Chelsea vs Man City head to head

City have won three of our past four Premier League games at the Etihad with an aggregate score of 12-1. Our last away win was in 2016/17 when second half goals from Diego Costa, Willian and Eden Hazard secured a 3-1 victory.

Manchester City have lost more Premier League matches against Chelsea than they have versus any other side (26).

Biggest league win for each team:

Man City 6 Chelsea 0 - 2018/19Chelsea 6 Manchester City 0 - 2007/08

Chelsea’s biggest win at Man City: 4-1 in 1932/33 and 1966/67

Last season’s corresponding fixture

MANCHESTER CITY 2 CHELSEA 1Premier League, Etihad Stadium, 23.11.19, 5.30pm

Manchester City (4-3-3) Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Fernandinho, Mendy; De Bruyne, Rodrigo (Gundogan 51), D Silva (c) (Foden 66); Mahrez, Aguero (Jesus 76), SterlingUnused subs Bravo, Walker, Angelino, OtamendiBooked Gundogan 90+1Scorers De Bruyne 29, Mahrez 37Manager Pep Guardiola

Chelsea (4-3-3) Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta (c), Zouma, Tomori, Emerson (James 59); Kante, Jorginho (Mount 73), Kovacic; Willian, Abraham (Batshuayi 73), PulisicUnused subs Caballero, Christensen, Pedro, GiroudBooked Jorginho 61Scorer Kante 21Head coach Frank Lampard

Referee Martin AtkinsonAttendance 54,486

Chelsea stats

The Blues are looking to win three in a row without conceding in the Premier League for the first time since October/November 2017 under Antonio Conte.

Only Manchester City (24) have conceded fewer Premier League goals this season than Chelsea (31).

The Blues have kept 18 clean sheets in our last 24 matches in all competitions (75 per cent).

No team has kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than Chelsea (18, level with Man City).

Tuchel has become the first Chelsea manager to remain unbeaten in his first 11 away games in all competitions (eight wins, three draws).

Premier League scorers

Abraham 6, Jorginho 6 (6 pens), Mount 6 (1 pen), Werner 6, Zouma 5, Giroud 4, Havertz 4, Pulisic 4, Chilwell 2, Hudson-Odoi 2, Thiago Silva 2, Alonso 1, Azpilicueta 1, James 1, Ziyech 1, own goals 2.

Milestones

Man City stats

They lost their last home game to Marcelo Bielsa’s side but haven’t lost at home in consecutive games since February 2016.

Last weekend, City enjoyed their 11th away Premier League victory in a row, equalling the all-time English top-flight record for consecutive away wins (Chelsea: Apr-Dec 2008 and Man City: May-Dec 2017).

Manchester City have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last five Premier League home games (eight goals conceded).

De Bruyne has scored in his last three Premier League games against Chelsea. The last player to score in four consecutive appearances against the Blues in the competition was Carlos Tevez (five between 2007-2010), while the only other players to do so are Ian Wright (1994), Alan Shearer (1997) and Muzzy Izzet (2001).

Man City Premier League scorers

Gundogan 12 (1 pen), Mahrez 9, Sterling 9, Jesus 8, Foden 7, De Bruyne 5 (2 pens), Stones 4, Torres 4, Aguero 2 (1 pen), Rodrigo 2 (1 pen), Mendy 2, B Silva 2, Ake 1, Cancelo 1, Dias 1, Walker 1, own goal 1

Pep Guardiola management record v ChelseaWon: 6Drawn: 5Lost: 6

Man City’s last Premier League game

Saturday 1 May 2021Crystal Palace 0 Manchester City 2Team (4-4-1-1): Ederson; Cancelo, Ake, Laporte, Mendy; Torres, Fernandinho (Zinchenko 67), Rodrigo, Sterling; Aguero; JesusScorers: Aguero 57, Torres 59

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

No Chelsea players can now receive a suspension for accumulating yellow cards.

Premier League bookings list

Man City: Fernandinho 5, Ake 4, Cancelo 4, Rodrigo 4, B Silva 4, Dias 3, Ederson 3, Mendy 2, Sterling 2, De Bruyne 1, Jesus 1, Gundogan 1, Laporte 1, Torres 1, Walker 1

Chelsea: Kante 7, Azpilicueta 4, Chilwell 3, James 3, Kovacic 3, Thiago Silva 3, Ziyech 3, Zouma 3, Alonso 2, Christensen 2, Havertz 2, Mount 2, Pulisic 2, Giroud 1, Jorginho 1, Mendy 1, Werner 1

Referee and VAR

Referee: Anthony TaylorVAR: Stuart Attwell

Anthony Taylor is the referee for his third Blues game this season. He was the official in the reverse fixture against Man City at Stamford Bridge in January as well as our draw at St Mary’s in February.