Chelsea v Manchester City: Champions look to maintain dominance over Blues
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Chelsea v Man City betting tips and odds
The final match before the international break sees Chelsea welcome Premier League champions Manchester City to Stamford Bridge.
The Blues beat table-topping Tottenham on Monday night in a dizzying encounter regarded as one of the best Premier League matches of all time but they start as 10/3 underdogs to beat the current leaders.
It promises to be a stern test for Mauricio Pochettino’s side as we look at the latest odds and markets to pick out some Chelsea v Man City betting tips.
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Blues on a high after thrilling win at Spurs
Chelsea are back in the top half of the table after a thrilling 4-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – but that wasn’t even a tenth of the story.
Two Tottenham red cards and five disallowed goals in total were topped off by a Nicolas Jackson hat-trick which ended Spurs’ unbeaten start to the season.
Ange Postecoglou’s men went into the weekend as leaders but they have been replaced at the top by City, who thrashed Bournemouth 6-1 last time out in the Premier League and qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League with two games to spare on Tuesday night.
The 3-0 victory over Young Boys came at a cost, though, as John Stones was forced off with an injury.
The Treble winners are awaiting assessments of the England defender who only returned to action in October after a two-month lay-off with hamstring and hip problems.
Manager Pep Guardiola claimed City “are in trouble” should they be without Stones and revealed they will “have to play a bit differently, like happened against Arsenal” if the defensive midfielder’s absence is confirmed.
City, though, have an excellent recent record against Chelsea, winning the last six games over the previous two seasons without conceding.
Although Chelsea scored four goals on Monday, they were up against nine men for the last 35 minutes following the dismissals of Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie.
The Blues had only scored 13 goals in 10 games heading into that match and Jackson’s performance was far from convincing despite his treble.
They have also won at home just once in six attempts this season, their only victory coming against Luton, so supporters will hardly be brimming with confidence as they prepare to face the Treble winners.
City have upper hand in Blues battles
Putting it all together, the visitors to win to nil for a seventh successive time against the Blues at 21/10 kicks off our Chelsea v Man City betting tips.
Interestingly, City have won the last four Premier League encounters by a 1-0 scoreline and that option can be backed at 13/2.
Erling Haaland scored his second successive double against Young Boys during the week which came nine days after his brace in a 3-0 win at Old Trafford in the Manchester derby.
The Norwegian had been a doubt before Tuesday’s game after coming off at half-time in last weekend’s 6-1 victory over Bournemouth but he started the match, coming off after an hour with three points and a spot in the last 16 in the bag.
Haaland is 13/10 to score in a City win, and we would not put off anyone from getting involved with that option, but we prefer Julian Alvarez to do the same at a bigger price.
The World Cup winner scored in all three of his games against Chelsea last season and has found the net seven times in all competitions in the current campaign.
However, if you wish to combine Haaland and the Argentinian both to score in a City victory at Stamford Bridge, that option is available at 5/1.
Sticking with the Haaland theme, we’re also drawn towards last season’s Premier League Golden Boot winner to have two or more shots on target in a City win which can be backed at 7/4 as a #GetAPrice – Match and Player Combo option.
That market would have paid out in both matches against Brighton and Manchester United and although he failed to have a shot on target against Bournemouth, the minor injury which forced him off at the break is likely to have been a factor.
Match Info
Where: Stamford Bridge
When: 16:30, Sunday 12th November
How to watch: Sky Sports
All odds and markets correct as of date of publication
