Chelsea vs Manchester City Preview

October 26, 2013
By: Deke Hardman

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The weekend’s Premier League action concludes at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea host Manchester City.

The hosts are unbeaten in seven matches in all competitions, and go in to the game on the back of their 3-0 win at Schalke on Tuesday evening, while last time out in the league they put four past Cardiff City.

Ashley Cole may return to the Blues line-up having missed the last two games with a rib injury, while David Luiz is pushing for a recall after making only a cameo appearance in midweek.

Fernando Torres is joint favourite to open the scoring at 8.0 (7/1) with Bet Victor, with Samuel Eto’o available at the same price with the same firm.

Chelsea are favourties to take all three points at a price of 2.4 (7/5) with Bet 365, who offer 3.25 (9/4) for the away win. The draw is a 3.5 (5/2) chance with Stan James.

The visitors beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 on Wednesday to secure a third straight win in all competitions, while their last two league games have resulted in 3-1 victories.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini will once again be unable to call on captain Vincent Kompany, who remains side-lined with a thigh injury while Martin Demichelis will have to wait for his debut as he struggles to recover from a knee problem.

Top scorer Sergio Aguero has six goals in seven league appearances so far this season, and is 8.0 (7/1) with Bet Victor to get the first goal of the game, just ahead of Alvaro Negredo, who is 8.5 (15/2) with the same firm.

Last season’s corresponding fixture ended goalless, though it was City who ran out winners when the sides met at the Etihad back in February, and also two months later at Wembley in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

The two sides met twice in pre-season, sharing out no fewer than fifteen goals over the two matches, and with so much attacking flair on display, you may be tempted to take advantage of the 6.0 (5/1) on offer from Bet Victor for there to be five or more goals scored in the game.

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