English Premier League

Chelsea vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 18': Erling Haaland
  • 84': Mateo Kovacic

Manchester City start title defence with 2-0 win over Chelsea

Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal in his 100th appearance for Manchester City on Sunday as the champions kicked off their Premier League title defence with a lively 2-0 away win over Chelsea.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
  • 4': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho with a through ball.
  • 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
  • 9': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 9': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 13': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
  • 13': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
  • 14': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
  • 15': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
  • 16': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 17': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 25': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
  • 25': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
  • 26': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 35': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
  • 37': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 37': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  • 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Savinho (Manchester City).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 44': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
  • 45'+2': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Savinho because of an injury.
  • 50': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 54': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
  • 55': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 55': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  • 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roméo Lavia with a headed pass.
  • 65': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 65': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
  • 66': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Nicolas Jackson because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Roméo Lavia.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
  • 69': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Renato Veiga replaces Marc Cucurella because of an injury.
  • 84': Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 2. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 89': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 90': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
  • 90'+1': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
  • 90'+3': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
51.8 Possession 48.2
11 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
477 Accurate Passes 436
535 Passes 490
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
35 Long Balls 35
17 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 14
16 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 10
17 Effective Clearances 13
17 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,818

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 10 +10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 +19 22
3 Manchester City 10 +8 21
4 Liverpool 10 +4 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
6 Levi Colwill
29 Wesley Fofana
3 Marc Cucurella
27 Malo Gusto
8 Enzo Fernández
45 Romeo Lavia
25 Moisés Caicedo Yellow Card
15 Nicolas Jackson
18 Christopher Nkunku
20 Cole Palmer

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

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
3 Rúben Dias
24 Josko Gvardiol
25 Manuel Akanji
8 Mateo Kovacic
82 Rico Lewis
26 Sávio
11 Jérémy Doku
9 Erling Haaland
17 Kevin De Bruyne
20 Bernardo Silva

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