London EPL Showdown: Chelsea vs Manchester City [31/01/2015] At 6:30pm

Date: 31-01-2015 5:06 pm (9 years ago) | Author: franel
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Chelsea sit five points above City at the Premier League summit, with the champions having drawn at Everton and lost to Arsenal after drawing level with Mourinho's side with a strong run of festive results.



The late kick-off match at Stamford Bridge provides City's first chance to respond to last weekend's FA Cup elimination at the hands of Championship promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough, with Chelsea themselves still rebuilding confidence after a stunning 4-2 loss to Bradford City.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has his own star striker, Sergio Aguero, fit and firing after a knee injury, while Frank Lampard's return to Stamford Bridge is sure to intrigue. Pellegrini said: "He [Toure] is an important player but we qualified against Roma and beat Bayern without him. Teams don't depend on one player."

Manuel Pellegrini says his team will go to Stamford Bridge with only one goal in mind: to beat Chelsea and close the gap to the leaders of the Barclays Premier League to two points.

Chelsea forward Diego Costa is unavailable after being found guilty of violent conduct against Liverpool.
Cesc Fabregas, Branislav Ivanovic and Filipe Luis were all injured in Chelsea's League Cup win over the Reds and only Ivanovic is expected to feature.
Manchester City pair Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony are both unavailable.
Ivory Coast have progressed into the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals, meaning both will remain in Africa.

Can the BLUES maneuver their way up to 8 points clear?

Did You Know?
  • Manchester City have only won two Premier League games at Stamford Bridge (D4, L11) - both 4-2, most recently in February 2010.
  • No team has beaten Manchester City more often in the Premier League than Chelsea. They - and Arsenal - have triumphed 22 times.
  • Chelsea are unbeaten in the last three league meetings (W2, D1), although City have beaten Chelsea in each of the last two seasons in the FA Cup.
  • City are without a win in their last three games (D1, L2).
  • Sergio Aguero scored five goals in his last three games before his injury; he has not scored in four games since returning.
  • City have not lost away from home in all competitions since 25 October against West Ham (W5, D2), scoring 16 goals and conceding just five.
  • City have not won a league game without Yaya Toure in the team since last April (D3, L1).
  • City are the only team to score in every away Premier League match this season. Their average of 2.27 goals per away league game is a league-high.
   
  • Jose Mourinho saw one of his teams concede four goals in a home game for the first time ever against Bradford last weekend.
  • Chelsea average a league-high 2.4 goals per home league game this season.
  • They also have the best home defensive record, conceding just three goals in 10 games and keeping eight clean sheets.
  • John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Eden Hazard have started every league game this season.

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