Chelsea vs Man City - Gameweek 1

Predicted Line-ups

Chelsea

Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Enzo; Palmer, Nkunku, Dewsbury-Hall; Jackson

Man City

Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Akanji; Bernardo Silva, Kevin de Bruyne, Doku; Haaland

Team News

Chelsea: Maresca revealed that the squad is complete.

Man City: Pep Guardiola confirmed that Rodri won't be available and Oscar Bobb picked up a long-term injury. Foden didn't feature in any pre-season game and is expected to start on the bench.

Predictions

Since Chelsea's famous 1-0 win over City in the 2021 Champions League final, they have struggled against Pep Guardiola’s side, failing to win in the last ten games. Meanwhile, Manchester City began their season on a high, winning the Community Shield against Manchester United. They now aim to continue their Premier League dominance, though they face potential off-field distractions with an impending case regarding breaches of Premier League rules.

Everyone is excited about Chelsea’s new signing Pedro Neto, who had an impressive start to last season with the Wolves. A former Man City player, Cole Palmer, will be another player to watch closely. He kept his cool during the last game at Stamford Bridge to make it 4-4 from the spot.

Chelsea and Manchester City face off in a highly anticipated Gameweek 1 clash at Stamford Bridge this Sunday, setting the stage for an exciting Premier League season. Both teams are eager to start strong, with Chelsea looking to assert their presence under their new manager Enzo Maresca, while Manchester City aims to continue their dominance.

Chelsea historically performs well in the opening round of the Premier League, having earned the most points in such fixtures.

Since that Champions League final, Man City won 8 matches and 2 matches were tied. With Man City scoring 19 goals and Chelsea only 7 goals! In those 10 matches, Chelsea didn't find the net on 7 occasions.

Before, when Thiago Silva was at Chelsea, Haaland had difficulties scoring, but this changed and the Norwegian Viking is enjoying the last matches against Chelsea. He scored a hattrick two weeks ago during the US pre-season tour. He scored another 2 goals during that memorable match 4-4.

Opta predictor has 59% of Man City winning and only 19% of Chelsea winning, and 20% is a draw.

Match Prediction: Chelsea 2 - 2 Man City (Palmer and Haaland to score)

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