Like a lion descending from the mountain, Manchester City, carrying a brilliant record of 11 consecutive victories, host Chelsea, vowing to fight for every point of the championship. Despite the tight schedule ahead, with a bye match against Binford three days later, the team is expected to lock up the win early with the advantage of the home field, avoiding too much physical exertion in the second half. A half-time home win is a chance not to be missed. (Now 621 and 611 Sunday at 1.30am)
City's winning engine is running at full speed, and with a 3-1 win away to Copenhagen in the Europa League last midweek, they have won 11 games in a row in all competitions, and can now put all their energy into the Premier League race. Despite being two points behind table-topping Liverpool, with fewer games in hand, City remain firmly in the title race. In addition, the comeback of Chivan Dibny has injected new vitality into the team, and his goals and assists have been springing up, thus the team's attacking power has gone up to a new level.
The "Blue Moon Army" is a powerful team at home, making it difficult for opponents to breathe with their pressing style of play, often forcing mistakes in the first half of the game, which leads to goals. In the last 6 home matches, the team has led at halftime in 5 out of 6 matches, and this attacking style of play is very effective.
