Man City vs Chelsea: TV channel, live stream, team news & preview

The top two in the Premier League meet in the early kick off on Saturday afternoon as Manchester City host Chelsea.

Pep Guardiola's men are 10 points clear of the Blues and a win this weekend would surely be the definitive blow in the Premier League title race, even at this early stage of the season.

Chelsea were beaten 1-0 when the sides met at Stamford Bridge in September, although the team from west London ran out 2-1 winners on their most recent visit to the Etihad Stadium last May.

Ahead of the game, GOAL brings you everything you need to know, including how to watch, team news, odds and more.

GameManchester City vs ChelseaDate15/01/22Kick-off time12.30pm GMT

BT Sport is showing Manchester City vs Chelsea live on TV in the United Kingdom (UK) and the game can also be streamed live online using the BT Sport player.

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PositionPlayersGoalkeepersEderson, Steffen, Carson DefendersWalker, Dias, Ake, Stones, Laporte, CanceloMidfieldersGundogan, Grealish, Rodri, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva, Palmer, FodenForwardsJesus, Sterling, Kayky, Edozie

City are recovering from an outbreak of Covid-19, with up to seven unnamed members of the squad being affected. Riyad Mahrez will miss out due to international commitments at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Ederson is likely to return in goal having sat out the FA Cup win over Swindon.

Predicted Man City starting XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Jesus, Foden

PositionPlayersGoalkeepersKepa, BettinelliDefendersRudiger, Alonso, Christense, Silva, Azpilicueta, SarrMidfieldersJorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic, Mount, Saul, ZiyechForwardsLukaku, Havertz, Werner, Hudson-Odoi

Edouard Mendy is away on Afcon duty so Kepa will start in goal, while Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Ben Chilwell remain unavailable.

Predicted Chelsea starting XI: Kepa, Christensen, Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Lukaku

Manchester City are odds-on favourites to beat Chelsea at 13/20 with bet365. At 4/1 to win, Chelsea are considered clear outsiders.

Romelu Lukaku is the shortest priced player to be first goalscorer at 11/2, while Gabriel Jesus can be backed at 6/1.

Four of Chelsea's last five Premier League matches have ended as draws and another stalemate is available at 3/1.

Manchester City last five resultsChelsea last five resultsSwindon 1-4 Manchester City (07/01/22)Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool (02/01/22)Arsenal 1-2 Manchester City (01/01/22)Chelsea 1-1 Brighton (29/12/21)Brentford 0-1 Manchester City (29/12/21)Aston Vlla 1-3 Chelsea (26/12/21)Manchester City 6-3 Leicester City (26/12/21)Wolves 0-0 Chelsea (19/12/21)Newcastle United 0-4 Manchester City (19/12/21)Chelsea 1-1 Everton (16/12/21)

City's triumph against Swindon Town in the FA Cup was their 12th consecutive domestic victory and Guardiola's men are in ominous form.

The Christmas period was highly successful for the Manchester outfit as they extended their lead at the top of the table to double figures while Chelsea continued to slip up.

Thomas Tuchel's team can afford no more blips if they want to keep alive their chances of being crowned champions of England and the onus will surely be on the visitors this Saturday to come out and win the game.

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