Manchester City are hoping to capitalise on Arsenal's slip against Newcastle to close the gap at the top of the Premier League table when they travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea.The Blues have won one of their last eight top-flight matches and look ripe for the taking as City arrive amid a title battle. Premier League top scorer Erling Haaland could be Chelsea's grim reaper, running away with the Golden Boot race in record-setting fashion.LIVE: Chelsea will start the game 10th in the Premier League table and need a revival badly. A result against Pep Guardiola's side could be the signature result needed, but it will likely require an excellent performance to achieve that something Chelsea have arguably not produced since October.With both sides desperate for points in a showcase match, here's a closer look at how the 90 minutes Uchenna Nwosu Jersey in London could play out.MORE: Despite the heavyweight nature of this match, it features quite a one-sided odds sheet and for good reason. Chelsea have collected only six of the past 24 points available to them, while City are title contenders, although claiming a solitary point from the visits of Everton and Brentford in two of their last three matches has left them eight points behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand.This game should still feature goals, as both teams have shown an ability to score especially the visitors, who have the in-form duo of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez available in attack.SkyBetLadbrokesChelsea win+3404.829/217/4Draw+2804.053/129/10Man City win-1351.623/58/13Both teamsto score Y / N-145/ -1001.66/ 1.978/11, 1/13/4, 1/1Over / Under2.5 goals-140/ +1001.73/ 2.078/11, 1/18/11, 21/20Man City -0.5-1451.61Chelsea +0.5+1002.28 Chelsea vs Man City team newsThere are a host of injuries for Chelsea to work around.N'Golo Kanteremains sidelined by a hamstring i sue andBen Chilwellis out with a similar problem, whileMason Mountmi ses the game after suffering an injury in training.Reece Jamesis also out with the knee injury that kept him from participating in the World Cup, as is Wesley Fofana, while Edouard Mendyis dealing with a shoulder i sue. Full-back i sues are especially limiting for Graham Los Angeles Chargers Home Office Potter, who looks to be going withChristian PulisicandMarc Cucurellain wide roles against City.Man City are dealing with a double injury problem for centre-backsRuben DiasandAymeric Laporte, leaving John Stonesand Nathan Akeas centre-backs. Otherwise, Guardiola has a full squad to pick from.Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walkerand Phil Fodenreturn after their post-World Cup rest.MORE: Chelsea vs Man City key statsChelsea (20 goals) are one of nine Premier League teams that Erling Haaland (21 goals) has outscored on his own so far this season.City have beaten Chelsea in two straight league matches, and could claim three succe sive victoryover the Blues for the first time since 2010.Pep Guardiola has lost just seven of 34 Premier League visits to the city of London, with all of those defeats coming against either Chelsea or Tottenham.Chelsea vs Man City match factsDate:Thursday, January 5Kickoff Time:3:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm GMT / 7:00 am AEDT (Fri, Jan. 6)Location:Stamford Bridge, London, EnglandOfficial:Paul Tierney Moneyline lean:Man City (-160)Against the spread lean:Man City -0.5 (-185)Score prediction:Chelsea 1-3 Man CityThere's very little positivity for Chelsea coming into this match. Since the start of November, the Blues have just four Joey Bosa Jersey total points through six matches, with Potter under pre sure despite only being appointed in September.What's worse is that Guardiola has owned both Chelsea and Graham Potter of late. Man City beat Chelsea 2-0 in the EFL Cup in early November, and they glided to a 1-0 victory a year ago in their final meeting of last season. Potter did quite well during his time at Brighton in challenging the top Premier League clubs, but he suffered against City, with just one win and seven defeats in eight total matches.There's little to suggest the Blues can turn all that around on Thursday, especially against a white-hot Haaland, who continues Jalen Guyton Jersey to score in bunches.MORE: Pick:Both teams to scoreOdds:-130 ( )There's little doubt that City will find the back of the net in this match, but there's still good value in expecting Chelsea to score as well.City's defensive capabilities this season have slumped and, while they have six clean sheets on the season, they have just one since mid-October. The teams they have kept clean sheets against are West Ham, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Southampton and Leicester City.Chelsea's chance-creation remains spotty at best, but with City conceding on a regular basis of late, and the duo of Kai Havertz and Raheem Sterling starting to show signs of improvement, there's reason to believe the Blues can score a consolation during a likely defeat.Chelsea vs Man City prop betPick:Erling Haaland anytime goalscorerOdds:-125 ( )Haaland has played in 15 Premier League matches this season. He has failed to score in three of those. Are you kidding me?This is an obvious low-hanging fruit but, at -125, there is clear value. Chelsea have conceded 23.29 xG this season, making them lucky not to have conceded more than the 18 times they have. Haaland should feast in this game.Chelsea vs Man City prop betPick:Kevin De Bruyne to score or a sistOdds:-135 ( )Another player who should enjoy this match is Kevin De Bruyne, who has been prolific against Chelsea in recent history. De Bruyne has scored a goal in four of his last five Premier League appearances against the Blues, adding an a sist as well.The Belgian was poor at the World Cup but has immediately rediscovered form at his club, putting up 0.37 xG and 1.36 xA in the two matches since returning from Qatar. He's due for an a sist, and this is a game he should thrive in.Chelsea vs Man City flier betPick:Promoted parlay Man City HT/FT result, Ilkay Gundogan anytime goalscorer, over 3.5 goalsOdds:+900 ( )This is an excellent parlay that DeAndre Carter Jersey BetMGM is promoting for this match. With Man City expected to win and the goals likely to flow, the toughest leg of this acca is Ilkay Gundogan finding the back of the net.It might be scary seeing that he only has two goal