Team news and stats ahead of Chelsea vs Man City in the Premier League on Sunday, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 4.30pm.
Team news
Hakim Ziyech could make his comeback from a hamstring injury in Chelsea's Premier League clash with Manchester City.
Morocco forward Ziyech has been out since December 5 but has returned to training and could start at Stamford Bridge.
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Defender Reece James is sidelined because of a minor hamstring problem.
Man City will be without the five first-team players who have tested positive for coronavirus since Christmas Day.
Of the five now in isolation, so far only right-back Kyle Walker and striker Gabriel Jesus have been named.
Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan suffered a foot injury against Newcastle on Boxing Day but that is not thought to be serious.
How to follow
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Chelsea vs Man City will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 4.15pm on Sunday; kick-off at 4.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Free highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
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FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Manchester City's win over Newcastle in the Premier League
At least 146 Premier League games will be shown live on Sky Sports in the 2020/21 season. The Premier League has further increased the number of televised games this season from 200 to 231, with over half of the extra fixtures set to be shown live on Sky Sports.
Overall, Sky Sports will be showing at least 146 Premier League matches live throughout the 2020/21 season, continuing to bring you all the latest twists, turns and shocks at the home of the Premier League. There will also be two additional midweek programmes - one will be played across the weeks commencing January 11 and 18 and the second will be in the week commencing May 10. All of these games will be broadcast live.
You can also follow the action with our dedicated live blogs on the Sky Sports website and app, and watch free match highlights from every game shortly after full-time on our digital platforms and YouTube channel.
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- Chelsea have won their last two Premier League home games against Manchester City, last winning more consecutively against them at Stamford Bridge between 2006-2009 (4).
- Man City have only failed to score in one of their last 12 Premier League meetings with Chelsea (0-2 in December 2018), with the Citizens also keeping five clean sheets in this run.
- None of the last 10 Premier League meetings between Chelsea (4 wins) and Man City (6 wins) have finished level, with the home side winning each of the last five in the competition.
- Chelsea have failed to win their first Premier League game in each of the last four calendar years (D3 L1), since winning 3-0 at Crystal Palace in 2016.
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A look at some of the key stats surrounding matchweek 17's Premier League fixtures
- Manchester City have won their first league game in 13 of the last 14 calendar years (L1), winning each of the last eight in a row since a 0-1 loss at Sunderland in 2012.
- Manchester City have lost three of their last four Premier League games in London (D1), as many as they had in their first 19 league visits to the capital under manager Pep Guardiola (W14 D2 L3).
- Frank Lampard has averaged 1.70 points per game as Chelsea manager, the same record as André Villas-Boas at the club in the Premier League. Of all Chelsea managers to have taken charge of 20+ Premier League games, only Glenn Hoddle (1.27), Ian Porterfield (1.28) and Ruud Gullit (1.65) have a lower such ratio for the Blues.
- Man City's Kevin De Bruyne scored home and away against Chelsea in the Premier League last season - the last City player to score in three consecutive league games against Chelsea was Carlos Tevez (2009-2010).
- Man City forward Sergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in his last nine appearances against Chelsea in all competitions, netting hat-tricks in this run in both April 2016 and February 2019.
- 36% of Chelsea's Olivier Giroud's 89 Premier League goals have been headers (32 of 89), including last time out versus Aston Villa - the Frenchman has scored more headed goals in the competition than any other player since his debut in August 2012 (32).
