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The most interesting game for this weekend from the English Premier League, is between City and Chelsea.
So far Chelsea has been unbeaten, achieving a full amount of points 15, out of 5 games. However, all of the teams they have played so far, are either newcomers to the EPL, or teams that finished in the middle or the bottom of the table. In a way this would be their first “real” challenge.
Manchester City is currently taking the 4th spot with 8 points out of 5 games, crushing Liverpool here with 3:0, but losing away against Sunderland. Both Manchester City and Chelsea were eliminated from the Carling Cup 2 days ago, and now they can focus solely on this match.
Lampard is expected to miss this game, as he is recovering from a hernia. The other players that will also miss this game from Chelsea are Salomon Kalou and midfielders Yossi Benayoun and Gael Kakuta. All three of them got injured in the game against Newcastle, two days ago.
For City, Joleon Lescott and Jerome Boateng will probably have a chance to appear, although both seem to be not fit enough to play. Being left without fit defenders Mancini will have to either trust the youngster Dedryck Boyata, accompanied by midfielders Gareth Barry and James Milner, or he will have to risk.
Here are some interesting facts about both teams before this game:
* Man City have only won four of their last nine Premier League home matches.
* Man City had only won 2 out of 24 Premier League meetings with Chelsea before they took all three points home and away against the Blues last season. (meaning Man City won both games last season)
* Chelsea have won at Manchester City’s ground more often than any other team in the Premier League era (10 times).
* Carlos Tevez has scored five goals in his last four Premier League appearances against Chelsea.
* Florent Malouda has scored six goals in four Premier League starts this season
The Betting Verdict?
Both Teams To Score @ 1.78 (Register at Betfair.com – 25£ Sign up Bonus): Although you see a lot of picks and tips for this game, it’s not an easy game to predict. To be honest it’s a 3way game and anything can happen. However with both teams having great strikers, and both teams having problems on defense and mid-line I expect both Man City and Chelsea to be able to score at least once.
