Manchester City will welcome Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium this Wednesday night as both teams look to secure a good result in the third round of the EFL Cup. Pep Guardiola‘s men managed to earn a hard-fought 2-1 win over Fulham last weekend. In contrast, the Blues suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal which has drained their confidence ahead of this cup game at Manchester.
Manchester City vs Chelsea: Talking Tactics
Guardiola will opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation and will ask his players to enjoy more possession of the ball and find some holes in the Chelsea backline during the 90 minutes.
Graham Potter will set his side up in a 3-4-2-1 formation and might ask his men to defend their penalty well and try to catch the Man City defenders off-guard on the counter.
Team News
Manchester City
Joao Cancelo is suspended for this clash. Furthermore, Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips won’t be available for selection due to injuries.
Manchester City Predicted XI
Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Laporte, Gomez; Palmer, Rodri, Foden; Mahrez, Alvarez, Grealish
Chelsea
Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Carney Chukwuemeka and N’Golo Kante will be sidelined for this game because of injuries.
Chelsea Predicted XI
Mendy; Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Cucurella; Gallagher, Zakaria, Kovacic; Ziyech, Broja, Pulisic
Key Men
Manchester City
Both Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez will be given the responsibility to stretch the pitch out on the wide areas. They will have to offer some decent service to Julian Alvarez in the final third.
Rico Lewis could get a rare chance to impress at right-back, so we can expect him to be eager to do well in midweek. Guardiola will also depend on Cole Palmer and Rodri to retain possession well for his side at the centre of the park.
Chelsea
The defensive performance of Cesar Azpilicueta, Trevoh Chalobah and Kalidou Koulibaly could go a long way in deciding the fate of this contest at the Etihad Stadium.
Armando Broja will have a lot of pressure on his shoulders when he leads the charge for the Blues on the attacking end of the field. The Albanian striker will be expected to create some havoc inside the Man City penalty box in this midweek cup game.
Manchester City vs Chelsea: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
| USA | ESPN |
| India | TBA |
| Canada | DAZN |
| Spain | DAZN |
| Italy | DAZN |
| Germany | DAZN |
| Australia | beIN Sports |
| New Zealand | beIN Sports |
