Chelsea handed Manchester City their first season loss at the Stamford Bridge with a 2-0 win and a visit to the Etihad suggest the Blues might surprisingly pick another somewhat positive result.
Maurizio Sarri claimed that their Sunday opponents are the best in Europe but Chelsea have won their last three matches in five outings over Man City. Pep Guardiola has lost more league games to Chelsea than any other side.
"At the moment Manchester City are the best team in Europe. I think we were lucky (in December) because we scored in a very difficult moment of the match. In that match, we defended really very well because they had only three-goal opportunities, no more. It's not easy against Man City to give them only three, four opportunities. At home, I think they've scored 43 goals in 13 matches. More than three on average. We need to defend really very well." Sarri said in his pre-match presser.
Match facts
- Man City have lost three of their last five Premier League matches against Chelsea (W2), scoring just four goals and never more than once in this run.
- Chelsea have won on just two of their last nine visits to the Etihad in the Premier League (D1 L6), winning 1-0 in February 2014 and 3-1 in December 2016.
- Man City boss Pep Guardiola has lost more league games against Chelsea than he has versus any other team in his managerial career (3).
- Man City striker Sergio Aguero has scored five goals in his last five Premier League appearances versus Chelsea, including netting a hat-trick in April 2016.
- Chelsea's Eden Hazard has had a hand in five goals in his last five games against Man City in the Premier League (3 goals, 2 assists), with the Belgian assisting both of the Blues' goals in the reverse fixture this term.
- Sergio Aguero has scored 11 goals in 11 home Premier League games for Manchester City this season, including two hat-tricks. He's the highest scoring home player in the competition so far this season.
- 50% of N'Golo Kante's Premier League assists for Chelsea this season have been for Gonzalo Higuain (2/4), despite the pair playing just 148 minutes together.
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