Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea meet on Saturday with either side trying to achieve a bonus within the chase for UEFA Champions League competitors within the English Premier League, with each unlikely to reignite their former title hopes. These two already met at Stamford Bridge earlier this season with Pep Guardiola’s males profitable 2-0 and now they meet once more at Etihad Stadium together with his facet needing a response to their midweek defeat away at Paris Saint-Germain.

It was not the Residents’ first capitulation of the season in Paris, with three targets shipped in 22 minutes as a part of a 4-2 loss which leaves them at risk of failing to achieve the knockout part. Guardiola and his gamers have a troublesome run of Chelsea, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest within the English Premier League. Metropolis have misplaced their three EPL video games instantly after a European recreation in midweek, however they’re unbeaten in seven in opposition to the Londoners with 5 wins.

Chelsea stole a degree late on in opposition to Bournemouth earlier than seeing off Wolverhampton Wanderers with relative ease to finish a five-game winless run within the EPL. The Blues have did not win any of their final 10 encounters with Metropolis throughout all competitions since their UCL remaining win again in 2021. Enzo Maresca’s facet have taken extra factors on the street than at Stamford Bridge this time period however are and not using a win in three away from dwelling having stored only one clear sheet from 16 street video games at Metropolis whereas failing to attain seven instances.

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Find out how to watch and odds

• Date: Saturday, January 25 | Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
• Location: Etihad Stadium – Manchester, England
• Watch: Peacock Premium
• Odds: Metropolis +100; Draw +300; Chelsea +225

Season to date

Metropolis’s six-game inbeaten streak with 23 targets scored and simply 4 conceded got here crashing down in Paris as Guardiola watched his facet throw away a two-goal lead and lose 4-2. The Residents have additionally did not win from 9 video games throughout all competitions after they have been within the lead. After a tough run across the flip of the yr, Chelsea have received two and drawn one from three video games which is sufficient to return to the highest 4 and forward of Metropolis in fifth by two factors.

Staff information

Metropolis: Ruben Dias is a doubt together with Nathan Ake whereas Jeremy Doku and Oscar Bobb are additionally not anticipated to be prepared. Rodri is out long-term whereas Kyle Walker is within the strategy of becoming a member of Milan. Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis have all joined the membership and will characteristic right here though unlikely from the beginning. Jack Grealish might be hopeful of a begin after his midweek displaying whereas Savinho and Kevin De Bruyne might additionally present backing for Erling Haaland.

Potential Metropolis XI: Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Bernardo; Foden, De Bruyne, Savinho; Haaland.

Chelsea: Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile and Mykhaylo Mudryk are all out whereas Levi Colwill and Enzo Fernandez are additionally doubts. Robert Sanchez ought to proceed in aim forward of Filip Jorgensen regardless of some latest errors whereas Reece James may not be match sufficient to start out consecutive video games but so Malo Gusto might return. Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor might pair with Moises Caicedo within the center whereas Jadon Sancho might be hoping to start out forward of Noni Madueke or Pedro Neto and Cole Palmer ought to proceed behind Nicolas Jackson in opposition to his former membership.

Potential Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Dewsbury-Corridor, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.

Prediction

Though Chelsea have the standard to probably take all three factors, Metropolis have to react after their Parisian nightmare so count on to see an improved effort which ought to be sufficient for a degree. Choose: Metropolis 1, Chelsea 1.