Date: Sunday 12th November, 2023
Time: 4:30 pm
Stadium Stamford Bridge
Referee Anthony Taylor (England)
Goal Scorer:
Chelsea
Mauricio Pochettino has greeted a positive update on the team news front ahead of his side’s latest fixture. Against Manchester City on Sunday, the Chelsea manager will be bereft of the services of six first-team players.
The good news is that Armando Broja should be available after recovering from a knee injury. But Wesley Fofana (ACL), Ben Chilwell (thigh), Trevoh Chalobah (hamstring), Carney Chukwuemeka (knee), Romeo Lavia (ankle), and Christopher Nkunku (knee) remain unavailable.
Robert Sanchez will retain his spot between the sticks despite blowing hot and cold as a Chelsea player. The home side will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him, with the defensive unit featuring the first-choice quartet of Reece James, Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, and Levi Colwill.
Chelsea’s 4-2-3-1 formation will morph into a 4-3-3 during the defensive phases, with the hosts putting more men behind the ball. So, Conor Gallagher, who will reprise the no. 10 role to release the attackers with his link-up play, will drop back for more defensive support.
Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez will be the other two midfielders, with the duo having the onus on them to keep things tight in the middle of the park. Nicolas Jackson comes into Sunday’s fixture on the back of a match-winning hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur. The Senegalese international will lead the line for the Blues this weekend, with Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer completing the numbers in the final third.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson
Manchester City
Like his counterpart in the Chelsea dugout, Pep Guardiola does not have any new injury concerns hampering his preparations ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge. The Manchester City manager will be without four first-team players on Sunday.
Kevin De Bruyne is the most notable absentee, with the Belgian playmaker recovering from a hamstring injury. De Bruyne accompanies Manuel Akanji (back), Sergio Gomez (knock), and John Stones (thigh) in the treatment room.
Manchester City will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Ederson Moraes taking his usual spot between the sticks. The system will morph into a 3-4-2-1, with Kyle Walker moving into the right wing-back berth. But on paper, Walker will line up alongside Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, and Josko Gvardiol in the defensive unit.
Mateo Kovacic will accompany Rodri in the double pivot in the middle of the park, with the former Chelsea midfielder facing the Blues for the first time in the Premier League since departing from Stamford Bridge this past summer.
Bernardo Silva, Julian Alvarez, and Jeremy Doku will form the supporting cast for Erling Haaland, who will spearhead the Manchester City attack against Chelsea. But Doku and Walker will provide the width when the system changes during the offensive phases, with Silva and Alvarez taking up the central spots.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Silva, Alvarez, Doku; Haaland
Prediction: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
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