The Etihad hosts Manchester City and Chelsea in the late Saturday kickoff in the Premier League. City are hunting down Liverpool for the top spot whereas Chelsea need a win to keep their spot in the top half of the table.
Manchester City currently sit second in the Premier League after 23 games. City have 16 wins, four draws and three losses, leaving them equal with Arsenal and two points behind Liverpool, but with a game in hand.
In their last five games in all competitions, Man City have five wins.
The Fourth Round of the FA Cup saw an all Premier League clash against Tottenham. Nathan Ake scored the only goal of the game in the 88th minute to give Man City the 1 - 0 win and the spot in the next round. Back in the Premier League, Man City took on Burnley. A brace from Julian Alvarez gave City the 2 - 0 lead at halftime and Rodri added another just one minute into the second half. Ameen Al-Dakhil did grab a late goal but City secured the 3 - 1 win.
It was another 3 - 1 win for Man City next time out, this time against Brentford. Neal Maupay opened the scoring for The Bees, but a hat-trick from Phil Foden gave City all three points. Man City had an uncharacteristic three shots on target against Everton and left it late. Erling Haaland grabbed a brace in the last 20 minutes to give Man City the 2 - 0 win.
The last time out for City was in the Champions League Round of 16 against Copenhagen. De Brunye opened the scoring and despite an equaliser from Magnus Mattsson, Bernardo Silva gave City the 2 - 1 lead at halftime. Foden grabbed a late goal to secure the 3 - 1 win.
Chelsea, on the other hand, currently sit tenth in the Premier League. In 24 games, The Blues have ten wins, four draws and ten losses which leaves them on 34 points, one point from Brighton but only two points above Wolves.
In their last five games in all competitions, Chelsea have two wins, one draw and two losses.
The Fourth Round of the FA Cup saw Chelsea host another all Premier League tie against Aston Villa. Both sides had over ten shots with at least four shots on target but neither could find the back of the net and had to settle for the 0 - 0 draw and a replay. Back in the Premier League it was a trip to forget to Anfield for Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku did score for The Blues but goals from Diogo Jota, Conor Bradley, Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz gave Liverpool the 4 - 1 win.
Chelsea conceded another four goals that weekend against Wolves. Cole Palmer and Thiago Silva did score, but an own goal from Axel Disasi and a hat-trick from Matheus Cunha gave Wolves the 4 - 2 win. Chelsea bounced back in their replay against Aston Villa. Conor Gallagher, Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez all scored in the 3 - 1 win for Chelsea, with Moussa Diaby on the scoresheet late on for Villa.
The most recent outing for Chelsea was against Crystal Palace on Monday. Jefferson Lerma opened the scoring for Crystal Palace but a brace from Gallagher against his old team and a late goal from Fernandez gave Chelsea the 3 - 1 win.
Manchester City and Chelsea have met 176 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1907. Chelsea have the better record in the fixture with 71 wins in comparison to City’s 65 wins, with the other 40 games ending in a draw.
