There will be only one game in the English Premier League on Thursday but that is going to be a good because Chelsea is going to host Manchester City. After 16 games played, Chelsea has 7 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses, a total of 25 points and the 9th place in the standings while City has 11 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses, a total of 36 points and the 2nd place. In this game, I'm predicting that City is going to win.

Chelsea had a very bad start of the season. After that, they changed the head coach to Graham Potter who led his team to three wins in a row but since that, the results haven't been the best as the team has just 1 in the last 7 games. This is the lowest place for Chelsea after 16 games since 2015/2016. After the break, Chelsea won against Bournemouth at home but drew against the 3rd-worst team Nottingham on the road. In front of their fans, Chelsea has 4 wins in 7 games, and only 12 goals scored which is the lowest among TOP10 teams. Chelsea has only the 12th-best xG at home (1.48) while xGA is the 11th-worst (1.46).

The season hasn't been so good for City either. Yes, they are in the 2nd place but Arsenal is ahead by 7 points. Only 1 time in the history the team who is leading by at least 7 points in New Year's Eve, hasn't secured the title. It was City which erased 7 points against Liverpool and won the title but they know that they can't afford to lose points. City resumed the league with a win in Leeds but wasn't able to beat Everton in Manchester. On the road, City has 4 wins in 7 games, and they have conceded only 6 times which is the best result. City has the best xG away from home (2.31) and the best xGA as well (1.06).

There are major health issues for Chelsea. N'Golo Kante, Armando Broja and Reece James won't be available to play, as well as Wesley Fofana and Edouard Mendy. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ben Chilwell could play but the status of them will be available later. For City, only Aymeric Laporte and Ruben Dias won't play. The World Cup champion Julian Alvarez is already back and played on Sunday and we can't forget about Erling Haaland who should be very hungry because he didn't play in Qatar.

I like City's chances way better. They are performing better and they can't just afford to lose points. Their roster is less damaged and Chelsea's head coach Porter has lost 7 out of 8 matchups against Pep Guardiola. City has won the last 3 meetings and interesting fact is that both teams will meet again on Sunday in Manchester.

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周四的英超联赛只有一场比赛，但这将是一场不错的比赛，因为切尔西将主场迎战曼城。经过16场比赛，切尔西取得7胜4平5负，积25分，排在积分榜第9位。曼城取得11胜3平2负，积36分，排在积分榜第2位。在这场比赛中，我预测曼城会赢。

切尔西本赛季开局很糟糕。在那之后，他们换了主教练格雷厄姆·波特，他带领球队取得了3连胜，但在那之后，球队在最近7场比赛中只取得了1场胜利，成绩并不是最好的。这是切尔西自2015/2016赛季以来16场比赛后的最低排名。中场休息后，切尔西在主场战胜伯恩茅斯，但在客场战平排名第三的诺丁汉。在球迷面前，切尔西在7场比赛中取得了4场胜利，只进了12球，是TOP10球队中最少的。切尔西在主场的xG(1.48)排名第12，而xGA(1.46)排名第11。

这个赛季对曼城来说也不是很好。是的，他们排在第二，但阿森纳领先7分。历史上只有一次，在新年前夜领先至少7分的球队没有获得冠军。曼城在与利物浦的比赛中抹去了7分，赢得了冠军，但他们知道他们不能失去分数。曼城在利兹的比赛中获胜，但未能在曼彻斯特击败埃弗顿。在客场，曼城在7场比赛中取得了4场胜利，他们只丢了6次球，这是最好的结果。曼城拥有最好的客场xG(2.31)和最好的xGA(1.06)。

切尔西有严重的健康问题。恩戈洛·坎特、阿曼多·布罗哈和里斯·詹姆斯将无法出场，还有韦斯利·法法纳和爱德华·门迪。鲁本·洛夫特斯-奇尔维尔和本·齐尔维尔可以上场，但他们的情况将在之后公布。曼城方面，只有拉波特和迪亚斯不会上场。世界杯冠军朱利安·阿尔瓦雷斯已经复出并参加了周日的比赛，我们不能忘记埃尔林·哈兰德，他应该很饿，因为他没有参加卡塔尔的比赛。

我更看好曼城的机会。他们表现得更好了，他们不能只是丢分。他们的阵容受损较少，切尔西主教练波特在与瓜迪奥拉的8场比赛中输掉了7场。曼城最近3次交手都赢了，有趣的是两队将在周日在曼彻斯特再次相遇。