In the match Manchester City – Chelsea on February 10, 2019, the hosts must definitely win. The starting whistle at the Etihad Stadium will sound at 19:00 Moscow time.Manchester City “Sky Blues” took advantage of Liverpool’s mistake and got to the first place at a minimum distance. At the moment, the Citizens share the first place with the Liverpool, but the Reds still have a game in hand. In the middle of the week, City went to Everton, the victory against the “toffees” was very important for the guests, so they immediately began to attack the opponent’s goal. Closest to a goal scored in the first half of the game was Aymeric Laporte, at first the Spaniard punched into an empty corner – past the gate, but as it turned out, it was only a sighting. The Spaniard managed to correct his defect in stoppage time, on the second attempt, Laporte closed the canopy from the standard, allowing the guests to take the lead. It was difficult for Everton to change the situation in the second half, the Mancunians got a taste of victory and continued to terrorize the opponent’s goal. Josep Guardiola also managed to refresh the game in attack, the head coach of the guests released Gabriel Jesus on the field, and he thanked the coach at the end of the game. It was the Brazilian who sued to consolidate the winning result, Jesus went to a rendezvous with the goalkeeper and threw him on the second attempt – 0:2 in stoppage time. Chelsea The Blues’ fourth position is under threat, after a 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth, Manchester United and Arsenal crept close to them, the situation had to be corrected in the home game against Huddersfield. Huddersfield is an outsider in the Premier League, this was understood by the Chelsea players, which is why they ran to storm the gates of the guests from the very beginning of the game. The activity in the attack gave its result already in the 16th minute, Kante gave the perfect pass to Higuain, and the Argentine scored his debut goal in the Londoners’ shirt. The Terriers played low, not allowing the hosts to enter their penalty area with the ball, and the Chelsea players had to rely on long-range shots, which the goalkeeper took without any problems. It was possible to make the opponent make a mistake in stoppage time for the first half, Eden Hazard broke through the defenders and forced Elias Kachugsha to break the rules, the penalty kick was converted by the victim himself – 2:0. In the second half, Huddersfield had to run to recoup, and the Chelsea players could only catch the opponent on the counterattack. One of the counterattacks gave a result in the 66th minute, Ross Barkley gave it to Hazard, and the Belgian removed the goalkeeper and scored a double without any problems, sending the ball into an empty net. If the counterattacks did not work, then long-range artillery came into play, three minutes later Higuain loaded his cannon, the attacker scored the second goal, distinguishing himself with a long-range shot in the 69th minute. The final point was put by David Luiz, the defender was the first after a corner kick, thanks to which he set the final score – 5:0. The Blues won a landslide victory, but it won’t be so easy for the guests in the Manchester City-Chelsea match. Odds for the match Manchester City – Chelsea February 10, 2019 Despite such a confident game in the last match, bookmakers from the Pari-Match company have little faith in the victory of Maurizio Sarri’s team. Odds for the match Manchester City – Chelsea: Manchester City win – 1.50; Draw – 4.70; Chelsea win – 6.30. Manchester City – Chelsea: match prediction Chelsea are the first team to defeat the Citizens this season. The Blues are capable of creating problems for the opponent, especially given that the Londoners have a scoring striker. Prediction for the match Manchester City – Chelsea: Chelsea total over 1, odds – 2.41.
