Chelsea vs Manchester City is going to be the marquee fixture of gameweek 32 of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign, as the two English heavyweights do battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.
The Chelsea vs Manchester City clash should be a thrilling one because of the determination for both sides to get an important win, with the Blues looking to end a two-match winless run in the Premier League and the Cityzens determined to keep their winning streak going to stay alive in the title race.
Match Details
Stamford Bridge
London, England
Sunday, 12 April
15:30 GMT
Under-Pressure Chelsea Look For Statement Performance Against High-Flying Manchester City
The Chelsea vs Manchester City fixture is poised to be an entertaining end-to-end battle where both sides should fight hard to score lots of goals and get all three points for themselves.
Chelsea might’ve picked up a 7-0 win over Port Vale in their recent 2025/26 FA Cup quarter-final clash, but they’re still on a two-match losing run in the Premier League and are desperate to end that to keep their top-five hopes alive.
Liam Rosenior has to shape his side to be a much more stubborn unit defensively, keeping a sturdy shape to keep their opponents quiet, and he also needs his players to be at their clinical best in converting chances to take the fight to the Cityzens.
Manchester City are coming at the back off big wins over Arsenal and Liverpool, and having won the Carabao Cup title recently as well.
They’re still nine points behind the Gunners in the Premier League title race and must win all their remaining matches in the league to have a chance of beating them to the title.
Pep Guardiola will look to ensure his side can maintain their impressive momentum, playing commanding attacking football to torment Chelsea.
Manchester City have won three of their last five matches against Chelsea, who will need to do something spectacular to get their first win over the Cityzens since the 2021 UEFA Champions League final!
Could Cole Palmer Get Back To Ruthless Best To Haunt Manchester City?
Cole Palmer has had a mixed 2025/26 season for Chelsea, with injury troubles and fitness issues holding him back from unleashing his best.
However, with the 2026 FIFA World Cup looming and his place in the England squad looking precarious, Palmer needs to end the season strongly to bolster his chances of being a key player for England in the tournament and also help Chelsea finish the campaign strongly.
Palmer has scored 10 goals in 26 games this season, out of which nine have been in the Premier League.
He now faces his former team, Manchester City, and will need to be at his unpredictable best to torment them.
Palmer will look to make good use of his smart link-up play and off-the-ball movement to disrupt the Manchester City backline, and will have to be smart in getting to the end of chances and putting them away convincingly to help his side get a big win.
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Confident Erling Haaland Aims To Torment Chelsea At Stamford Bridge
Erling Haaland seems to have regained his confidence levels, coming fresh off scoring a hat-trick for Manchester City in their 4-0 thrashing of Liverpool in the 2025/26 FA Cup quarter-final.
The Norwegian has 22 goals in the 2025/26 Premier League and is still leading the golden boot charts, but he’s without a goal in his last three league games for the Cityzens.
Haaland has a pretty good record against Chelsea, having scored four goals in seven Premier League games against the Blues, and aims to maintain that good record in the upcoming clash.
The striker will look to trouble their defenders with his proactive nature in the final third, and needs to be at his prolific best at converting chances to help his side to a dominant win.
Chelsea vs Manchester City Injuries
Chelsea Injuries: Trevoh Chalobah, Jamie Gittens, Levi Colwill, Filip Jorgensen, Reece James
Manchester City Injuries: John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias
Chelsea vs Manchester City Predicted Lineups
Here, we look at the Chelsea vs Manchester City predicted lineups.
Chelsea Predicted XI: Robert Sanchez (GK), Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Andrey Santos, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Alejandro Garnacho, Joao Pedro
Manchester City Predicted XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo, Omar Marmoush, Erling Haaland
Main Photo
Credit: IMAGO / News Images
Recording Date: 04.01.2026
