The Premier League is back in action with another round of matches this week as Chelsea lock horns with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side in an important clash at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

Going into this game, Chelsea have been very inconsistent with their performances as they have only managed to secure just one win in their last 5 games, with the remaining 4 games ending in 3 defeats and one draw. Chelsea sit in 10th position with only 25 points to show for their efforts and things have only gone from bad to worse for them as the season progresses. On the attack, they have been very poor, finding the back of the net only 20 times all season while conceding almost as many at the back. Going into this game, chelsea will not be too confident about their chances.

Manchester city on the other hand are second in the league table have been very impressive with their performances. They were held to a 1-1 draw in their last game out and will be looking to make a statement in this game. So far this season, Man city have shown that finding the back of the net is no issue, as they have scored a whooping total of 44 times this season, making them the best attack in the league. At the defense, they have been very solid as well, giving opponents very little to chew on by conceding just 16 goals, which makes them the third best defense in the league. With 36 points so far this season and 8 points behind league leaders Arsenal, Manchester city will be looking to cover up the gap and so having anything less than a victory in this game is not an option.

Looking at the records have shown that Manchester city have the advantage in this game. They are in a much better form than their hosts and have won their last two premier league games against Chelsea. Additionally, Manchester City have won seven of their last 10 Premier League games against the hosts and they will be expecting that excellent record to continue. We are backing Manchester city here to completely dominate the game to secure a victory by the end of this match.

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本周，英超联赛又开始了新一轮的比赛，切尔西将于周四在斯坦福桥与瓜迪奥拉的曼城队展开一场重要的交锋。

本场比赛，切尔西的表现非常不稳定，他们在过去的5场比赛中只取得了一场胜利，剩下的4场比赛都以3负1平收场。切尔西仅以25分的成绩排在第10位，随着赛季的进展，他们的情况越来越糟。在进攻方面，他们表现很差，整个赛季只有20次破门，而在后场丢球的次数也几乎一样多。在这场比赛中，切尔西不会对他们的机会太有信心。

另一方面，曼城在积分榜上排名第二，他们的表现令人印象深刻。他们在上一场比赛中被逼成1-1平，他们希望在这场比赛中做出声明。本赛季到目前为止，曼城已经证明了找到球门后不是问题，因为他们本赛季总共进球44次，使他们成为联赛中最好的进攻。在防守方面，他们也非常稳固，只丢了16个球，几乎没有让对手咀嚼，这使他们的防守在联赛中排名第三。本赛季到目前为止，曼城已经积36分，落后联赛领头羊阿森纳8分，曼城将寻求弥补差距，因此在这场比赛中不赢是不可能的。

从比赛记录来看，曼城在这场比赛中占有优势。他们的状态比东道主好得多，最近两场英超比赛都赢了切尔西。此外，曼城在过去10场对阵东道主的英超比赛中赢了7场，他们期待着这种出色的记录继续下去。我们支持曼城在这场比赛中完全占据主导地位，确保在比赛结束前取得胜利。