Daniel Podence in the Premier League:
โ 2019/20: 9 games, 1 goal
โ 2020/21: 24 games, 3 goals
โ 2021/22: 26 games, 2 goals
โ 2022/23: 18 games, 4 goals
A new PL PB. 
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Chelsea vs Man City Key Stats
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Chelsea have lost their last two Premier League home games against Manchester City. Only against Blackburn Rovers (1993/94 to 1995/96) and Arsenal (2020/21 to 2022/23) have they lost three in a row at Stamford Bridge. The Citizens have won seven of their last ten Premier League meetings with Chelsea (L3), as many as they had in their previous 25 against the Blues (D4 L14).
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Pep Guardiola has lost just seven of his 34 Premier League games in London as Manchester City manager (W22 D5), with these seven defeats coming against either Chelsea (3) or Tottenham Hotspur (4).
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Manchester City have won their first Premier League game in the last ten calendar years since a 1-0 loss at Sunderland in 2012. Their first league game in 2021 and 2022 also came in London (3-1 vs Chelsea in 2021, 2-1 vs Arsenal in 2022).
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Chelsea have lost just one of their last 11 Premier League home games (W6 D4), with their 1-0 defeat against Arsenal in November the only time they have failed to score in their last 23 league games at Stamford Bridge. On the other hand, Manchester City have only lost one of their last 25 away Premier League matches (W18 D6), losing 1-0 to Liverpool in October.
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Erling Haaland has seven goals in his six away Premier League appearances for Man City, netting twice in London in August against West Ham. Only two players have scored more than one goal in their first two away Premier League appearances in London โ Mark Robins in 1992 (for Norwich vs Arsenal and Chelsea) and Michu in 2012 (for Swansea vs QPR and Arsenal).
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Highest pass success rates in the Premier League this season:
๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ธ๐ฎ๐ป๐ท๐ถ - ๐ต๐ฐ.๐ด%
๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ - ๐ต๐ฐ.๐ฏ%
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ฒ - ๐ต๐ฎ.๐ฐ%
๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ - ๐ต๐ฎ.๐ฎ%
William Saliba - 92%
The Pep effect
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Benoit Badiashile is set to be presented at Stamford Bridge ahead of Chelseaโs Premier League match vs Manchester City tonight.
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TEAM NEWSโ:police_car_light:
Chelseaโs current injury list is WILD 
Armando Broja
Wesley Fofana
Edouard Mendy
Reece James
NโGolo Kante
Mason Mount
Raheem Sterling
Christian Pulisic
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang against Man City:
Subbed on in the fifth minute
Subbed off in the 68th minute
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60โ Grealish and Mahrez are subbed on.
64โ Grealish assists Mahrez to take the lead.
Instant impact 
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10 points from the top four
10 points from relegation
One win in last eight league games
Face City again in the FA Cup on Sunday
Chelsea right now 
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Reminder: Rico Lewis was born in 2004 and is already balling out for Pep Guardiolaโs Manchester City.
Special talent 
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Chelsea are the same distance from the relegation zone (10 pts) as they are from the Champions League places (10 pts) 
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Jack Grealish has registered as many Premier League assists for Manchester City in the last three games (3) as he managed in his first 34 games for the club. 
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Riyad Mahrez has now scored more Premier League goals for Manchester City (40) than he did for Leicester City (39). 
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Erling Haalandโs game by numbers vs Chelsea:
31 touches
3 shots
3 duels won
1 chance created
0.87 xG
0 goals
Typing that last line felt WEIRD.
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1 - Against Chelsea, John Stones had the most touches of any player (102), completed 98% of his passes (85/87), won all of his aerial duels (4/4), and made the most clearances of any Manchester City player (4). Rock.
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