CHELSEA VS. MANCHESTER CITY
Competition
: Club Friendlies
Date
: May 24, 2013
Time
:
07:30
Venue
: Busch Stadium (
St. Lous, Missouri)
Chelsea Matches :
Fri
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26/04/13
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Sun
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28/04/13
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Fri
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03/05/13
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Sun
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05/05/13
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Thu
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09/05/13
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Sat
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11/05/13
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Thu
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16/05/13
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Sun
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19/05/13
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Manchester City Matches
:
Thu
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18/04/13
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Sun
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21/04/13
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Sat
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27/04/13
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Sat
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04/05/13
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Wed
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08/05/13
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Sat
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11/05/13
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Wed
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15/05/13
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Sun
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19/05/13
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Information both Team :
- Manchester City have managed to win just one of
their past four Premier League encounters with Chelsea, losing two and
drawing the other.
- Chelsea won 10 of their first 12 away league games
against the current champions, but City have won the last three clashes at
the Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has scored six goals
in his last seven Premier League appearances.
- The sides are well-matched, with City boasting this
season's second-best home record, while the visitors have the second-best
away form in the league, with Manchester United leading both tables.
- Meanwhile, Chelsea's Frank Lampard (pictured)
will be looking to score in his fifth consecutive league game for only the
third time in his career (having previously done so in 2005 and 2010).
- The Blues have been awarded eight penalties this
season, the most in the Premier League, though their opposition today has,
aside from rivals Manchester United, enjoyed the most spot-kicks in the
league since the start of last season (14).
- Fernando Torres will be looking to recover from a
torrid recent spell of form if he features here, having scored just one in
his last 13 games; against Sparta Prague on Thursday, he had more shots
than anyone else on the pitch and not only did he fail to score, but only
one of those was on target.
- The Blues are 13th in the table when it comes to losing
the lead in matches this season, having dropped 14 points from winning
positions
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