Chelsea welcome Manchester City to town on Sunday, knowing that they must get back to winning ways to keep their Champions League qualification alive.
Back-to-back Premier League defeats to Newcastle and Everton saw the Blues drop to sixth in the standings, one point off fifth-placed Liverpool and seven off fourth-placed Aston Villa.
Chelsea, for the second game running, will be without vice-captain Enzo Fernandez due to a club-imposed ban, though peace talks this week were said to be successful .
City, meanwhile, fresh from winning the Carabao Cup, and then demolishing Liverpool in the FA Cup, now set their sights on closing the gap on title-favourites Arsenal, who play earlier in the weekend.
Chelsea vs Man City is scheduled for a 4.30pm BST kick-off on Sunday, April 12, 2026
The match will take place at Stamford Bridge.
Where to watch Chelsea vs Man City
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, with coverage starting at 4.25pm.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport ’s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.
Chelsea skipper Reece James is not yet ready to return , while vice-captain Enzo Fernandez remains dropped , for comments over his future, despite "making peace" with the club earlier in the week.
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Filip Jorgensen is on the road to recovery after groin surgery, but Robert Sanchez is expected to continue in goal.
Benoit Badiashile will hope to recover from an illness to be involved.
Trevoh Chalobah is still a few weeks away from returning, while Jamie Gittens is out and the game comes too soon for Levi Colwill.
Man City are still without Ruben Dias , though John Stones is now close to being available again.
Phil Foden will be desperate to get another chance to impress after a deeply underwhelming two appearances for England during the international break, but faces very stiff competition from the impressive duo of Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki.
Josko Gvardiol is still sidelined, but Pep Guardiola insists that Mateo Kovacic is fully fit.
It could be another tough afternoon for Chelsea, with City looking like they are building momentum at the perfect time.
Chelsea have not lost three in a row in the Premier League in almost three years, but have shown little to suggest they can reverse that run against the most impressive team in the country.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
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