English Premier League

Chelsea vs Manchester City, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Chelsea
    FT
    0 - 1
    Manchester City
    • 63': Riyad Mahrez

    Manchester City beat Chelsea to cut gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal

    Manchester City closed the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal back to five points with a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
    • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
    • 5': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Substitution, Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Raheem Sterling because of an injury.
    • 7': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
    • 7': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 16': Offside, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but César Azpilicueta is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 16': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by John Stones.
    • 17': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
    • 17': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Christian Pulisic because of an injury.
    • 22': Delay in match (Manchester City).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 27': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rodri.
    • 28': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 28': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
    • 29': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea).
    • 32': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a headed pass.
    • 34': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
    • 34': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 39': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 39': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Manchester City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Kyle Walker.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces João Cancelo.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 50': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
    • 50': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Hakim Ziyech.
    • 51': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 53': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
    • 53': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz following a corner.
    • 57': Offside, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 59': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 60': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
    • 63': Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Omari Hutchinson replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
    • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Lewis Hall replaces Marc Cucurella.
    • 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Hakim Ziyech.
    • 69': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 73': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a headed pass.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
    • 76': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 78': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
    • 78': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
    • 81': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 85': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Rodri.
    • 89': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
    • 89': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lewis Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
    • 90'+4': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 0
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 0
    2 Saves 0
    52.3 Possession 0
    12 SHOTS 0
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    548 Accurate Passes 0
    612 Passes 0
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.0
    2 Accurate Crosses 0
    14 Crosses 0
    0.1 Cross % 0.0
    50 Long Balls 0
    30 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.0
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 0
    19 Tackles 0
    0.7 Tackle % 0.0
    10 Interceptions 0
    14 Effective Clearances 0
    14 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Stamford Bridge
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 39,998

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
    26 Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow Card
    6 Thiago Silva
    32 Marc Cucurella
    28 César Azpilicueta
    17 Raheem Sterling
    8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
    20 Denis Zakaria
    29 Kai Havertz
    10 Christian Pulisic
    22 Hakim Ziyech
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Bashir Humphreys, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jorginho, Trevoh Chalobah, Lewis Hall, Carney Chukwuemeka, Conor Gallagher, Omari Hutchinson, Marcus Bettinelli.

    MNC Manchester City (3-2-4-1)

    No. Name
    31 Ederson (GK)
    5 John Stones
    6 Nathan Aké
    2 Kyle Walker
    16 Rodri
    20 Bernardo Silva
    47 Phil Foden
    7 João Cancelo
    9 Erling Haaland
    17 Kevin De Bruyne
    8 Ilkay Gündogan
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Riyad Mahrez, Julián Álvarez, Sergio Gómez, Stefan Ortega, Jack Grealish, Rico Lewis, Cole Palmer, Kalvin Phillips, Manuel Akanji.

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