Manchester City vs Chelsea live stream
Manchester City vs Chelsea live stream: match preview
Chelsea take on Manchester City for the second time in just four days when they meet today, but it's the reigning Premier League champions who are on home soil this time. Can Chelsea get revenge for their defeat at Stamford Bridge on Thursday and knock Pep Guardiola's side out of the FA Cup? Make sure you know how to watch a Manchester City vs Chelsea live stream from anywhere.
Erling Haaland has scored at a scarcely believable rate for Manchester City this season, but Pep Guardiola's side still find themselves trailing Arsenal by five points at the sharp end of the Premier League. That shows that the addition of the Nordic goalbot hasn't made City as invincible as some had feared, but they're still in the mix for four trophies this season. City have already dumped Chelsea out of one knockout competition this season – a 2-0 Carabao Cup win back in November. Can they make it two here today?
Guardiola has taken the opportunity to rest some of his key players today, with Ederson, Haaland and De Bruyne both on the bench. Ortega starts in goal, with Gomez at full-back, and Palmer and World Cup star Alvarez in attack.
Life under Graham Potter continues to be bumpy for Chelsea. After winning five of his first six games, the west Londoners have now won just three from the last 11. It's a situation that's not helped by injuries, with full-back Reece James' continuing struggles for fitness being a real cause for concern, but it's their potency at the other end of the pitch that's the worry. With Aubameyang seemingly disinterested, Havertz not really an out-and-out striker, and Broja injured, Potter needs to find a way for this Chelsea side to score more goals – and that won't be easy at the Etihad.
Potter has also taken the opportunity to give some minutes to fringe players, with Gallagher getting a start in midfield, and youngsters Humphreys and Hall given the change to show what they can do. Jorginho captains the side.
Manchester City vs Chelsea kicks off at 4:30pm GMT / 11:30am EST today at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Make sure you know how to watch a Manchester City vs Chelsea live stream.
Manchester City vs Chelsea live stream
You can watch the Manchester City vs Chelsea live stream for free on BBC One. It's also available to watch online for free in HD on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport.
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Manchester City vs Chelsea live stream kick-off times
Global Manchester City vs Chelsea kick-off times, Sunday 8th January:
- UK: 4:30pm
- Central Europe: 5:30pm
- USA (EDT/PST): 11:30am / 8:30am
- Australia: 3:30am (Monday)
- New Zealand: 5:30am (Monday)
FA Cup third-round fixtures – dates & TV times
All times 3pm GMT (UK time) unless otherwise stated
Fri 6 January
Manchester United v Everton - 8pm
Sat 7 January
Crystal Palace v Southampton - 12:30pm
Forest Green Rovers v Birmingham City - 12:30pm
Gillingham v Leicester City - 12:30pm
Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth - 12:30pm
Preston North End v Huddersfield Town - 12:30pm
Reading v Watford - 12:30pm
Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion
Chesterfield v West Bromwich Albion
Boreham Wood v Accrington Stanley
AFC Bournemouth v Burnley
Fleetwood Town v Queens Park Rangers
Blackpool v Nottingham Forest
Hull City v Fulham
Millwall v Sheffield United
Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland
Ipswich Town v Rotherham United
Brentford v West Ham United - 5:30pm
Coventry City v Wrexham - 5:30pm
Grimsby Town v Burton Albion - 5:30pm
Luton Town v Wigan Athletic - 5:30pm
Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United - 6pm
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 8pm
Sun 8 January
Bristol City v Swansea City - 12:30pm
Derby County v Barnsley - 12:30pm
Cardiff City v Leeds United - 2pm
Hartlepool United v Stoke City - 2pm
Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers - 2pm
Stockport County v Walsall - 2pm
Aston Villa v Stevenage - 4:30pm
Manchester City v Chelsea - 4:30pm
Mon 9 January
Oxford United v Arsenal - 8pm
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