Man City vs Chelsea live early team news, Premier League updates and how to watch

Manchester City are hosting Chelsea today for another major test in their battle to retain the Premier League title. City are in a three-way scrap with Liverpool and Arsenal who both also play today, meaning Pep Guardiola's side will know by kick-off what a win will achieve in terms of the standings.

A win for City today would be a seventh successive Premier League victory, and 12 wins on the bounce in all competitions. Chelsea, while having a poor season by their standards, remain a dangerous side on their day, illustrated by the 4-4 draw with City at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season.

Guardiola has some injury concerns, with Jack Grealish and Josko Gvardiol confirmed as missing today, and uncertainty over the availability of Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovacic and Sergio Gomez.

Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is scheduled for 5.30pm.

You can follow all the build-up and live updates from today's match - which you can watch live on Sky Sports and NOW TV - below with our team at the Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool have comprehensively beaten Brentford in the lunchtime kick-off, with Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister, Mo Salah and Cody Gakpo goals leading them to a 4-1 win.

It means they have opened up a five-point gap to City in second place, and Arsenal - who kick off at 3pm - in third. City do have two games in hand right now though.

The win at Brentford didn't come without its issues for Jurgen Klopp, as Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones both had to be substituted in the first half with injuries.

City's worst run of the season started with that 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge, which was entertaining for the neutral, but certainly one that got away for City. Draws with Liverpool, Spurs and Crystal Palace followed along with defeat at