Man City vs Chelsea LIVE: Cole Palmer wants to hurt former club's Premier League title chances – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Manchester City will hope to keep pace with Liverpool in the Premier League title race when they take on Chelsea this weekend.

Pep Guardiola's team They have won their last six games and are finding their familiar form when it comes to the battle for the top.

City are known to step up when the going gets tough and are chasing their rivals while being two points behind. the Reds with a game in hand.

Mauricio Pochettino However, he will be looking to stop his winning streak as his Blues look to move up the table and end their torrid campaign.

Manchester City vs Chelsea: Palmer cold

A key man who could possibly help Chelsea Scupper City's plans are his former academy product.

Cole Palmer He is reaching new heights at the Blues and starring in the Premier League.

The 21-year-old has already become a leader in London, scoring 10 goals this season and providing six assists.

With City he did not manage to score a single goal in the league, since under Guardiola he only played a secondary role.

And now Palmer returns to the Etihad for the first time aiming to show what his former team is missing.

If he helps Chelsea get three crucial points in Manchester, he will greatly hamper City's top-flight title chances.

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• Chelsea have kept just one clean sheet in their last 19 Premier League meetings with Manchester City, and that came via a 2-0 home win in December 2018 under Maurizio Sarri.
• Manchester City have won six of their last eight Premier League home games against Chelsea (L2), keeping a clean sheet in five of those wins.

Manchester City vs Chelsea: team news

City suffered an injury in midweek when Jack Grealish and Bernard Silva They were replaced by blows.

The couple is likely to be lost and so is Josko Gvardiol who will be on leave until next month.

Matthew Kovacic He is expected to return to fitness if necessary against his former club.

As for Chelsea, they They are dealing with an injury crisis one more time.

Thiago Silva has been hit and will not appear while Benoit Badiashile He will be away for a few weeks.

Both players join together James ReeceLesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucrella, Robert Sánchez, Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana on the sidelines.

Palmer will lead the line against his former employers at Etihad with Malo Gusto and Levi Colwill in form.

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• The 4-4 draw between Man City and Chelsea in the first leg ended a run of 16 Premier League games without a draw between the two teams. The last time the two games ended tied in a season was in 2014-15.
• Manchester City and Chelsea drew 4-4 in the first leg at Stamford Bridge; the most goals scored between these teams in a single Premier League campaign was nine in 2009-10, with the Citizens winning 2-1 (h) and 4-2 (a) that season.

Manchester City vs Chelsea: What has been said?

Chelsea manager Pochettino has been speaking about his relationship with Guardiola ahead of their meeting this weekend.

He said in his press conference: “Do I like it? Yes, of course. I like it, of course.

“I was very angry with the referee (that's why he didn't shake his hand in November). It's not going to happen tomorrow. I went like an arrow towards the referee.”

On his record against Pep, he continued: “It's not important to me.

“Of course, Pep is an incredible coach, one of the best coaches that has ever existed in football.

“Not just me, but the record against him is not that good; there are a lot of coaches who suffer.”

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• Manchester City have not lost any of their last 22 home games in the Premier League (W18 D4), and only Liverpool have a longer unbeaten streak at home (24). City are also on the longest home scoring streak in the competition, scoring in their last 44 games at the Etihad and scoring 135 goals in those games.
• Manchester City have won their last six Premier League games, having won just one of their previous six (D4 L1). Four of those wins came in 2024; the only time they won their first five Premier League games in a calendar year was in 2021 (they won the first 13 games).

Manchester City vs Chelsea: how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, February 17.

Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with all the action.

Manchester City-Chelsea: Betting with talkSPORT BET

Match odds:

City man – 3/10

Draw – 4/17

Chelsea – 15/2

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