Man City V Chelsea Barclays Premier League Preview

Man City V Chelsea Barclays Premier League Preview Feb 24, 2013

Match Preview: Sunday,24 February 2013, One of the important match Man City V Chelsea of Barclays Premier League HD Quality Live Man City V Chelsea streaming is available here.Man City V Chelsea Live Stream online Barclays Premier League Video Free The match will take plcae at Etihad Stadium on 2/24/13 Preview Pictures and Wallpapers its mean all things are available in my blog please see and check here for latest things.There is every chance that Manchester City will be 15 points behind their neighbours by the time this game against Chelsea kicks off on Sunday.If so, and Manchester City don't win, then there is surely a far greater chance of them being overtaken by Chelsea, and maybe even Spurs, than there is of them catching United. Indeed, Sir Alex Ferguson could be forgiven for calculating that United could win the title as early as 8 April 8 by beating City at Old Trafford - the stuff of City nightmares at the Theatre of Dreams. If you are reading this on Sunday morning and QPR have beaten United at Loftus Road, then I gladly give you permission to call me a plonker and to declare the title race back on. That's how pivotal this 24 hours could be.If Roberto Mancini nicks the title this time around it would be an even greater achievement than that of 12 months ago because his squad is palpably inferior to the title winners of last May, whilst United are clearly stronger thanks to their reliant Robin. Mancini's assertion that his failure to sign van Persie might be key is one of the things he has got right this season.Like Mancini, Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez is looking at the probability of losing his job once the season is done. The Spaniard's interview this week declaring his lifelong love of Real Madrid and ambition to manage his country suggest that Benitez is already looking beyond the Bridge.However, strange things happen; Chelsea's interim boss may actually have a better chance of survival than City's incumbent. Despite their labours against first Brentford and then Sparta Prague, Chelsea could still win two cups this season; how ironic would it be if winning the FA Cup and the Champions League was ultimately not enough to save Roberto Di Matteo, and yet winning the FA Cup and the Europa League was Rafa's salvation?



Team News:
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany could miss a fifth successive game with a calf injury.
Gareth Barry is a doubt with an ankle problem sustained during last week's FA Cup win over Leeds.
Chelsea are likely to be much-changed from the side that started Thursday's Europa League last-32 tie against Sparta Prague.
Frank Lampard, Branislav Ivanovic, Ashley Cole, David Luiz, Eden Hazard and Demba Ba could all be recalled.
Head-to-head
Chelsea have won 10 of their 15 Premier League visits to Manchester City but have lost their last three trips.
Manchester City have won five of their last eight games in all competitions against Chelsea, including August's Charity Shield.
Manchester City
City have gone three league games without a win (D2, L1) for the first time this season. They last went four matches without victory between September and November 2009 during a run of seven consecutive league draws.
The 3-1 defeat by Southampton was only the seventh time they have conceded three goals in a Premier League game under Roberto Mancini.
Nonetheless, they still have the division's best defensive record and have kept an unrivalled 11 clean sheets.
They have scored 25 goals in the final half hour of Premier League matches this season, more than any other team.
Carlos Tevez has failed to score in his last eight league appearances.
Edin Dzeko has scored six goals in his last seven Premier League games.
Chelsea
Chelsea are vying to earn successive league wins for the first time this year.
They have earned 25 points from 14 league matches under Rafa Benitez, one point more than Roberto Di Matteo managed from two fewer games in charge.
The Blues have 49 points, three more than they had at the same stage last season.
They have been awarded eight penalties in the league this season, more than any other team.
Frank Lampard will make his 550th league appearance. He has scored 199 goals for Chelsea, three behind Bobby Tambling's club record tally. He has scored in four successive Premier League appearances for the first time since August 2010 and has 11 goals in only 13 league starts this season.
Juan Mata has been involved in 19 goals (10 goals, nine assists) in 20 league starts for Chelsea this season.
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Match: Man City V Chelsea
Date: Sunday,24 February
Kickoff: 13:30 GMT
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Live/Repeat: Live