{"id":619174,"date":"2022-11-09T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=619174"},"modified":"2022-11-08T11:01:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:01:56","slug":"manchester-city-lineup-prediction-vs-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/09\/manchester-city-lineup-prediction-vs-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole Palmer to Star: Manchester City Lineup Prediction vs Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Manchester City lineup for this upcoming clash with Chelsea in the EFL Cup is tough to predict. Round three of the EFL Cup is usually a prime spot for rotation but The Citizens find themselves up against a very formidable opponent this time around.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester City Lineup Prediction for Cup Tie With Inconsistent Chelsea<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pep Guardiola on Man City plans for Januaru window: \u201cWe are not going to sign anyone in January. We have the squad\u201d. \ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Man City decided to proceed with Akanji deal in the final days of the summer window as perfect last opportunity for this season plans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NWBhE1fsSm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NWBhE1fsSm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1589997872598380545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How Manchester City Have Lined-Up Recently<\/h3>\n<p>Changes to the lineup aren&#8217;t very common with names like Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Aymeric Laporte, Jack Grealish, and Erling Haaland basically guaranteed to be in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/17\/erling-haaland-impressing-in-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;Really Insane&#8217; Erling Haaland Keeps Impressing in the Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether that remains true for this cup tie remains to be seen as Pep Guardiola&#8217;s focus is no doubt on the title race with Arsenal.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester City Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>Old reliable 4-3-3 has been the formation of choice for most recent games. There was a brief switch to a 4-4-2 but more often than not Guardiola resorts to a formation that he has utilised to great success in his career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/02\/arsenal-mikel-arteta-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal: Premier League Contenders or Manchester City Pretenders?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Premier League title challengers have a mostly spotless record in recent games, one loss to Liverpool aside. Things are looking up for the blue side of Manchester in this campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester City Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>The right-back spot is proving to be a problem area for the club going into this tie with The Blues. Joao Cancelo is suspended for this match, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/63430058\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips<\/a> are not fit to play.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester City Lineup Predictions<\/h3>\n<p>We predict that the 4-3-3 will be the formation of choice once again with some light rotation:<\/p>\n<p>GK &#8211; Stefan Ortega<\/p>\n<p>LB &#8211; Sergio Gomez<\/p>\n<p>CB &#8211; Aymeric Laporte<\/p>\n<p>CB &#8211; Ruben Dias<\/p>\n<p>RB &#8211; Rico Lewis<\/p>\n<p>CM &#8211; Phil Foden<\/p>\n<p>CM &#8211; Rodri<\/p>\n<p>CM &#8211; Cole Palmer<\/p>\n<p>AT &#8211; Riyad Mahrez<\/p>\n<p>AT &#8211; Julian Alvarez<\/p>\n<p>AT &#8211; Jack Grealish<\/p>\n<h3>Current Odds: Manchester City vs Chelsea<\/h3>\n<p>SkyBet unsurprisingly has the home side as the favourites to win and advance to the next round. At 4\/9 odds the betting market is almost guaranteeing a win over Graham Potter&#8217;s charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Manchester City lineup for this upcoming clash with Chelsea in the EFL Cup is tough to predict. Round three of the EFL Cup is usually a prime spot for rotation but The Citizens find themselves up against a very formidable opponent this time around. 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