A few words about Chelsea.
In open play, they scored 12 goals, which places them 7th in the league (although their performance against Spurs contributed significantly to this).
They also scored three goals from penalties and only one from set pieces.
On the other hand, City conceded five goals from open play (a league record shared with Arsenal), as well as one goal from a counter-attack, one from a set piece, and one own goal.
Seems quite promising ahead of the match.
Chelsea has conceded 8 goals from open play (eight teams have a better record in this regard). However, some statistics can be deceiving, and a better assessment often comes from the eye test. The fact is that Chelsea has performed much better in matches against Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham, of which they only won one, compared to matches against West Ham, Forest, Aston Villa, and Brentford. It's as if they are much more motivated in duels where they are the underdogs and don't have to have possession of the ball 70% of the time.
They concede 10.8 shots per game, while we concede 6.6. They take 14.2 shots per game,we take 16.6.
Cmon City
