Chelsea vs Man City head to head

Biggest league win for each team

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

City’s biggest win at Stamford Bridge is 4-1 in 1978/79

Last season’s corresponding match

CHELSEA 2 MANCHESTER CITY 1Premier League, Stamford Bridge, 25.06.20, 8.15pm

Chelsea (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta (c), Christensen, Rudiger, Alonso; Barkley (Kovacic 73), Kante, Mount (Gilmour 90+1); Willian, Giroud (Abraham 61), Pulisic (Pedro 90+1)Unused subs Caballero, James, Zouma, Jorginho, Loftus-CheekInjured Tomori, Hudson-OdoiHead coach Frank LampardBooked Alonso 38Scorers Pulisic 36, Willian 78 (pen)

Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Fernandinho (c), Laporte (Otamendi 73), Mendy (Zinchenko 59); De Bruyne, Rodrigo (D Silva 54), Gundogan; Mahrez, B Silva (Jesus 55), SterlingUnused subs Carson, Harwood-Bellis, Doyle, Palmer, SaneManager Pep GuardiolaBooked De Bruyne 75Sent off Fernandinho 77 (handling on line)Scorer De Bruyne 55

Referee Stuart Attwell

Chelsea stats

Chelsea are unbeaten in seven Premier League home games (four wins, three draws), scoring 18 goals in that run. We have only lost one home league game in 14 (10 wins).

In all competitions we are unbeaten at Stamford Bridge in 11 matches, since our defeat to Liverpool on 20 September (six wins, five draws).

2020 round-up

The Blues played 12 games fewer in 2020 than in 2019

Mason Mount played the most minutes – 3,690

Olivier Giroud scored the most goals – 18

Edouard Mendy kept the most clean sheets – 10

Premier League scorers

Abraham 6, Werner 4, Zouma 4, Giroud 3, Jorginho 3 (3 pens), Chilwell 2, Thiago Silva 2, Havertz 1, Hudson-Odoi 1, James 1, Mount 1, Pulisic 1, Ziyech 1, own goals 1

Milestones

Man City stats

Last seasonPremier League: SecondChampions League: Quarter-finalsFA Cup: Semi-finalsLeague Cup: WinnersCommunity Shield: WinnersTop scorer all competitions: Raheem Sterling (31)

This season’s Premier League statsMost appearances: Ederson 14, Rodrigo 14, De Bruyne 13, Sterling 13Most goals: Mahrez 4, Sterling 4, five on twoMost assists: De Bruyne 7, Sterling 3Most clean sheets: Ederson 7

Man City’s two defeats in the Premier League this season have come against Leicester at home (2-5) and Tottenham away (0-2).

Manchester City are unbeaten in 10 matches in all competitions, winning seven and drawing three. However, 26 points is still their lowest tally after 14 matches for 10 years.

City can win three consecutive league fixtures for the first time this season.

They have failed to win any of their last four Premier League games in London, losing three (including Chelsea last season) and drawing the other.

City have kept 13 clean sheets in all competitions this season, more than any other team in the top five European leagues.

Manchester City have won their first league game in 13 of the last 14 calendar years, winning the last eight in a row since a 0-1 defeat at Sunderland in 2012.

Sergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in his last nine appearances against Chelsea in all competitions, netting two hat-tricks in this run, in April 2016 and February 2019.

Pep Guardiola’s side are the 11th highest scorers in the Premier League this season with 21 goals from 14 games, but they have conceded the fewest (12).

City have scored 20 of their 21 league goals this term from inside the area.

Pep Guardiola’s side have scored four goals in their last six Premier League away games and never more than once in a match in that run.

Man City have won 12 points from their seven away Premier League games this season.

Wolves W 3-1Leeds D 1-1West Ham D 1-1Sheffield Utd W 1-0Tottenham L 0-2Man Utd D 0-0Southampton W 1-0

Premier League scorers

Mahrez 4, Sterling 4, De Bruyne 2 (2 pens), Foden 2, Gundogan 2, Jesus 2, Torres 2, Ake 1, Mendy 1, Walker 1

Pep Guardiola’s managerial record against Chelsea

Won: 5Drawn: 5Lost: 5

Man City’s last Premier League game

Saturday 26 DecemberManchester City 2 Newcastle 0Team 3-1-2-1-3: Ederson; Stones, Dias, Ake; Rodrigo (Fernandinho 57); Cancelo, Gundogan (Foden 90+1); De Bruyne (c); Sterling, Torres (Aguero 77), B SilvaBooked: Rodrigo, CanceloScorers: Gundogan 14, Torres 55

Who moved to Man City in the summer?

Nathan Ake - BournemouthScott Carson - Derby, loanRuben Dias - BenficaPablo Moreno - JuventusFerran Torres - Valencia

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

N’Golo Kante needs to avoid a yellow card in the next three Premier League matches to avoid a one-match ban for reaching five bookings in the competition.

In the Premier League, five yellow cards received before 19 league fixtures have been played will result in a one-match suspension in the competition.

Premier League bookings list

Chelsea: Kante 4, James 3, Azpilicueta 2, Mount 2, Thiago Silva 2, Alonso 1, Chilwell 1, Christensen 1, Giroud 1, Havertz 1, Ziyech 1, Zouma 1

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

Referee and VAR