These are the Chelsea vs Manchester City confirmed lineups for their Premier League clash. This match took on some new impetus recently with the departure of Enzo Maresca, it went from a chance to make a stride back to having momentum to a terse interim manager as the fanbase awaits the new appointment. The Cityzens will be hoping to take advantage of this instability and ruthlessly pick apart their opponents to keep pace with Arsenal and Aston Villa in the title race.
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Chelsea vs Manchester City Confirmed Lineups for Premier League Tie
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### Chelsea Team News
This will be updated when the starting eleven is announced.
### Notable Changes
Be sure to check back as this will be discussed when the team lineup is made available. This will focus on any changes to the starters or tactics from the draw with Bournemouth.
### Manchester City Team News
This will be updated when the starters are publicly revealed.
### Notable Changes
Check back as this will be noted when the official lineup is announced. This will discuss any changes to the starting unit or tactical approach from the draw with Sunderland.
### Chelsea Premier League Squad
* Rob Sanchez
* Filip Jorgensen
* Gaga Slonina
* Max Merrick
* Marc Cucurella
* Tosin Adarabioyo
* Benoit Badiashile
* Levi Colwill
* Jorrel Hato
* Trevoh Chalobah
* Reece James
* Malo Gusto
* Wes Fofana
* Josh Acheampong
* Mykhailo Mudryk
* Enzo Fernandez
* Cole Palmer
* Dario Essugo
* Andrey Santos
* Moises Caicedo
* Facundo Buonanotte
* Romeo Lavia
* Reggie Walsh
* Landon Emenalo
* Ollie Harrison
* Pedro Neto
* Liam Delap
* Jamie Gittens
* Joao Pedro
* Tyrique George
* Marc Guiu
* Estevao
* Alejandro Garnacho
* Shumaira Mheuka
* Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
### Manchester City Premier League Squad
* James Trafford
* Marcus Bettinelli
* Stefan Ortega
* Gianluigi Donnarumma
* Ruben Dias
* John Stones
* Nathan Ake
* Rayan Ait-Nouri
* Josko Gvardiol
* Abdukodir Khusanov
* Kaden Braithwaite
* Rico Lewis
* Stephen Mfuni
* Tijjani Reijnders
* Mateo KOvacic
* Rayan Cherki
* Nico Gonzalez
* Rodri
* Bernardo Silva
* Matheus Nunes
* Nico O’Reilly
* Kalvin Phillips
* Phil Foden
* Oscar Bobb
* Charlie Gray
* Divine Mukasa
* Omar Marmoush
* Erling Haaland
* Jeremy Doku
* Savingo
* Ryan McAidoo
* Jaden Heskey
* Reigan Heskey
(both squads via Premier League [site](https://www.premierleague.com/en))
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