Chelsea vs Manchester City team news: Vincent Kompany and Fabian Delph start for Pep Guardiola’s side while Kurt Zouma starts for table-toppers

CHELSEA look to bounce back from their surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace.

And Kurt Zouma will take his place in the Chelsea side, as Antonio Conte switches back to playing three centre-halves.

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And Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has sprung a number of surprises in his starting line-up.

Vincent Kompany has recovered from injury and starts and will captain the side.

Forgotten man Fabian Delph is another surprise in the starting XI, while Jesus Navas will start the game on the flank for City.

Yaya Toure and Raheem Sterling only make the bench tonight.

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Bacary Sagna will be ruled out with a groin strain, while Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus are still recovering from their severe injuries.

Here’s everything else you need to know about the game…

Where can I watch Chelsea vs Manchester City?

The Blues host City on Wednesday April 5, with kick-off at 8pm.

The game will be shown live on BT Sport, while BT Sport subscribers can follow the action on the app.

Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the latest happenings from Stamford Bridge with our live blog.

Premier League form guide

CHELSEA - LWWWD

MAN CITY - DDWDW

SunSport prediction

Both teams have plenty on the line, with Chelsea looking to seal the Premier League title and Manchester City aiming to maintain their top four status.

Both sides have been in patchy form of late, so expect a score-draw... 2-2.

Chelsea vs Manchester City - Match facts

• Chelsea haven’t lost back-to-back home league games vs the Citizens since December 1983.
• Pep Guardiola has never previously lost both league games against a single opponent in a season as a manager in his career so far.
• After winning eight Premier League games in a row against Manchester City between 2005 and 2009, the Blues have won just five of their last 15 against them in the top-flight (D3 L7).
• There have been four red cards in the last five league meetings between these sides, with three being shown to Man City players.
• Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick in this exact fixture last season as City won 3-0 – one of just three opposing players to hit a treble in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge (Kanu in October 1999 and Robin van Persie in October 2011).

• Sergio Aguero has scored six Premier League goals against Chelsea, with four of those coming at Stamford Bridge.
• Antonio Conte hasn’t lost consecutive home league defeats as a manager since November 2009 while in charge of Atalanta.
• Chelsea haven’t lost back to back Premier League games at Stamford Bridge since November 2011 under Andre Villas-Boas.
• Manchester City have lost just one of their last six Premier League games in London (W3 D2).
• Kevin De Bruyne has now assisted 13 goals this season for Man City in all competitions, one more than he managed last season.

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