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Premier League | Gameweek 23
Jan 25, 2025 at 5.30pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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Man City
3 - 1
Chelsea

Gvardiol (42'), Haaland (68'), Foden (87')
Khusanov (4'), Silva (79'), Kovacic (83')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Madueke (3')
Colwill (25'), Caicedo (58')

The Match

Match Report

Phil Foden caps off a terrific Manchester City comeback as the Premier League champions sink Chelsea 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Chelsea.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Chelsea.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Manchester City.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: PSG 4-2 Man City
Wednesday, January 22 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Chelsea 3-1 Wolves
Monday, January 20 at 8pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 60.85%. A win for Chelsea had a probability of 20.38% and a draw had a probability of 18.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.33%) and 2-0 (6.7%). The likeliest Chelsea win was 1-2 (5.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawChelsea
60.85% (-0.0039999999999978 -0) 18.77% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01) 20.38% (0.013000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 67.67% (0.054000000000002 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
72.74% (0.061000000000007 0.06)27.26% (-0.062999999999999 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
52.18% (0.076000000000001 0.08)47.81% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.1% (0.016000000000005 0.02)8.9% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.56% (0.039999999999992 0.04)30.43% (-0.041999999999998 -0.04)
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.29% (0.046000000000006 0.05)25.71% (-0.047000000000001 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.37% (0.062999999999995 0.06)60.63% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 60.85%
    Chelsea 20.38%
    Draw 18.77%
Manchester CityDrawChelsea
2-1 @ 9.09% (-0.0080000000000009 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.33%
2-0 @ 6.7% (-0.015 -0.01)
1-0 @ 5.54% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-0 @ 5.4% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-2 @ 4.98% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-1 @ 4.44% (0.0039999999999996 0)
4-0 @ 3.27% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-2 @ 3.01% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
5-1 @ 2.15% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 1.58%
5-2 @ 1.46% (0.004 0)
4-3 @ 1.36% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 4.56%
Total : 60.85%
1-1 @ 7.52% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-2 @ 6.18% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-0 @ 2.29% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-3 @ 2.26% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
Other @ 0.53%
Total : 18.77%
1-2 @ 5.11% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-1 @ 3.11% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.8% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.31% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 2.11% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 0.96% (0.001 0)
2-4 @ 0.95% (0.003 0)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 20.38%

How you voted: Man City vs Chelsea

Manchester City
50.5%
Draw
19.5%
Chelsea
30.0%
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