Man City vs. Chelsea, updates, latest Premier League news 2022

Manchester City can almost close the 2021-22 Premier League title with 16 games left if the defending champions can beat second-place Chelsea at home on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola’s squad have taken a 10-point lead over their nearest rivals thanks to an 11-match winning streak in the league that coincides with Chelsea dropping a late-game point with six draws and one loss in the same span.

After a strong start to the campaign, Chelsea’s momentum has been interrupted for an extended period by a combination of COVID-19 cases and injuries. Although the reigning European champions have fallen behind, a win at the Etihad Stadium would revive their title hopes just days after reaching the Carabao Cup final.

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Chelsea got City’s shirt number last year after manager Thomas Tuchel took charge of the Blues in January 2021. Over the span of a few weeks, he led the Blues to a Champions League final victory over the first half of the season. Man City and win the FA Cup semi-final.

Manchester City have exacted some degree of revenge this season with a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge in September in game six. But the eventual payback will almost knock Chelsea out of a Premier League race. Other Leagues. The last time Chelsea won the EPL was in 2016-17; City have won the league three times since then and a fourth may not be far off if the results come on Saturday.

Sporting News will follow the match live and provide live score updates, match commentary and highlights as they happen.

Man City vs. Chelsea

Goal:

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47th minute.: What a start for half. Man City saw De Bruyne’s cross go across the Chelsea goal. Then, on the other end, Lukaku ran into a ball and his shot was blocked by Ederson, who went off his sideline. Ziyech could not quell the rebound. Promising start.

46th minute: The second half is underway. No subscribers to continue playing.

Half 1: Man City 0, Chelsea 0

Half time: The game will go as you imagine. Man City stepped up the game, while Chelsea defended comfortably with a good chance created by both sides in the first half. The City wingers made it difficult for Chelsea’s full-backs at times but the visitors played tight.

0-0 at half-time is fine for Chelsea, but the Blues will have to take more attacking risks – they need a win from this game. Lukaku, Pulisic and Ziyech are finding it difficult to combine and changes in forward positions are likely to happen in the second half.

39th minute: What a savings of Kepa! Kevin De Bruyne snatched the ball from Mateo Kovacic outside the Chelsea box and Jack Grealish in one-on-one with the keeper, but Kepa was brilliant and shot wide to concede a corner. It was the clearest chance of the game. The next corner does nothing.

32nd minute: These teams are destroying each other. We had to be cautious second and it was Chelsea’s Mateo Kovacic who was late in a tackle from behind against Bernardo Silva. Kovacic worked hard in midfield. In fact, most Chelsea midfielders and strikers are busy chasing, defending and hunting the ball.

21st minute: This match will play out according to the scenario: Man City build, target the flanks and test Chelsea’s defenders. (So ​​far Malang Sarr and Antonio Rudiger are strong.) Chelsea are trying to get the ball and move fast forward, but their strikers are having a hard time combining. Tuchel’s men need better play from central striker Romelu Lukaku.

14th minute: After a short corner from Man City, John Stones headed his header off target but went right to Kepa’s position. The match gives the feel of a real heavyweight battle so far.

10th minute: A slip from City centre-back Aymeric Laporte opened the way for Romelu Lukaku, who made a bad decision when he reached the box and passed to Ziyech, who was offside. A truly lost opportunity for the traveler.

7th minute.: On the other side, Raheem Sterling beat Marcos Alonso and the Chelsea man was booked for that. City’s wide players will be a real problem for Chelsea.

4th minute: Man City’s Grealish nearly beat Azpilicueta with a dribble and goalkeeper Kepa had to make a clearance, push the ball out and his teammate take a corner for City. Nothing comes of it. It will be interesting to see if Man City will target Azpilicueta in this match.

First minute: After the players got down on their knees, Chelsea kicked us. Hakim Ziyech is on the left and Christian Pulisic is on the right.

7:29 am: Teams on the field, benches greeted each other. This game is about to start.

7:09 am: Here’s Thomas Tuchel’s explanation of traveling with Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech across Mason Mountain.

6:52 am: The lineups are given and outlined in full (with subs) in the sequel. Both sides are having surprises when Ruben Dias (Man City) and Jorginho (Chelsea) on the bench start the match. Man City have a number of academy players among the reserves.

5:42 am: Here’s something to pass the time before the game: Rio Ferdinand sits down with Kevin De Bruyne:

5:30 am: Pep Guardiola was full of praise, who said he learned from Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel: “He made world football a better place.”

Expected lineups between Man City vs. Chelsea

Manchester City will be without players because of COVID-19, but the club did not name names. Center back John Stones ready to come back and take over as captain Ruben Dias , who rarely appeared on the bench. Jack Grealish back XI starts with Riyad Mahrez go at AFCON 2022 with Algeria.

On match day, we learned that Oleksandr Zinchenko To be out with a knock after missing two games due to COVID-19. Also missing in the team is Nathan Ake , Cole Palmer and Kayky , but no reason for their absence has been revealed so far.

Man City’s starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 31-Ederson (GK) – 2-Kyle Walker, 5-John Stones, 14-Aymeric Laporte, 27-Joao Cancelo – 17-Kevin De Bruyne, 16-Rodri, 20-Bernardo Silva – 7-Raheem Sterling, 47-Phil Foden, 10-Jack Grealish

Man City reserve (9): 13-Zack Steffen (GK), 3-Ruben Dias, 97-Josh Wilson-Esbrand, 79-Luke Mbete, 25-Fernandinho, 8-Ilkay Gundogan, 90-Romeo Lavia, 87-James McAtee, 9-Gabriel Jesus

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has no new injury concerns to navigate, which is good news for the Blues. But the team will still be lacking Reece James (hamstring), Trevoh Chalobah (hamstring), Ben Chilwell (Tear ACL), Edouard Mendy (AFCON 2022) and Andreas Christensen (COVID-19).

American winger Christian Pulisic was given the role of a preferred striker, while Jorginho , Mason Mountain and Kai Havertz start on the bench.

Chelsea starting line-up (3-4-3, right to left): 1-Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) – 2-Antonio Rudiger, 6-Thiago Silva, 31-Malang Sarr – 28-Cesar Azpilicueta, 7-N’Golo Kante, 8-Mateo Kovacic, 3-Marcos Alonso – 10-Christian Pulisic, 9-Romelu Lukaku, 22-Hakim Ziyech

Chelsea substitute (9): 13-Marcus Bettinelli (GK), 12-Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 17-Saul Niguez, 18-Ross Barkley, 5-Jorginho, 20-Callum Hudson-Odoi, 19-Mason Mount, 29-Kai Havertz, 11-Timo Werner

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How to watch Man City vs. Chelsea

• Day: Saturday, January 15
• Time: 7:30 a.m. ET
• Channel: –
• Streaming online: Peacock (registered only)

Saturday’s match between Man City and Chelsea from Etihad will be broadcast exclusively on NBC’s premium streaming platform, Peacock, in the United States.

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