Chelsea and Manchester City will both seek a return to winning ways in the Premier League when they face off in Thursday's mouth-watering battle at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues were pegged back in a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest at the weekend, while Pep Guardiola's side suffered an identical fate in a two-goal stalemate with Everton, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. MANCHESTER CITY
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CHELSEA
Out: Edouard Mendy (shoulder), Reece James (knee), Armando Broja (knee), N'Golo Kante (thigh), Wesley Fofana (knee)
Doubtful: Ben Chilwell (hamstring), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (calf)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Silva, Koulibaly, Cucurella; Kovacic, Zakaria; Sterling, Mount, Pulisic; Aubameyang
MANCHESTER CITY
Out: Ruben Dias (thigh)
Doubtful: Aymeric Laporte (back)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Cancelo; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Silva, Haaland, Foden
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
