Premier League champions Manchester City face another huge test of their title credentials when they host in-form Chelsea this weekend.
City fell nine points behind top-flight leaders Liverpool before the international break after a potentially damaging 3-1 loss at Anfield.
Pep Guardiola’s men must bounce back at the Etihad on Saturday evening but that won’t be easy against Frank Lampard’s buoyant Blues.
Chelsea have won six straight games in the Premier League, breezing past Crystal Palace last time out.
They will also want to gain some revenge for last season’s 6-0 horror show at Eastlands.
talkSPORT’s GameDay special will bring you all the action from this huge title clash and here’s how you can tune in to it all.
Man City vs Chelsea: How to listen
The Premier League clash will get under way at 5:30pm on Saturday, November 23.
Full commentary from the Etihad will be live on talkSPORT, with our coverage starting at 5:15pm.
Laura Woods will bring you all the build-up before handing over to Sam Matterface and Stuart Pearce for live and exclusive commentary.
To tune in, just click here for the live stream or click the radio player below.
You can also listen through the talkSPORT App, on DAB Digital Radio or on MW 1053 or 1089.
For more information about how to listen LIVE on talkSPORT click here.
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Man City vs Chelsea: What has been said?
Pep Guardiola: “I think Chelsea, over many years, have been an incredible top team but from the beginning his team has played good.
“They were consistent with his ideas, the results are theirs. I’m happy for him, I know him a little bit, I know when he was here he was an excellent person.
“For English football it’s great when young English guys take over. He’s perfect for English football. It’s good.”
Frank Lampard on Chelsea’s league position: “I’d have said ‘thank you very much’ out of respect for Man City because of the levels that they and Liverpool have reached over the last two seasons, it’s been incredible. I have nothing but respect for both of them so for us to be in that position is something that I’m pleased with but I actually want more as well.
“I look at ourselves predominantly and don’t consider others around us and I think where might we have got more points. It will be a great test to see where we’re at but it won’t be the end story.
“You can go to Manchester City and lose, any team can because they’re such a strong outfit so I won’t be making huge judgements because our story is three months or so in the making in terms of me being here and some of the younger players coming in.”
Man City vs Chelsea: Match stats
- Man City have won five of their last eight Premier League meetings with Chelsea, as many as they had in their previous 21 against them in the competition.
- Chelsea have lost three of their last four Premier League away games against Man City, including suffering their biggest ever defeat in the competition in this fixture last season.
- This is just the fifth time in the last nine seasons that Man City are facing Chelsea in a Premier League game while below them in the table – the Citizens haven’t won any of the previous four in that time.
- Manchester City have already lost three Premier League games this season – just one fewer than they did in the whole of 2018-19, and one more than they did in 2017/18.
- Chelsea are looking to win eight consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time in their history.
- In his entire managerial career, only against Liverpool has Man City boss Pep Guardiola lost more games in all competitions than he has against Chelsea.
- Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic has scored five goals in his last three Premier League games, and is looking to become the first ever American player to score in four consecutive appearances in the competition.
Man City vs Chelsea: Team news
City goalkeeper Ederson will return for the champions but playmaker Bernardo Silva is banned.
Ederson missed the loss at Liverpool a fortnight ago with a hamstring injury but is now fit.
Silva must serve a one-match suspension after being found guilty of misconduct over an offensive tweet sent to team-mate Benjamin Mendy. Oleksandr Zinchenko,Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sane are all out with knee injuries.
Meanwhile, Christian Pulisic is in contention for Chelsea having returned to full training after a groin problem.
The forward missed the United States’ two matches in the international window, but is back in training with the Blues.
Callum Hudson-Odoi has a hamstring issue and is a long-shot to face City, but Lampard hopes the young England winger will not be sidelined for long.
Saturday is GameDay on talkSPORT as we bring you THREE live Premier League commentaries across our network, including Man City vs Chelsea at 5:30pm
