Man City vs Chelsea LIVE: Cole Palmer out to hurt former club’s Premier League title chances – kick-off time, team news and how to follow
Manchester City will be hoping to keep up with Liverpool in the Premier League title race when they take on Chelsea this weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s side have won all of their last six games and are finding their familiar form when it comes to the battle at the top.
City are known to step up when things get tough and they’re chasing down their rivals as they sit two points behind the Reds with a game in hand.
Mauricio Pochettino will be out to stop their winning streak though, as his Blues look to rise up the table and put an end to their torrid campaign.
A key man that could possibly help Chelsea scupper City’s plans is their old academy product.
Cole Palmer is hitting new heights at the Blues and he is starring in the Premier League.
The 21-year-old has become a leader in London already, scoring 10 goals this season as well as providing six assists.
For City, he didn’t manage to score a single league goal as he only played a bit-part role under Guardiola.
And now Palmer returns to the Etihad for the first time aiming to show what his former side are missing out on.
Should he help Chelsea to a crucial three points in Manchester, he will massively hamper City’s top-flight title chances.
City were dealt an injury blow in midweek as Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva were substituted with knocks.
The pair are likely to miss out and so is Josko Gvardiol who is set to be sidelined until next month.
Mateo Kovacic is expected to be back fit to feature if needed against his former club.
As for Chelsea, they are dealing with an injury crisis once again.
Thiago Silva has picked up a knock while Benoit Badiashile will be absent for a few weeks.
Both of those players join Reece James, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucrella, Robert Sanchez,
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