Man City to make Chelsea point, relegation rumble for Sunderland and Norwich

“The players, most of them will never get a club better than this…let’s stay in the Premier League and let’s make the club even better.”

Decisive duel to end in draw?

Having gone on a streak of 11 scuffles without a win, three points look a little too far for Sunderland to stretch, even with imposing Canaries centre half Timm Klose likely to miss out on the match.

The Black Cats could bag a lucky draw at 9/4, however, after Norwich’s winning run came to an abrupt end at Crystal Palace. It should be a tight and feisty fixture, with odds of 15/2 for there to be no goal scorer. Last on target for the Mackems was marksman Jermain Defoe (6/1 to have the final say), while wingman Wahbi Khazri is a 2/1 chance to strike anytime.

As for the hosts, they will hope to repeat their 3-1 result in the reverse, with Robert Brady (14/5 anytime), Steven Naismith (15/8) and Dieumerci Mbokani (11/2 to dispatch first) all intriguing attacking options.

Chelsea v Manchester City

• Premier League
• Saturday, April 15th
• Kick-off 17:30 BST
• Stamford Bridge, west London
• Live on Sky Sports 1

City still have something to play for

At home against fellow nouveau riche club Manchester City, in front of Stamford Bridge fans, Chelsea are 13/8 to take the three points. Yet, the Blues have little to battle for now, aside from stopping new boys Bournemouth pipping them 10th spot, so can this high profile dust-up motivate Guus Hiddink’s guys?

Last time against Swansea City, the Londoners slumped to a 1-0 defeat, making Man City the same 13/8 price for a win on the road in their top four quest.

Having been inconsistent in the league, last losing in a bitter local derby to Manchester United, the Citizens will know they need to prove their big game mettle here.

Boosted by a bombastic midweek win over PSG, which sends them to their first-ever Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, the buoyed Sky Blues look best value at 15/4 to win and both teams score.

De Bruyne bombardment expected

City have been sunk by Chelsea just once in their last five meetings across all competitions, and ran out 3-0 winners at the Etihad earlier this season.

The Blues boys have few attackers who can claim to be as in-form and as former Chelsea man Kevin De Bruyne (7/1 to be named Sky Sports Man of the Match), with the Belgian having bagged three in his last four, with two of those game-changers.

Dangerous De Bruyne is 7/4 to strike again anytime, or an appealing 6/1 to open scoring, while Argentine Sergio Aguero is 7/2 to have the final say and make amends for his midweek penalty miss, having already breached the Blues rearguard in the reverse.

Chelsea, meanwhile, must rely on a spark from forwards Alexandre Pato or Pedro Rodriguez, who are 7/4 and 11/4 anytime shouts to score respectively.

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Coral’s top tip: Back De Bruyne at 6/1 to open scoring against his old club.