Manchester City vs Chelsea Premier League 2022: Predictions, odds, TV channel, live stream, and team news

Manchester City will play against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium next Saturday in round 22 of the Premier League. The Sky Blues leads the league and are 10 points ahead of Chelsea, who are their closest pursuers in the competition. The last City match was in the FA Cup where they won against Swindon 4-1. Meanwhile, Chelsea advanced to the Carabao Cup final, defeating Tottenham 0-1 in the second leg match and 3-0 on aggregate.

Manchester City vs Chelsea: Match Information

Date:  Saturday, January 15, 2022

Time: 7:30 (ET) / 12:30 (UK)

Location: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England.

Manchester City vs Chelsea: Times by State in the US

ET: 7:30 

CT: 6:30 

MT: 5:30 

PT:  4:30 

How to watch live Manchester City vs Chelsea:

US:

Live stream: Peacock 

UK:

TV Channel: BT Sport Ultimate, BT Sport 1

Live stream: BT Sport App, BTSport.com 

Mexico:

TV Channel: SKY HD (1524)

Live stream: Blue to Go Video Everywhere

Manchester City vs Chelsea head to head record

Manchester City and Chelsea have met in a total of 170 matches. The Blues have dominated the head-to-head record, having won 71 times, while City have won on 60 occasions, with the remaining 39 matches ending in draws.

The last 5 matches between the two clubs also favor the Blues, Tuchel's squad has won three out of five matches, while Guardiola’s team has won two of the matches. The last game was won by the Sky Blues 1-0 for the Premier League this year in their first encounter of the season. The previous match was the Champions League final played last May, in which Tuchel's men defeated Manchester City to lift the Champions League trophy for the second time in their history.

Manchester City vs Chelsea: Predictions and odds

Manchester City are strong favorites against Chelsea. City have now won 11 Premier League games in a row. The odds are -150 at bookmakers. A draw seems more possible but the bookmakers also see it difficult to happen so bets are at +290 odds. Meanwhile, Chelsea's victory is at +410 odds even though the Blues have just reached the final of the Carabao Cup.

Manchester City News

Manchester City's last FA Cup clash was against Swindon and the game finished in a 4-1 win. The match was played at County Ground, with Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan, and Cole Palmer scoring goals.

About the transfer market, according to a report revealed by 'O Jogo', Joao Félix would leave Atlético de Madrid to reinforce Manchester City, while his vacancy at the Wanda Metropolitano would be filled by Benfica striker Darwin Núñez.

The team coached by Pep Guardiola would be willing to pay 70 million euros for the 22-year-old player, who still has a lot of faith in his projection and growth potential.

Chelsea News

Chelsea most recently played an away EFL Cup clash against Tottenham which was a 1-0 win. Antonio Ruediger was the goalscorer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Meanwhile, about transfer market news, Chelsea’s defense is in trouble due to the potential departures of César Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger, and Andreas Christensen, whose contracts expire in June. The Spaniard points to arrive at Barcelona, the German to Real Madrid, although the negotiations are not going well and the Danish to Borussia Dortmund or Barcelona.