In a mid week match on Thu Jan 5th, in week 19, Chelsea hosts Manchester City in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 7th placed Chelsea is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest. Raheem Sterling scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 16th minute, but Serge Aurier got the equalizer for Nottingham Forest in the 63rd minute earning them at least the one point. Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while manchester City is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Everton. Erling Braut Håland struck first for Manchester City in the 24th minute on a feed from Riyad Mahrez, then in the 64th minute, Idrissa Gueye sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Demarai Gray earning them at least the one point. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
Manchester City and Chelsea last played eachother at the Etihad Stadium on May 29th. Chelsea was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of a crowd of just over 16000 fans. Kai Havertz scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 42nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Manchester City couldn’t manage to score, and Chelsea took the shutout win.
Manchester City is glad to have Erling Braut Håland in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Raheem Sterling. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Mason Mount, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wesley Fofana and Carney Chukwuemeka are unavailable to play for Chelsea, while Rúben Dias is unavailable to play for Josep Guardiola i Sala’s team.