Chelsea vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMan City ease past Chelsea to pile pressure on Arsenal title race
Manchester City's pursuit of the Premier League title gained momentum with a dominant 3-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge which cut the gap at the top to six points.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 5': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a fast break.
- 7': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 7': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrey Santos.
- 10': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 12': Offside, Chelsea. Estêvão is caught offside.
- 12': Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 16': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 19': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Estêvão.
- 19': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 19': Offside, Chelsea. Pedro Neto is caught offside.
- 21': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 26': Offside, Chelsea. Estêvão is caught offside.
- 27': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 30': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 30': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rodri.
- 30': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 33': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
- 36': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 36': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 36': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 38': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
- 40': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 42': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 42': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Manchester City 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
- 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cole Palmer.
- 49': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
- 51': Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 54': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 54': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 57': Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 2. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 60': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 61': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Nico O'Reilly because of an injury.
- 65': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 65': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Estêvão.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Andrey Santos.
- 68': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 68': Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 3. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 69': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 69': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 70': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 71': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt missed. Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 77': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 77': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 80': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Dário Essugo replaces Moisés Caicedo.
- 83': Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Roméo Lavia with a through ball.
- 83': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 85': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 87': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
- 87': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 88': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 90'+3': Foul by Dário Essugo (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Offside, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 90'+5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 90'+6': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 90'+6': Dário Essugo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Dário Essugo (Chelsea).
- 90'+8': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Dário Essugo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 3.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 3.
Statistics
 MNC |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 62.7 | Possession | 37.3 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 627 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 685 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 10 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,552
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,552
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 21 | Jorrel Hato |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella  |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 41 | Estêvão |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Marc Guéhi |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
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