In the new season many neutral football fans will eagerly watch Chelsea, whose team rebuild took all summer. The updated team, now led by new coach Enzo Maresc, who previously worked as Pep Guardiola’s assistant, will face Manchester City.
Chelsea could beat only one opponent in four friendlies, conceding 13 goals. This shows their defence problems. However, the coaching staff is focusing on developing in attack, where Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku should regularly create chances for forwards. In the final pre-season match against Inter Milan (1:1), the London players attacked a lot (21-6 on shots) and rightfully drew at the end. They will be counting on the same story on Sunday.
Manchester City won only once in four final games and one of them was against Chelsea, where Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick (4:2). But against Manchester United in the Community Shield, the Norwegian barely received passes from his teammates. However Man City managed to get active due to the substitutions, Bernardo Silva scored a header supporting the attacking actions of his side. In the first tour Pep Guardiola will try to use the strongest players in the lineup, that’s why Kevin De Bruyne and others will be too dangerous.
The recent friendly between Chelsea and Manchester City was a rehearsal for what awaits us on Sunday. Two top-attacks won’t spare the opponent’s defence, which will make mistakes at the start of the campaign.
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | U 2.5 | O 2.5 |
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14/5
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11/4
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19/20
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13/10
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57/100
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5/2
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14/5
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47/50
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7/5
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11/20
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12/5
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14/5
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1/1
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69/50
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57/100
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12/5
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29/10
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1/1
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12/5
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11/4
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1/1
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29/20
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53/100
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12/5
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11/4
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1/1
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7/5
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11/20
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Enzo Maresca
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Djordje Petrovic
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Filip Jörgensen
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Marcus Bettinelli
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Robert Sánchez
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Axel Disasi
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Ben Chilwell
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Benoît Badiashile
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Levi Colwill
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Malo Gusto
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Marc Cucurella
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Reece James
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Tosin Adarabioyo
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Trevoh Chalobah
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Wesley Fofana
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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Carney Chukwuemeka
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Cesare Casadei
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Cole Palmer
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Conor Gallagher
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Enzo Fernández
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Moises Caicedo
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Omari Kellyman
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Renato Veiga
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Roméo Lavia
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Armando Broja
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Christopher Nkunku
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Deivid Washington
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Marc Guiu
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mykhailo Mudryk
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Nicolas Jackson
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Noni Madueke
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Pedro Neto
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Raheem Sterling
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Romelu Lukaku
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Ângelo Gabriel Borges
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Josep Guardiola
|
coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
|
In squad
|
|||
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Ederson
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Scott Carson
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Stefan Ortega Moreno
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Issa Kabore
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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John Stones
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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Josh Wilson-Esbrand
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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Josko Gvardiol
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
João Cancelo
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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Kyle Walker
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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Manuel Akanji
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Nathan Aké
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rico Lewis
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rúben Dias
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Bernardo Silva
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Kevin De Bruyne
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mateo Kovačić
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Matheus Nunes
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Máximo Perrone
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Oscar Bobb
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Rodrigo Hernández
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Erling Braut Håland
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Jack Grealish
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Jérémy Doku
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Phil Foden
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Sávio
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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