Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Chelsea
Match Time & Date:
12/11/2023
16:30
Prediction: 1-2
Man City
There will be fireworks when Chelsea and Manchester City lock horns in a highly-anticipated Premier League derby on Sunday afternoon. The Blues outplayed nine-man Tottenham in the North London derby on Monday evening, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Pep Guardiola’s troops. Anyhow, it seems as if the arrival of new boss Mauro Pochettino gave Chelsea players a confidence boost. Malang Sarr misses out through suspension, while all Christopher Nkunku, Ben Chilwell, and Trevor Chalobah remain in the treatment room.
The Citizens, on the other hand, aim to retain top position in the standings following a routine 6-1 win over Bournemouth. Man City are more of a team than Chelsea and seeing that Pep Guardiola can count on top scorer Erling Haaland for the Stamford Bridge showdown, we are tempted to put our money on the league leaders. Long-term absentee Kevin De Bruyne remains on the sidelines alongside goalkeeper Zack Steffen.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Chelsea):
Over the years Chelsea have established themselves as one of the dominant forces in the English Premier League. Roberto Di Matteo helped the team win their first ever Champions League trophy (2011/2012), but it has to be noted that they were more than fortunate to beat Bayern Munich in the title game.
Chelsea have been playing at Stamford Bridge since 1876 and they are a real force to be reckoned with at home. The Blues have won seven FA Cups, five League Cups, two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups and the UEFA Europa League. Rafael Benitez was in charge of the team that faced Benfica in the 2012/2013 Europa League final, with Branislav Ivanovic scoring the winner for the Blues in the title clash.
After lifting the 2014/2015 Premier League trophy, the Blues largely struggled in the next campaign, which saw Jose Mourinho’s second spell with the club come to an end, and Antoine Conte went over to take the reigns for the 2016/2017 season.
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