EFL Cup final 2019
Chelsea vs Man City
Wembley Stadium
Sunday February 24, 4.30pm
Man City will take on Chelsea with the first piece of silverware of the season up for grabs in the EFL Cup final.
A 10-0 aggregate victory over Burton Albion saw City saunter into February’s final. They are back at Wembley in this competition for the third time in four years, having swatted Arsenal away to lift the trophy last year.
Chelsea meanwhile trailed to Tottenham after the first-leg of their all-London affair. But goals from N'Golo Kante and Eden Hazard hauled them back into the contest with David Luiz scoring the decisive spot kick in a thrilling penalty shoot-out.
Maurizio Sarri is in a final in his first season in English football and is out to win his first piece of silverware as a manager.
Team line-ups and injury news
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is a doubt for Sunday’s clash with the Spaniard suffering with a hamstring injury.
Sarri revealed that the 24-year-old sustained the injury during the FA Cup defeat to Man Utd, and Argentine goalkeeper Willy Caballero is on standby.
City, meanwhile, are awaiting on the progress of John Stones and Gabriel Jesus.
The pair missed the midweek Champions League tie with Schalke and stayed behind in Manchester to undergo treatment, with Stones suffering a groin strain and Jesus a pulled hamstring.
Score prediction | Chelsea 1 Man City 2
Don’t expect to see a repeat of the 6-0 humbling City dished out earlier this month, but do expect their hands on the trophy.
- Chelsea 27/10
- Man City 11/20
- Gonzalo Higuain 8/1
- Eden Hazard 17/2
- Olivier Giroud 9/1
- Pedro 11/1
- Sergio Aguero 10/3
- Gabriel Jesus 7/2
- Leroy Sane 11/2
- Raheem Sterling 11/2
Head to Head (H2H)
Chelsea and Man City have only met once before in the League Cup, with City winning that clash 1-0 back in October 1993.
Across all competitions, they have contested 190 fixtures – and Chelsea have the edge, just.
The Blues have tasted victory 75 times to City’s 73, with 42 games ending in a draw.
TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Football and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £7.99.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can also follow the match LIVE on Standard Sport.
Tickets
For ticket availability click here to head to Club Wembley's official website.
