Chelsea and Manchester City face off at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon in what is arguably the standout fixture on paper.
For City, a win is essential to keep their title hopes alive, while Chelsea will be aiming for all three points to remain within touching distance of the top four.
Manchester City head into the contest as favourites with Sky Bet, with Pep Guardiola’s side priced at 10/11.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are available at 5/2 to claim victory on home soil, while the draw is priced at 14/5.
And it appears former Manchester City and Chelsea star Shaun Wright-Phillips – who spoke with Sky Bet in the lead-up to the game – is confident the Sky Blues can justify their ‘favourites’ tag.
‘If the City that turned up against Liverpool and Arsenal turns up against Chelsea… yeah, I feel sorry for them,’ he said.
Chelsea vs Man City: Dissecting the odds for Sunday’s pivotal league clash at Stamford Bridge
‘Like, it could get ugly because we’ve seen them do it to a Liverpool team in many ways. So now they’re playing against not the best defence in the Premier League. If they get half or 70 per cent of that, Chelsea could be in trouble.’
Wright-Phillips went on to say that City could finish the season on a winning run with ease.
‘The team I’ve seen in the last two games could go on one of those crazy runs, I reckon, with their eyes closed,’ he said.
‘Like, they’re keeping the goals, not conceding many goals, chances on counterattacks getting snuffed out, creating multiple opportunities.
‘They’ve just clicked. People said to me the other day, it’s too late. I said, no, it isn’t too late. I said, what do you mean? This team is in the title race, and they’ve won one trophy.’
If they do go on to win their fifth title in six seasons, a big reason for that will be the production of their superstar striker Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian has netted 33 goals across all competitions to date this season, including a hat-trick in City’s 4-0 thumping of Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals last weekend.
For those anticipating Haaland to continue his assault on goal against Chelsea today, there are enhanced odds of 1/1 for him to have a shot on target.
In addition to a hat-trick in the FA Cup last time out, Haaland has registered six shots on target in his last five Premier League outings. Is that set to continue today? Time will tell.
- All odds are correct at the time of publication
