English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 21, 2023
Chelsea LLLWD 0
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Manchester City WWDWW 1
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CHE000
MNC101
Etihad Stadium · 53,490 att.

Match Report

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City celebrate Premier League title with 1-0 victory over Chelsea

Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team's home finale at Etihad Stadium.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
6
35.4
Possession
64.6
13
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
633
380
Passes
692
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
10
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
40
20
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
8
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
4
13
Effective Clearances
11
13
Clearances
11

Highlights

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Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 3-4-3-d

  1. 18Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 25Manuel AkanjiCD
  3. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  4. 2Kyle WalkerDM
  5. 4Kalvin PhillipsSW
  6. 47Phil FodenAM
  7. 21Sergio GómezLM
  8. 82Rico LewisRM
  9. 19Julián ÁlvarezF
  10. 80Cole PalmerLF
  11. 26Riyad MahrezRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Jack GrealishSUB
  2. 5John StonesSUB
  3. 3Rúben DiasSUB
  4. 31EdersonSUB
  5. 20Bernardo SilvaSUB
  6. 8Ilkay GündoganSUB
  7. 16RodriSUB
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneSUB
  9. 9Erling HaalandSUB

CHE · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 14Trevoh ChalobahCD-L
  4. 33Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekCM-L
  6. 5Enzo FernándezCM-R
  7. 23Conor GallagherAM
  8. 67Lewis HallLM
  9. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  10. 17Raheem SterlingCF-L
  11. 29Kai HavertzCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Carney ChukwuemekaSUB
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalySUB
  3. 27David Datro FofanaSUB
  4. 15Mykhailo MudrykSUB
  5. 16Édouard MendySUB
  6. 22Hakim ZiyechSUB
  7. 31Noni MaduekeSUB
  8. 10Christian PulisicSUB
  9. 80Ethan WadySUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer following a fast break.
  2. 18' Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Manuel Akanji.
  4. 66' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Raheem Sterling.
  6. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Conor Gallagher.
  7. 74' Substitution, Manchester City. Erling Haaland replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  8. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Sergio Gómez.
  9. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Aymeric Laporte.
  10. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Kalidou Koulibaly replaces Lewis Hall.
  11. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  12. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Kai Havertz.

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