Chelsea v Manchester City: Premier League – live

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Chelsea v Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. They used to be rivals, these two. It’s only two and a half years since they met in a Champions League final, when Kai Havertz scored the only goal of a hard-fought contest in Porto.

The teams have met six times since then; City have won the lot without conceding a goal. Sometimes revenge is a dish best served in tiny portions.

City went on to win the Champions League last season, the fulfilment of 15 years’ work. It’s ominous for the rest that, despite a slightly hungover start to this season, City are still top of the Premier League. The next month should tell us whether there is going to be a title race or not. City’s three league games after today are all against teams in the top five: Liverpool (H), Tottenham (H) and Aston Villa (A).

On paper this looks like a comfortable win, especially as Chelsea have been wretched at home in the league. But they will effectively be the away side today. And, as Monday’s truly bonkers win at Spurs reminded us, football is never played on paper. Thank goodness for that.

Kick off 4.30pm.