It didn’t take too much City of Manchester to achieve three main points in Premier League: his income Riyad Mahrezauthor of the only goal, and Jack Grealishwho gave the help, were enough for Pep Guardiola to fit the pieces of his team and get a 1-0 away against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
This triumph brought Manchester City closer five points behind English league leaders Arsenal.
Anyone unhappy with the result is Graham Potter’s Chelsea, who suffered the Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic out due to injury in the opening minutes of the game, he added only 4 points in the last six Premier League games he played and was in tenth place, 10 points from the qualifying zone for the Champions League 2023-2024.
How was Manchester City vs. Chelsea? Final score
| Club | 1 T | 2T | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Manchester | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Objectives:
- MCI – R. Mahrez – Min. 63.
Manchester City vs. Chelsea live
Game is over: Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Minute 90+3: Kalidou Koulibaly booked at Chelsea.
Minute 90+1: Chelsea had a great counter-attacking effort, with superior forwards, but Lewis Hall couldn’t finish well down the left.
Minute 90: Four minutes added.
Minute 89: Rebuke to Mateo Kovacic at Chelsea.
Minute 88: Chelsea try to press with a lot of people in attack but still don’t make Anderson work.
Minute 85: Calvin Phillips replaced Rodri.
Minute 84: Rhodri is lying on the floor with a cramp. Manchester City have yet another change in use.
Minute 77: City manage to maintain control of possession, not looking so deep in their attacks but accurately defending with the ball.
Minute 75: Shot by Mateo Kovacic that went high.
Minute 72: Because the very small Haaland couldn’t push the ball for what would have been a Mahrez-style goal but from the other side.
Minute 70: Chelsea are trying to react to the disadvantage, advancing their lines, but still not finding how to trouble Manchester City.
Minute 67: Chelsea make their final three changes: Conor Gallagher, Omari Hutchinson and Lewis Hall replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Hakim Ziyech and Marc Cucurella.
63rd minute: Manchester City’s goal! Riyad Mahrez made it 1-0, a move that saw him move from right to left with successive passes and finished with Grealish’s low cross for the Algerian to push home unchallenged.
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Minute 59: Two other Manchester City changes: Jack Grealish replaced Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez did the same to Phil Foden.
Minute 58: De Bruyne had his chance inside the box but couldn’t finish accurately before a clear opportunity.
Minute 55: Now Chelsea were on notice, with Thiago Silva’s shot saved after a team-mate brought the ball down following a foul on the left.
Minute 51: Once again Chelsea saved, this time with Kepa saving De Bruyne’s shot.
Minute 50: Ake’s header hit the post after a set piece. From the start of the second half, the match is played at Chelsea’s stadium.
Minute 47: A mistake by Chelsea at the start and a loose ball for Haaland, who finished outside the area but saved.
The second part has begun. City made their first changes with Rico Lewis and Manuel Akanji coming on for Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo.
Minute 45+2: End of a first half that was even and goalless, but had some clear cut situations for each side. 0-0 at half time.
Minute 44: Close Cancel! The current City winger was fouled down the right and took a shot that was unnecessarily blocked on the way by Koulibaly as it looked to be heading for the net.
Minute 43: Chukwuemeka on the stick! A shot from the Chelsea youngster from the edge of the box which, after taking a slight deflection en route, ended up hitting Ederson’s right-hand post. On the counter, De Bruyne had it, but his shot ended up finding Kepa in good position.
Minute 41: Another Ziyech effort from the right. It was neither a center nor an auction. In Anderson’s hands.
Minute 37: Haaland had it! Rodriy and Gundogan combined well to put the Norwegian in front of Kepa, but his shot traveled just wide to the left. Potter’s team was saved.
Minute 32: City’s first effort, with Gundongan’s shot from the edge of the area misplaced. Not much risk for Kepa.
Minute 28: Another shot from Ziech, this time from a free kick from the right. The effort was well-directed, but Haaland came to clear the path with a header.
Minute 24: Good minutes from Chelsea who start to demand Anderson, now with Zigek’s shot covered by the Brazilian. Better home owner.
Minute 21: Second change imposed on Chelsea at the start of the match. Outside of Pulisic, in Chukwuemeka field.
Minute 16: The misfortune continues for Chelsea! Pulisic injured his right knee from that Stones cross.
Minute 15: First clear situation and it was for Chelsea. A steal from Cucurella at the start after a scramble between Walker and Cancelo, an assist for Pulisic in the area and a saving cross from Stones to send the ball into the corner. The city was saved.
Minute 13: Very little happened in this start of the game, other than Sterling leaving. City are with a new line-up, in which they sometimes play with a line of three at the back (Walker, Stones, Aké) and sometimes add Rodri as a center back. Cancelo is on the right, Bernardo Silva joins Rodry and Gundogan in midfield and De Bruyne as another striker alongside Haaland.
Minute 4: Eventually Sterling had to come out. In the Aubameyang field.
Minute 2: Bad news for Chelsea at the start of the match, with Sterling quickly complaining of muscle soreness in the back of his right leg. exCity will try to continue, but in the meantime Aubameyang is already preparing.
Minute 0: The match has begun! The ball is already rolling at Stamford Bridge.
The starting lineups have been confirmed. City will go with an attacking trident of Silva-Haaland-Foden, with Julián Alvarez waiting on the bench. For their part, Pulisic, Ziyech, Sterling and Havertz appear at Chelsea, in a truly attacking line-up. Moroccan Ziyech just made his second start in this Premer (he hadn’t been since August last year).
Castle at Stamford Bridge. Although Chelsea have had a lot of problems every time they have to play away, their performance at home in the Premier is optimal: they have recorded four wins, two draws and one loss in seven games, with +6 goals. The same 4-2-1 record is what City have as visitors, with a difference of +7.
Chelsea’s starting line-up
Did you drink? Cesar Azpilicueta, Kalidou Koulibaly, Thiago Silva, Marc Cucurella; Denis Zakaria, Mateo Kovacic, Christian Pulisic; Hakim Ziyech, Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz.
Manchester City’s starting line-up
Anderson? Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nathan Aké, Joao Cancelo; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, İlkay Gundogan? Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.
How to watch Manchester City vs. Chelsea? Schedule, TV channel and online streaming
- Day: Thursday, January 5
- Year: 2:00 p.m. (CDMX), 3:00 p.m. (Eastern United States), 5:00 p.m. (Argentina), 9:00 p.m. (Spain)
- Stage: Stamford Bridge
- TV channel:
- Spain: DAZN
- Argentina: ESPN
- Mexico: –
- USA: –
- Flow:
- Spain: Movistar Plus+, DAZN
- USA: Peacock
- Mexico: Paramount+
- Argentina: Star+
