The Premier League game of the weekend? Well, that would be the Saturday evening clash at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Manchester City. It’s a strange kick off time in this one because it feels like it should have been a Sunday fixture after the midweek Champions League duties that both were on. With the International Break coming up, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wasn’t happy about the timing of the game.
That is because Man City will have had an extra day to prepare for this as they played in Europe on Tuesday at home, with Chelsea only getting back from Madrid in the early hours of Thursday morning after beating Atletico on Wednesday night. They became the first ever English side to win at Atletico Madrid, which will have done wonders for their confidence. The Blues are underdogs for this one even though they beat City twice last season and have lost only one of their last seven Premier League games at home against the Citizens (W4 D2).
Chelsea have been a bit hit and miss at home this season with a W1 D1 L1 record though but they have shown some mettle in beating Spurs this season and playing out at a draw with Arsenal. The key will be for them to find a way to shut down Manchester City’s powerful attack which has averaged over three goals per game this season. But Chelsea do have the home form in the head to head and City boss Pep Guardiola has failed to win a managerial match against Chelsea from seven previous attempts (D4 L3).
Manchester City may be able to boast Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus, but Chelsea’s big summer signing Alvaro Morata has quietly had a highly productive season for his new club. He has six goals in six Premier League games and the could be the difference at the end of the day in this huge clash at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea 25/1 enhanced odds to win
Coral are offering 25/1 enhanced odds on Chelsea to beat Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in a new customer offer. As well, if the bet loses then they will give back a free £5 bet too as a consolation.
Terms of the offer
This is only for new customers opening an account with them. So after registering and a qualifying minimum deposit of £5, place your FIRST real money bet as a win single £1 on ‘Chelsea to win 25/1′. The offer is for a £1 stake only. If the bet wins you will be paid in cash based on the normal price on site and will have your account topped up to reflect the enhanced price in free bets. If the bet loses then Coral will credit a free £5 bet to your account. Applies to one bet per customer and one customer per household (IP address).