Premier League TV rule to impact Man City as Chelsea star makes Pep Guardiola admission

Manchester City continue the defence of their Premier League crown on Sunday as they face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Pep Guardiola's side have won their last three league games and leapfrogged Tottenham Hotspur into first place as a result. On Saturday lunchtime, Ange Postecoglou's side conceded two late goals to lose 2-1 at Wolves.

City will be without John Stones for the trip to London but Guardiola has confirmed that Manuel Akanji is fit after the defender missed Tuesday's 3-0 Champions League win against BSC Young Boys.

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Here are your evening headlines ahead of a massive Sunday fixture,

Premier League TV rule

All 20 Premier League clubs have voted through a new TV proposal following an online meeting.

The new plan, should it come to fruition after being submitted to TV companies in the coming weeks, will see each club receive an increase in broadcast money. As part of the plan, more top-flight games are set to be made available to watch.

In addition, there is also the option for a new broadcaster or streaming service to secure the rights to show Premier League fixtures live. However, it is believed that both TNT Sports, formerly known as BT Sport, and Amazon will look to add more games to their respective rosters.

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Cucurella on Guardiola

Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella has waxed lyrical about City manager Guardiola ahead of Sunday's meeting between the two clubs at Stamford Bridge.

City will make the trip to the capital in pursuit of a sixth successive win in all competitions. They booked their place in the last-16 of the Champions League in