9/2. Eden Hazard and Michy Batshuayi come in next at 13/2.
GAME PREVIEW
While Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte remain in charge these two clubs should remain major forces in the Premier League, and it will be interesting to see how their rivalry develops over the next few years. They account for four of the last seven championships - and soon to be five of eight, you would imagine - but a hatred of the kind that accompanied Manchester United vs Arsenal matches in the early 2000s had not really materialised prior to the current campaign.
Sergio Aguero’s shocking tackle on David Luiz in the final minutes of the clash between these two teams at the Etihad Stadium in December threatened to change that, however, and should add an extra edge to their latest meeting.
In their preparation, at least, Chelsea will be more focused on ensuring they do not lose a second game in a row after they were surprisingly beaten by Crystal Palace. They have built up enough of a cushion for that loss not to matter greatly in isolation but another would test their mental resolve down the final stretch.
Conte will need to decide whether to stick with the 3-5-2 formation he tested against Palace or revert to a 3-4-3. Common sense would suggest a return to the formation which has served the Blues so well but the Italian did not seem too upset by his side’s performance despite the result, and Cesc Fabregas was influential in a three-man midfield unit alongside N’Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic.
City have fallen behind Tottenham as a result of a tough run of matches but are managing to avoid defeat, with their last coming in the 4-0 humbling at Everton in January. Next season will be a much bigger one for Guardiola but they still have some work to do to ensure they stay in the Champions League qualification spots.
