Anticipation builds as Chelsea prepare to host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on 2026-04-12 (kick-off 16:30 GMT), in week 32 of the 2025-2026 Premier League.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between L. Rosenior and Guardiola.
After 31 matchdays, Chelsea sit 6th with 48 points and Manchester City are 2nd having collected 61 points.
Chelsea report 7 missing players: L. Colwill (Knee Injury), E. Fernandez (Coach's decision), J. Gittens (Muscle Injury), M. Mudryk (Suspended), T. Chalobah (Ankle Injury), R. James (Hamstring Injury), F. Jorgensen (Groin Injury) while Manchester City report 3 missing players: R. Dias (Muscle Injury), J. Gvardiol (Broken Leg), J. Stones (Calf Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Chelsea should be met by Manchester City's expected 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw E. Fernández lead Chelsea with a 6.7 TheyScored rating, and G. Donnarumma top-rating for Manchester City at 8.9.
Chelsea came off a win (7-0 vs Port Vale) and Manchester City also triumphed (4-0 vs Liverpool).
Struggling form all round: Chelsea are 1-0-4 and Manchester City are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
Manchester City hold the upper hand H2H: of 55 meetings, they've triumphed 27 times, conceded 20 times and shared 8 draws.
A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 2-2 draw, reflecting Chelsea's 6-5-4 home form and Manchester City's 7-4-4 away record.
Chelsea is going head to head with Manchester City on 12/4/2026 15:30 GMT at Stamford Bridge for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Chelsea v Manchester City H2H statistics!