Manchester City recently had an uncharacteristic mini-wobble but they have responded in emphatic style, hitting 17 goals in five games in all competitions.

Pep Guardiola's champions are back on top of the Premier League, taking advantage of slip-ups from Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Erling Haaland, who scored 52 goals for City last season, is in red-hot form, with 15 in the current campaign so far.

City travel to Chelsea on Sunday not knowing exactly what to expect from Mauricio Pochettino's inconsistent team, who beat nine-man Tottenham 4-1 on Monday.

But the treble winners will be full of confidence, having won their past six matches against the Stamford Bridge side in all competitions without conceding a single goal.

Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Sanchez; James, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson

Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Walker, Rodri, Kovacic, Doku; Silva, Alvarez; Haaland

Chelsea vs Man City Stats

• Chelsea have lost their last four Premier League meetings with Man City – all by a 1-0 scoreline – since a 2-1 away win in May 2021. The Blues haven’t lost five consecutive league games against an opponent since a run of seven against Blackburn between 1993 and 1996.
• Man City have won their last three Premier League games away games against Chelsea, as many victories as they had in their previous 22 visits to Stamford Bridge (D5 L14).
• Man City have won their last six meetings with Chelsea in all competitions by an aggregate score of 10-0 – only against Burnley (8), Fulham (7) and Wigan (7) have they had longer winning runs without conceding.
• Chelsea have lost their last six meetings with Manchester City without scoring – it’s their longest losing run against an opponent without reply, while only against Blackburn (1993-1996) and Huddersfield (1931-1933) have they ever lost seven in a row in general.
• Manchester City won 6-1 against Bournemouth in their last Premier League game. It was the 12^th time they had scored six goals in a Premier League game under Pep Guardiola – since 2016-17 when he joined the club, that is twice as many as any other side has managed (Liverpool, 6).
• Chelsea have lost eight home Premier League matches in 2023, their most ever in a single year in the competition. They have only lost more than eight in five previous years in their league history, most recently in 1986 when they lost 10.
• Since losing against Chelsea and Brighton in May 2021, Manchester City have only lost one of their last 68 Premier League games when they have scored the first goal (W61 D6), winning all eight games this season when they have opened the scoring.
• Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino’s first ever Premier League win came against Man City, when they were reigning champions in February 2013 (3-1 with Southampton). The Argentine won four of his first eight against the Citizens (D1 L3), but is since winless in six against them (D2 L4).
• John Stones completed all 54 of his passes in Man City’s last Premier League game against Bournemouth, the most by an Englishman without misplacing a pass since Harry Maguire in May 2019 for Leicester vs Chelsea (68). Indeed, seven of the last eight instances of an outfield player completing 50+ passes without misplacing one in a Premier League game have been Man City players.
• Jérémy Doku registered four assists in Manchester City’s 6-1 win over Bournemouth on MD11, becoming the first City player to assist four goals in a Premier League game. It took his overall total to five assists in eight Premier League appearances – only Kyle Walker-Peters (five games), Elano (seven) and Faustino Asprilla (seven) have assisted five goals in fewer appearances.