English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 15, 2022
Chelsea DDWWW 0
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Manchester City WWWWW 1
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Etihad Stadium · 53,319 att.

Match Report

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Kevin De Bruyne stunner gives Man City win vs. Chelsea, opens 13-point gap

Manchester City earned a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday as Pep Guardiola's side increased their gap at the top of the Premier League table.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
1
44.3
Possession
55.7
4
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
388
Accurate Passes
498
459
Passes
579
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
51
11
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.2
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
5
22
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
3
24
Effective Clearances
8
24
Clearances
8

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 27João CanceloLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 17Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 16RodriLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 47Phil FodenF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 7Raheem SterlingAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Zack SteffenSUB
  2. 8Ilkay GündoganSUB
  3. 3Rúben DiasSUB
  4. 9Gabriel JesusSUB
  5. 25FernandinhoSUB
  6. 79Luke MbeteSUB
  7. 97Josh Wilson-EsbrandSUB
  8. 90Romeo LaviaSUB
  9. 87James McAteeSUB

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 31Malang SarrCD-L
  4. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  5. 8Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 22Hakim ZiyechCF-L
  11. 10Christian PulisicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  2. 11Timo WernerSUB
  3. 19Mason MountSUB
  4. 13Marcus BettinelliSUB
  5. 18Ross BarkleySUB
  6. 29Kai HavertzSUB
  7. 17Saúl ÑíguezSUB
  8. 5JorginhoSUB
  9. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Christian Pulisic.
  4. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  5. 70' Goal! Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  6. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Marcos Alonso.
  7. 84' Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  8. 88' Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Phil Foden.

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