English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 4, 2026
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Manchester City WWWWD 1
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Match Report

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Managerless Chelsea hold Man City to late draw with Enzo Fernández equaliser

Enzo Fernández scored a stoppage-time equalizer as managerless Chelsea snatched a 1-1 draw at title-chasing Manchester City.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
2
42.7
Possession
57.3
8
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
363
Accurate Passes
504
436
Passes
580
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
4
Crosses
15
0.5
Cross %
0.3
35
Long Balls
36
15
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
18
20
Tackles
24
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
9
23
Effective Clearances
6
23
Clearances
6

Highlights

01:50 Tighe impressed by McFarlane's proactivity in Chelsea's draw vs. Man City Watch on ESPN 00:57 Why Manchester City can still make a run to Arsenal in the title race Watch on ESPN 02:17 Will Man City's defensive struggles cost them in the title race? Watch on ESPN 01:47 Laurens: Man City lacked control in second half vs. Chelsea Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 24Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 16RodriDM
  5. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  6. 27Matheus NunesRB
  7. 47Phil FodenCM-L
  8. 10Rayan CherkiCM-R
  9. 4Tijjani ReijndersLM
  10. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Substitutes

  1. 11Jérémy DokuSUB
  2. 91Stephen MfuniSUB
  3. 92Reigan HeskeySUB
  4. 63Divine MukasaSUB
  5. 82Rico LewisSUB
  6. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  7. 1James TraffordSUB
  8. 56Ryan McAidooSUB
  9. 45Abdukodir KhusanovSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Filip JørgensenG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 27Malo GustoLB
  5. 34Josh AcheampongRB
  6. 10Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 7Pedro NetoAM-L
  11. 41EstêvãoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Gaga SloninaSUB
  2. 50Max MerrickSUB
  3. 11Jamie GittensSUB
  4. 4Tosin AdarabioyoSUB
  5. 38Marc GuiuSUB
  6. 49Alejandro GarnachoSUB
  7. 21Jorrel HatoSUB
  8. 17Andrey SantosSUB
  9. 9Liam DelapSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Goal! Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Estêvão.
  3. 51' Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Josko Gvardiol because of an injury.
  4. 52' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
  7. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Josh Acheampong.
  8. 70' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  9. 79' Liam Delap (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 79' Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 81' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Rúben Dias.
  12. 90'+3' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Manchester City 1, Chelsea 1. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  14. 90'+5' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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