National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester City or Chelsea that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for City and Chelsea.
Manchester City form and stats
Manchester City was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Carabao Cup.Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Manchester City so far, with 21 points won from 7 matches; 7 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Manchester City's last game was hosting Fulham and winning 2-1. Manager i Sala felt very clever after Haaland scored the winning goal against Fulham, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 64th minute. Bruyne (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.8/10. Bruyne hit five key passes.
A victory at home ahead of that game, as anticipated. The team were big favourites against Sevilla and won 3-1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Brentford in only three days. This game is also played here at Etihad Stadium.
It's goals goals goals for City who have scored 29 goals from 7 league home games.
Chelsea form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the final.3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Chelsea playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Arsenal with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Azpilicueta was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.14. The defender Azpilicueta won 10 of 16 duels.
A home victory as expected against Dinamo Zagreb preceding that, in the Champions League.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Chelsea manager Potter as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Newcastle United.
Chelsea have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two squads are: five wins for City, one draw and four wins for Chelsea. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Haaland 18 goals |  P. Foden 6 goals |  K. De Bruyne 3 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Manchester City | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 65 | 44 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 7 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 17.3 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 13.3 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 40% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 29% | ||
| 7.1 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 9.6 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Fulham | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -20 | 10 |
