Chelsea vs. Manchester City / Premier League – For the very end of this Saturday’s program within the 23rd round of the English Premiership we have another match that could easily decide on the new champions of England. Namely, the leading Chelsea and the second-ranked Manchester City, who currently has five points less meeting at Stamford Bridge, so that in case of victory of the “Blues” it could actually become an advantage that they would very difficult to drop by the end of the season. Otherwise, the autumnal duel between these rivals at Etihad ended with a draw, while last year both of their championship matches went to Chelsea, and only one to Manchester City in the FA Cup. Begins: 31.01.2015 – 18:30 CET

Chelsea
However, all of these statistics does not really have a particularly great weight, because this is that could bring a new title for Chelsea which is why coach Mourinho said that they first of all have to be patient and smart if they want to leave Stamford Bridge satisfied on Saturday. However, the “Blues” have in the last two rounds showed all their strength when they first celebrated at home with 2-0 over Newcastle and then away at Swansea come to the glorious victory of even 5-0.

On the other hand, the “Citizens” have in the last two rounds won only one point and escaped the big five points from Chelsea, which means that they will be a lot more relaxed in this derby. Otherwise, the “Blues” were recently eliminated from the FA Cup after a shocking home defeat by Bradford, but they at least partially redeemed to their fans in the rematch in the League Cup semi-finals when they after extra time celebrated over Liverpool. However, in that match striker Diego Costa had a brutal start and he therefore got the suspension, while the slightly injured defender Filipe Luis and midfielders Mikel and Fabregas are also very questionable for this Saturday’s match.

Probable lineups Chelsea: Courtois – Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta – Matic, Ramires – Willian, Oscar, Hazard – Drogba

Manchester City
As for the current champions of England, they are welcoming this great derby at the worst possible moment and it is therefore very difficult to predict what we can expect from them on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. Specifically, we have mentioned earlier that coach Pellegrini won only one point in the last two league rounds, and thus spoiled all the good things they have done in the previous period because they have are now practically in a situation that they certainly should not lose away match against Chelsea.

And it all really started after the away draw at Everton, but then they experienced a real slap in the face against Arsenal who defeated them with 2-0 at Etihad, while in the end everything was spiced with the identical home defeat by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. Of course we should particularly note that the “Citizens” are without a goal scored in three games, so now against the “Blues” we can expect a lot more offensive approach, but certainly the most is expected from Aguero. As for absences due to injuries only defender Mangala and midfielder Nasri are out of action, while midfielder Yaya Toure and striker Bony are both at the African Cup of Nations.

Probable lineups Manchester City: Hart – Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy – Fernando, Fernandinho – Navas, Silva, Milner – Aguero

Chelsea vs. Manchester City PICK
After three desperate performances of Manchester City, this away match with Chelsea actually represents a real test of maturity for them and therefore we expect them to present themselves somewhat more offensive than usual, while on the other hand Chelsea will certainly try to strike a final blow to their only competitor in the fight for the title, so perhaps it is the most realistic to expect a lot of goals.

Pick: over 2.5 goals

Stake: 5/10

Odds: 1.95