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Manchester City vs Chelsea - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 20

Premier League - Gameweek 20

Sunday, 4 Jan 2026 • 17:30

Etihad Stadium (Etihad Campus, Manchester)

Manchester City

1 : 1

Chelsea

Goals

Tijjani Reijnd...
1 : 0
42'
42'Tijjani Reijnders
1 : 0
90'
1 : 1
Enzo Fernández
1 : 1
Enzo Fernández90'

Lineups

Manchester City

PosPlayer
GK
Gianluigi Donnarumma
DEF
Ruben Dias
DEF
Joško Gvardiol
MID
Bernardo Silva
MID
Rodri
MID
Tijjani Reijnders
MID
Rayan Cherki
MID
Matheus Nunes
MID
Nico O'Reilly
FWD
Phil Foden
FWD
Erling Haaland

Substitutes

51'Abduqodir Khusanovfor Joško Gvardiol
70'Jérémy Dokufor Tijjani Reijnders
81'Nathan Akefor Ruben Dias

Chelsea

PosPlayer
GK
Filip Jörgensen
DEF
Benoit Badiashile
DEF
Reece James
DEF
Trevoh Chalobah
DEF
Malo Gusto
DEF
Josh Acheampong
MID
Cole Palmer
MID
Enzo Fernández
FWD
João Pedro
FWD
Pedro Neto
FWD
Estêvão

Substitutes

46'Andrey Santosfor Estêvão
62'Liam Delap
for João Pedro
62'Jorrel Hatofor Josh Acheampong
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Manchester City2013344418+2642
W
W
W
D
D
5Chelsea208753322+1131
W
D
L
D
D

Last Games

Manchester City

@Sunderland
0 - 0
@Nottingham Forest
2 - 1
vsWest Ham United
3 - 0
@Crystal Palace
3 - 0
vsSunderland
3 - 0

Chelsea

vsBournemouth
2 - 2
vsAston Villa
1 - 2
@Newcastle United
2 - 2
vsEverton
2 - 0
@Bournemouth
0 - 0

Head-to-Head

12 Apr 2026
Chelsea0 - 3Manchester City
12 Apr 2026Chelsea
0 - 3
Manchester City
04 Jan 2026
Manchester City1 - 1Chelsea
04 Jan 2026Manchester City
1 - 1
Chelsea
25 Jan 2025
Manchester City3 - 1Chelsea
25 Jan 2025Manchester City
3 - 1
Chelsea
18 Aug 2024
Chelsea0 - 2Manchester City
18 Aug 2024Chelsea
0 - 2
Manchester City
17 Feb 2024
Manchester City1 - 1Chelsea
17 Feb 2024Manchester City
1 - 1
Chelsea

Premier League

Gameweek 20

03 Jan • 12:30
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
3 - 1
03 Jan • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United
3 - 0
03 Jan • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Burnley
2 - 0
03 Jan • 17:30
Bournemouth
Arsenal
2 - 3
04 Jan • 12:30
Leeds United
Manchester United
1 - 1
04 Jan • 15:00
Everton
Brentford
2 - 4
04 Jan • 15:00
Fulham
Liverpool
2 - 2
04 Jan • 15:00
Newcastle United
Crystal Palace
2 - 0
04 Jan • 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland
1 - 1
04 Jan • 17:30
Manchester City
Chelsea
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.