In a mid week match in week 19, on Thursday Jan 5th, Chelsea will play host to Manchester City in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Chelsea, recorded a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest. Raheem Sterling struck first for Chelsea in the 16th minute, but Serge Aurier got the equalizer for Nottingham Forest in the 63rd minute earning them at least the one point. Chelsea is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while manchester City sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Everton. Erling Braut Håland struck first for Manchester City in the 24th minute on a feed from Riyad Mahrez, then in the 64th minute, Idrissa Gueye sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Demarai Gray earning them at least the one point. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Chelsea was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 16000 dissapointed spectators. Kai Havertz struck first for Chelsea in the 42nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Manchester City was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory.
Erling Braut Håland has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Manchester City. Raheem Sterling has been the most prolific scorer on Chelsea in the last 5 matches with two goals
N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Mason Mount, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wesley Fofana and Carney Chukwuemeka are unavailable to play for Chelsea, while Rúben Dias is unavailable to play for Manchester City.