Home / Football / Premier League News Chelsea vs Man City live: Confirmed teams and full lineups in Premier League Team news from Chelsea vs Man City in the Premier League Written by Ben Miller Last Update: April 12, 2026 04:08:53 pm BST 5 min read Chelsea and Manchester City have named their starting teams for their Premier League meeting at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The hosts start four points behind Liverpool, who occupy what is likely to be the final qualification position for the Champions League next season, with a match in hand.Second-placed City can close the gap on Arsenal to six points with a game in hand following the Gunners home defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday.101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Chelsea vs Man City in the 2025/26 Premier League, as well as details on how to watch.Table of Contents1 Chelsea confirmed starting team vs Manchester City2 Man City full line up vs Chelsea3 Where to watch Man City vs Chelsea: TV channel, live online streams4 Chelsea vs Man City statsChelsea confirmed starting team vs Manchester CityMarc Cucurella and captain Moises Caicedo come in for Chelsea, supplanting Tosin Adarabioyo and Romeo Laviafrom the 7-0 home win over third-tier Port Vale in the FA Cup quarter-finals on April 4.Defenders Levi Colwill (knee), Trevoh Chalobah (ankle) and Reece James (hamstring) are injured and midfielder Enzo Fernandez is serving the second match of a two-game internal disciplinary suspension.Goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen (groin) and winger Jamie Gittens (hamstring) are also out.Chelsea starting XI: Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato, Marc Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Moises Caicedo, Estevao Willian, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, Joao PedroChelsea substitutes: Ted Sharman-Lowe, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo OUT, Mamadou Sarr, Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavia OUT, Alejandro Garnacho, Marc Guiu, Liam DelapMan City full line up vs ChelseaCity make one alteration from their 4-0 home win over Liverpool in the FA Cup six days ago, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma replacing James Trafford.Josko Gvardiol and John Stones are out with calf injuries, as is fellow defender Ruben Dias with a hamstring issue.Manchester City starting XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Nico OReilly, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Erling HaalandMan City substitutes: , James Trafford, Tijjani Reijnders, Nathan Ake, Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic, Nico Gonzalez, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Phil FodenWhere to watch Man City vs Chelsea: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Sunday is at 14:00 BST (09:00 ET / 06:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra.Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs �14.99 for a day membership, �28 a month for a 12-month membership or �34.99 a month with no contract.Sky Sports memberships include access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live streams and a dedicated channel.Chelsea vs Man City statsChelsea are winless in their last nine Premier League games against Man City (D3 L6) since a 2-1 away win in May 2021After winning each of their first four Premier League games under Liam Rosenior, Chelsea have since won one of their last six (D2 L3). Since the start of this period (February 10, a 2-2 draw with Leeds), only Leeds (4) and Tottenham Hotspur (1) have fewer points each in the competitionAbsent vice-captain Fernandez has made more passes that have broken the opposition defensive line than any player in the Premier League this season (41), as well as making 36 line-breaking passes into the opposition penalty area, which is a joint-high with Manchester Uniteds Bruno FernandesFollowing a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle and 3-0 loss to Everton, Chelsea could lose three Premier League games in a row for the first time since May 2023 (4), last doing so without scoring in March 1998 (4)Seven of Chelseas last eight matches in all competitions have featured at least three goalsCity (51) and Chelsea (50) have had more shots following high turnovers than any other sides in the Premier League this season. In the meeting between these sides in January, City recorded 24 high turnovers against the Blues the most by any side in a single Premier League match this seasonThe Cityzens have won four of their last five away Premier League games against Chelsea (D1), which is as many as they had in their previous 26 league visits to Stamford Bridge (D8 L14)They have drawn both of their last two Premier League games, despite scoring first each time (2-2 v Nottingham Forest, 1-1 v West Ham). They last scored first in three successive matches in the competition without going on to win any in December 2003 and January 2004 under Kevin KeeganAfter netting 19 goals in 17 Premier League appearances before Christmas this season, Erling Haaland his since scored three in his last 12 for two of which have been penalties. Before Christmas, the striker was averaging 0.89 non-penalty expected goals per 90 in the 2025/26 Premier League; this has dropped to 0.32Bernardo Silva is making his 297th Premier League appearance, setting a new record by a Portuguese player in the competition by surpassing Luis Boa Mortes 296, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (236) and Bruno Fernandes (223)After netting against West Ham last time out, Silva could score in back-to-back league appearances for City for the first time since March 2023 Topics: Chelsea F.C. Enzo Fernandez Jamie Gittens John Stones Josko Gvardiol Levi Colwill Liam Rosenior Manchester City F.C. Pep Guardiola Premier League Reece James Ruben Dias Follow us: Ben Miller Reporter Ben has more than 10 years' experience in sports journalism, covering two EURO tournaments, European club competitions, the Premier League, EFL and WSL and a variety of other major sporting events. Read more from Ben Miller
