Premier League preview and odds: Manchester City vs Chelsea

Published on: 02/12/2016

Premier League preview and odds: Manchester City vs Chelsea

December 03, 2016 12:30pm - Etihad Stadium

Referee: TBC

Premier League

Manchester City will look to break a run of three-straight home draws in the Premier League when they welcome Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium in Saturdays early kick off game. The visitors themselves will be looking to extend their winning streak to eight games.

City can leapfrog rivals with a win

It has been nearly a month since Manchester City played a home match in the Premier League. Since then, they have won twice on the road at domestic level and confirmed their progression to the knockout phase of the Champions League with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach.

In total, Pep Guardiola`s men have now gone six games without defeat but have not won at home in the league since September. Their last three home matches all ended in 1-1 draws. They come into this match on the back of a 2-1 win at Burnley which kept them in third place in the league, just a point behind the pace setters.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are coming into this game on the back of a seven-game winning streak that has seen then rise back to the top of the Premier League summit. In addition, Antonio Conte`s men have only conceded a single goal during that stretch.

Despite their impressive run of form, the Blues only have a one point lead over second-ranked Liverpool and will lose their place at the top of the table with defeat on Saturday.

Team news

The home side will be hoping that Raheem Sterling has recovered from a knock, while Fabian Delph could also feature after recovering from a groin injury. That leaves Vincent Kompany as the only confirmed absentee.

Meanwhile, Mikel Obi is available for the visitors, while Captain John Terry is still at least a week away from fitness.

Recent form (League):

Manchester City: WWDWD

Chelsea: WWWWW

Betting odds and tips

Manchester City are undefeated at home this season and have scored in every game they have played at the Etihad. However, they have also conceded at least one goal in all but one of those matches.

Chelsea`s solitary away defeat came on their only previous visit to a top-four rival. On that occasion, they were beaten 3-0 by Arsenal. That game also marked the only occasion on which the London side have not scored on the road this term. Their only other game against a top four team also ended in defeat when they were beaten 2-1 at home by Liverpool.

This game should be tight so the match winner market will not offer much value. However, Sergio Aguero is back in scoring form and is well priced at Evens in the anytime goal scorer market.

You can back Aguero to score anytime at Evens with Bet365.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 02/12/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (02/12/2016 11:33:07) but are subject to change.