Manchester City will be making history with their current 11-game winning streak in the Premier League set to pay dividends, as a 12th in succession if they beat Chelsea.
Manchester City are the Champions of England for a historic third consecutive season. That feat has only been achieved by their cross-town rivals Manchester United before, whom they’ll face in the FA Cup final of what could be quest number two in the pursuit of another of their neighbour’s lone feats, the elusive treble. The FA Cup final will be on 3rd June, 2023 at Wembley Stadium.
With the Champions League, The final chapter was booked in midweek when Man City put on a masterclass against Europe’s most successful side Real Madrid, beating them 4-0 to book their tickets to just their second-ever UEFA Champions League final.
The trophy that may cement Pep Guardiola’s legacy as one of football’s greatest managers and who better to get their treble-chase after Arsenal losing to Nottingham Forest, they have already won the Premier and they will be playing for pride.
The team who robbed City of European glory in 2021 and a team they’ve beaten in the five Head to Head since without conceding.
Chelsea have never lost six consecutive matches without scoring to any opponent in their history and doing so here would be the unfortunate cherry on top of their own historic season which will most likely see them finish in the bottom-half of the table for the first time since 1996. But they have shown signs of life lately by going two games undefeated (W1, D1) after losing six games in a row prior.
Head-to-head
Manchester City are aiming to win four successive league matches against Chelsea for the first time. Their last three top-flight victories have all been by a 1-0 scoreline.
Chelsea have lost the last five meetings in all competitions without scoring a goal since beating City in the final of the 2021 Champions League. They have never lost six in a row against any team without scoring.
Manchester City
Manchester City are aiming to equal the English top-flight record of three consecutive league titles, emulating Huddersfield Town (1924-26), Arsenal (1933-35), Liverpool (1982-84) and Manchester United (1999-01 and 2007-2009).
A ninth top-flight title would put them joint-fourth alongside Everton in the all-time list, behind only Arsenal (13), Liverpool (19) and Manchester United (20).
They have earned 11 consecutive Premier League wins since a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on 18 February.
City have won all 15 of their home fixtures in all competitions in 2023, scoring 53 goals.
Since their last league defeat against Spurs in February, the only time City have been behind in a top-flight game was a 10 minute and 56 second spell in the first half of their 4-1 victory over Liverpool. In total, City have trailed for just 228 minutes in the Premier League this season, less than any other team.
Riyad Mahrez could become the first City player to score in four games against the same opponent in a season since Dennis Tueart against Norwich City in 1975-76.
Erling Haaland is on course to become the first player to win the Premier League title and Golden Boot in the same season since Robin van Persie for Manchester United in 2012-13.
Chelsea
Chelsea could finish in the bottom half of the Premier League table for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
The Blues have only won one of their 17 league matches this season against teams currently in the top half of the table.
They have scored 36 league goals this season, the same tally as Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.
Only in the 1923-24 top-flight season have the Blues scored fewer than 40 league goals in a single campaign.
No player has netted more than two Premier League away goals for Chelsea this season.
Frank Lampard is one of only two managers to avoid defeat away at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League this season, drawing 1-1 with Everton in December.
