Chelsea vs Manchester City: Team news, kick-off time, odds

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Eden Hazard looks set to make his first Chelsea start of the season for the big tie
David Luiz also completes his three-match domestic ban for his Arsenal red card
Manchester City will be without Sergio Aguero after his recent car accident
City captain Vincent Kompany remains on the sidelines with a calf injury

Published: 11:01 EDT, 29 September 2017 | Updated: 17:40 EDT, 29 September 2017

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Ahead of this weekend's action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.

Here is all the information you need for Chelsea's crunch clash with Premier League title rivals Manchester City.

Chelsea vs Manchester City (Stamford Bridge, Saturday 17:30)

Team news

Chelsea

Eden Hazard is expected to start in the Premier League for the first time this season when Chelsea host Manchester City on Saturday.

Defender David Luiz completes his three-match domestic suspension for his dismissal against Arsenal, with Andreas Christensen poised to deputise.

Midfielder Danny Drinkwater (calf) is the only definite injury absentee.

Eden Hazard is expected to start in the Premier League for the first time this season

Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Kante, Morata, Hazard, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Kenedy, Musonda, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Clarke-Salter, Scott, Eduardo.

Manchester City

Leaders Manchester City will be without Sergio Aguero for Saturday's trip to champions Chelsea after the striker suffered rib injuries in a car crash on Thursday.

Left-back Benjamin Mendy is a long-term casualty after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament in last week's 5-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace.

Manchester City will be without Sergio Aguero after he injured his ribs in a car accident

Captain Vincent Kompany, who has missed the last six games, remains on the sidelines with a calf injury.

Provisional squad: Ederson, Bravo, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Mangala, Danilo, Delph, Toure, Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Sterling, Sane, D Silva, B Silva, Foden, Diaz, Jesus.

Key stats - Supplied by Opta

- Chelsea have lost only one of their last seven Premier League games against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge (W4 D2), with their 0-3 defeat to City in April 2016 one of only six occasions in the Premier League they’ve lost by a margin of three goals at Stamford Bridge.

- Manchester City lost both Premier League matches against Chelsea last season, with the Blues the only side to achieve this feat over Pep Guardiola’s side.

- Pep Guardiola has only ever lost three consecutive matches against an opponent once before in his managerial career – he lost three in a row against Real Madrid between April 2012 and April 2014 (one in La Liga, two in the Champions League).

- Guardiola has faced Chelsea seven times as a manager and failed to win any (D4 L3), more than against any other side - though one of those draws was in the 2013 Super Cup final, with his Bayern Munich side beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

- Guardiola has only faced three other clubs in his managerial career without winning, all of them British sides – Everton (three games), Celtic (two) and Spurs (also two).

Antonio Conte will be hoping to mastermind a crucial victory for his reigning champions

- Manchester City have scored 21 goals in their six Premier League matches so far this season. Only Newcastle United (22 goals in 1994-95) & Manchester United (22 goals in 2011-12) have scored more at this stage of a Premier League season, but neither went on to win the title.

- Manchester City have the highest xG (Expected Goals) total in the Premier League this season; 15.1 – suggesting that the quality of chances they’ve been presented would see the average side score 15 goals in these matches. Chelsea, on the other hand, have an xG total of just 6.3; the 11th best tally.

- Eden Hazard has had a hand in five goals in his last five Premier League apps against the Citizens (three goals, two assists).

- Only Robin van Persie (6) has scored more Premier League goals at Stamford Bridge as an away player than Sergio Aguero (5 – level with Craig Bellamy).

- Aguero has scored in eight successive starts away from home in the Premier League – one short of the PL record of scoring in nine away starts in a row, set by Robin van Persie (December 2010 & May 2011)

- Alvaro Morata has scored six goals in his first six Premier League appearances; three with his head and three with his right foot. The top goalscoring player in their first seven appearances as a Premier League player is Mick Quinn (10 goals) followed by Diego Costa (nine goals).