Chelsea vs Man City confirmed line-ups: Guardiola makes changes to starting XI after double injury blow

Chelsea host an in-form Manchester City tonight in the Premier League as they look to record back-to-back wins.

The clash takes place at Stamford Bridge while kick-off is scheduled for 17:30 (GMT).

City boss Pep Guardiola comes into today’s encounter with a major injury headache. £52 million summer signing Benjamin Mendy has been ruled out with a long-term injury knee injury. Meanwhile Star striker Kun Aguero is also out for up to eight weeks after being involved in a car accident in Amsterdam.

Guardiola has welcome back Gundogan to the squad. The midfielder of Turkish origin made an appearance in City’s 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League mid-week.

Chelsea meanwhile are without their star defender David Luiz who is serving a suspension.

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Chelsea vs Man City: Confirmed line-ups

Chelsea confirmed XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Christensen; Rudiger, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso; Hazard, Cesc Fabregas; Morata

Man City confirmed XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Sterling, De Bruyne, Delph, Sané, Silva (C), Fernandinho, Otamendi, Jesus
Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Gündoğan, Mangala, Silva, Zinchenko, Touré