Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the big match of the weekend as Chelsea and Manchester City face each other, both desperate for a win to keep them in the title race.

Cech has to get down low quickly to push away a powerful low drive from Yaya Toure. Decent save

Bright start this by City who are having the better of the opening exchanges…Milner just had a chance to slip in Silva but he didn't get the pass right.

Kolarov with a decent run down the left but his cross is too close to Cech.

Heavy tackle from De Jong on Lampard but a fair one too…no free-kick.

Dzeko charges down a Luiz clearance but no real danger comes from it.

And Chelsea get us underway…

Minutes silence for all those struggling in Japan at the moment.

Fabio Capello is here today...I wonder if Rio Ferdinand is booing at the TV.

With Luis Suarez impressing again today, will Fernando Torres finally show Liverpool fans that yes, there are at least missing SOMETHING. Drogba and Anelka both on the bench if needs be.

In today's papers is the story that Roberto Mancini reportedly threw a suitcase at Mario Balotelli following his sending off and Manchester City's subsequent exit from the Europa League

City are doing without Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli today: Tevez failed a late fitness test, while Balotelli is still in the doghouse with the boss after his moment of Europa League madness that cost City perhaps their best chance of silverware this season.

Liverpool have just beaten Sunderland 2-0 to continue Kenny Dalglish's good run, while Rangers and Celtic are a goal apiece approaching half-time in the CIS Cup Final north of the border. Why not follow both matches at once?

Today's ref at Stamford Bridge is Merseyside's Chris Foy.

The teams are in: Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, David Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Kalou, Torres, Malouda. ///// Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, De Jong, Toure Yaya, Barry, Milner, Dzeko, Silva

Still, one of Chelsea's players will go to sleep with a smile on his face tonight regardless of the outcome: Blues centre-back John Terry has now been confirmed as England's new skipper after being officially forgiven. A bit of a shame for England since Wayne Bridge played a brilliant match yesterday...

How badly do the Blues need a win today? Suffice to say that Chelsea head honcho Ron Gourlay has just publicly refused to give the traditional unequivocal backing to manager Carlo Ancelotti.

A few minutes from the end of Saturday's matches Manchester United looked set to draw with Bolton and Arsenal were going down at West Brom, but both sides produced late goals to save themselves. City and Chelsea are five and seven points adrift respectively of second-placed Arsenal.