Manchester City can win the Premier League title on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium. The Sky Blues won the league in four of the last five seasons, only losing out to Liverpool in 2019-20. A win on Sunday would be the fifth Premier League trophy, making the club a dynasty.
Pep Guardiola’s team can claim the title with a win over Chelsea and keep their hopes of a historic treble alive.
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Man City progressed to the final of the Champions League in midweek with a 4-0 win over Real Madrid in the second leg of their semifinal.
Chelsea are unbeaten in back-to-back games under interim manager Frank Lampard. The Blues have nothing to lose on Sunday.
A pitiful season for the Londoners is nearly over. With the title in sight, Man City could run riot at home to celebrate a title win in front of their fans.
Manchester City and Chelsea met 61 times dating back to 1993. The Londoners just edged their head-to-head meetings against City, with a record of 29W-7D-25L.
Chelsea were especially poor in recent head-to-head meetings with City, failing to win each of their last five matches. Manchester City were unbeaten in their last three games at the Etihad Stadium against Chelsea.
The Blues have not defeated Manchester City since the Champions League final in 2021. City lost just one time at home this season. Brentford are the only team to win at the Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola and Frank Lampard coached against each other five times previously. Lampard picked up one win in those five games, posting a record of 1W-1D-3L. He has a points-per-game figure of just 0.80 against Guardiola.
Guardiola has three all-time wins against Lampard. He picked up 2.00 points per match. The Man City manager faced Chelsea on 24 occasions ahead of Sunday’s potential title-clincher. He won 13, drew three, and lost eight fixtures.
Top goal scorers in Manchester City vs Chelsea fixtures
Erling Haaland leads the Premier League with 36 goals. He has three matches left to secure 40 league goals this season. The Norwegian tallied 39% of City’s Premier League scoring.
Chelsea and Man City met three times previously this season in league and cup matches. Haaland played in just the league fixture. He failed to score a goal. With the title in sight and Chelsea’s defence struggling, Haaland could take a step closer to the 40-goal mark.