Gameweek 15 preview · Sat 12 Dec, 17:30 · Sky Sports
Man City v Chelsea
Man City sit 2nd on 21 points (form WWWLL); Chelsea are 4th on 16 (LWWLW). Kick-off is 17:30 UK time on Sat 12 Dec, live on Sky Sports.
The numbers
Man City have scored 20 goals and conceded 10 in 9 games, from chances worth 18.6 expected goals, with 3 clean sheets. Chelsea have scored 19 goals and conceded 15 in 9 games, from chances worth 13.4 expected goals, with 1 clean sheet.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 4 for MCI and a 5 for CHE (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Man City's leading FPL assets are Haaland (68 pts, 79.0%, £15.8m), Cherki (45 pts, 35.3%, £7.9m) and Gvardiol (44 pts, 25.9%, £5.7m). The market's pick this week is Haaland, bought by 32,453 managers since the last deadline. Haaland is on penalties.
Chelsea's leading FPL assets are Rogers (50 pts, 52.6%, £8.2m), João Pedro (47 pts, 39.4%, £7.7m) and Palmer (45 pts, 28.1%, £9.8m). The market's pick this week is Rogers, bought by 192,251 managers since the last deadline. Palmer is on penalties.
Availability
- Semenyo (MCI) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- João Pedro (CHE) — Thigh injury - Unknown return date
- Lacroix (CHE) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- James (CHE) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Martinez (CHE) — Head injury - Unknown return date
- Henderson (CHE) — Illness - 75% chance of playing
Last season
Man City 1–1 Chelsea (GW20) and Chelsea 0–3 Man City (GW32).
Watching it
Saturday evening games are Sky Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.