A thrilling battle is underway in the top 4 of England's top flight soccer as last year's Premier League champions Manchester City and Chelsea battle it out in the center of London's Wembley Stadium. Both teams showed a strong desire to attack and take the lead in the Premier League. Despite City's aggressive attack, Chelsea were not to be outdone. With a 6-0 win over Everton in the league, they have scored 4 or more goals in their last 8 matches, and could set a new record if they can raise their goal tally to 3.5 again.
Manchester City, despite being knocked out of the Europa League by Real Madrid, have regained the initiative in the Premier League title race and are on course to finally win the trophy. They are also eager to defend the EFL Cup. It can be expected that City will go all out to try and take the lead in this match.
Under the leadership of Pep Guardiola, Manchester City has been unbeaten, both against the top 8 teams in the Europa League and Real Madrid. Even against Premier League underdogs Luton, City won 5-1, scoring 13 goals in their last three games. With efficient shots from attackers such as Enin Harland, Keane Dibny, and Phil Foden, it is highly likely that City will tear through the Chelsea defense.
Chelsea, on the other hand, despite their fluctuating overall strength, have one of the strongest lineups in the Premier League, especially with the performance of midfielder Gal Pema, who scored a hat-trick against Manchester United, scoring three goals alone, and four goals in his last game against Everton. They are currently tied with Harland in the Premier League top scorers list with 20 goals. They will surely give their all in this showdown.
However, Chelsea have been shaky on the defensive end of the pitch, winning their last two EFL Cup matches against Champions League sides Leeds United and Leicester City by scores of 3-2 and 4-2 respectively, but also conceding four goals. City are expected to be under even more pressure to score in a game that the two teams drew 4-4 in this season's meeting, and it's expected to be another goal-scoring battle.
