Manchester City take on Chelsea in an eye catching EFL cup fixture at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening. City are coming into this game on the back end of a narrow win against Fulham at the weekend. The Citizens have been in form at the Etihad this season, while Chelsea on the other hand are struggling for any sort of rhythm in and around the team at the moment. The blues suffered defeat on home turf against arch rivals Arsenal at the weekend, to further compound misery on Graham Potter and his blue army Pep and City will be looking forward to Wednesday night, While the EFL cup has been City’s go to trophy in recent years, Chelsea are going to have to do the unusual in other to rob City of a win. A very unlikely fit to achieve as the blues look far from themselves of late.
Manchester City team news.
City are prepared to face life without the reliable Portuguese right back Jao Cancelo when Chelsea visit on Wednesday, the right back will be serving his one match suspension after being sent off at the weekend against Fulham. Whilst Kyle Walker’s absence still leaves Pep with a little tinkering to do, 17 year old Rico Williams could fill in for the pair after his memorable cameo in the Champions League. Kalvin Philips is also expected to miss out through a shoulder injury.
Chelsea team news.
Chelsea are yet to recover from their long list of injuries to key players as the likes of Reece James, Ngolo Kante, Kepa, Fofana and Ben Chilwell are all likely to miss out, Jorginho is also set to miss through a foot injury. While youngsters like Omar Hutchinson, Lewis Hall, Broja, are set to feature in the mouthwatering EFL cup encounter.
Manchester City potential line up :
Man City – XI (4-3-3) GK- Ortega, Lewis, Diaz, Laporte, Gomez, Palmer, Rodri, Foden, Mahrez, Alvarez, Grealish.
Chelsea potential line up :
Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1) GK Mendy, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Cucurella, Zakaria, Gallagher, Mount, Pulisic, Broja, Ziyech
My preferred Chelsea line up :
Chelsea XI – (4-2-3-1) GK Bettinelli, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Cucurella, Zakaria, Loftus Cheek, Gallagher, Omar Hutchinson, Broja, Pulisic
Score prediction : Manchester City 3:1 Chelsea
Pep’s City have shown to be ruthless regardless of the competition, they are going to come at Chelsea like the Fulham win didn’t happen. Chelsea are currently on a poor run of form and results, there’s no better time to turn things around than against a ruthless City side, causing an upset will definitely be a moment to savour for Potter and the blue faithfuls heading into the international break.
