Overview
- Kick-off is Sunday, January 4 at 17:30 GMT at the Etihad Stadium, with Michael Oliver appointed as referee.
- City seek a response after a 0-0 draw at Sunderland ended a six-match Premier League winning run and allowed Arsenal to pull further ahead.
- Chelsea have one win in seven league games and arrive without a permanent manager, with Under-21s coach Calum McFarlane taking charge.
- Moises Caicedo is suspended for Chelsea, with injuries or doubts for Marc Cucurella, Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia, Dário Essugo and Jorrel Hato.
- City have won eight straight league home matches; Jeremy Doku and Rodri are back, while Savinho and Nico Gonzalez are doubts and John Stones, Mateo Kovacic and Oscar Bobb remain out, with Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait-Nouri at AFCON.