Chelsea vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Jack Grealish sets up Riyad Mahrez winner
Chelsea 0-1 Man City: Pep Guardiola’s side reduced the gap to leaders Arsenal to just five points as the champions returned to winning ways
Manchester City cut the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to five points as substitutes Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish combined to sink Chelsea.
City were struggling to break though Chelsea in the first half at Stamford Bridge and Pep Guardiola had to make a slew of changes to add spark to his team.
That included Grealish and Mahrez, with the England international producing a perfect cross to the back post for the winner on 63 minutes.
Chelsea lost Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic to injury in the first half, adding to a mounting list of absentees, to leave the Blues with just four points from their last five Premier League matches under Graham Potter.
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Chelsea 0-0 Man City
42 mins: Off the post! Chelsea comes within inches of opening the scoring at Stamford Bridge. They work the ball into the middle where Kai Havertz spins and lays it up to Carney Chukwuemeka.
He checks to the right and laces a low, sharp effort towards the near bottom corner. Ederson leaps across but can’t reach the ball and luckily for City it strikes the upright and bounces to John Stones who clears the danger.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
39 mins: Manchester City are starting to threaten more but they’re still not the free-flowing aggressive side that we’re used too.
Chelsea nick the ball back in the middle of the pitch and sweep forward down the right. Hakim Ziyech whips a cross into the box as Aubameyang makes a run into the six-yard area but Ederson comes off his line and claims the ball.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
36 mins: Chance! Man City send the ball through the middle and give the ball to Gundogan who turns quickly and feeds Haaland into the right side of the box.
Haaland takes a touch to control the ball past Koulibaly before poking his first real chance at goal over the crossbar!
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
33 mins: Ilkay Gundogan flicks the ball over to Kevin De Bruyne who nods the ball across the edge of the box looking for Erling Haaland.
The ball is too far behind the forward for him to control so he lets it run back to Gundogan. The German midfielder opens his body and tries to curl one into the far top corner but doesn’t catch the shot well and hooks it wide.
That effort goes down as their first shot of the game.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
30 mins: Pep Guardiola’s change of system for this game doesn’t seem to be working. He’s got Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo linking up on the right side with Rodri playing a hybrid role as a centre-back that becomes a central midfielder when City are in possession.
They’re not creating many chances at all.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
27 mins: City have been slightly off. They’re not controlling the game of commanding possession and it’s Chelsea who are pushing for this opening goal.
They win a corner that gets swung into the box by Hakim Ziyech. It comes curling over to Rodri who leaps towards the ball and nods it away for the visitors.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
24 mins: Chelsea are forced into another change as Christian Pulisic can’t continue. The medical staff were working him hard on the sidelines to try and get him back on the pitch but it’s not a risk they’re willing to make. Carney Chukwuemeka comes on to replace him.
Chukwuemeka gets involved immediately. They burst down the left with Havertz getting in behind Rodri. He shoots but sees the effort blocked and the ball bounces back to the substitute.
Chukwuemeka lets fly but his effort get charged down too and City boot the ball clear.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
21 mins: Erling Haaland hasn’t touched the ball in the first 20 minutes for Manchester City who have been more focused on running the ball through the lines.
He drifts out wide and helps Kevin De Bruyne bring the ball forward before offloading it and sprinting back into the penalty area. Joao Cancelo whips another cross in but once again Kepa Arrizabalaga plucks the ball out of the air.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
18 mins: Close! The first real chance falls for Chelsea as Christian Pulisic is slipped into the left side of the Man City penalty area by Kai Havertz.
He decides to shoot first time but John Stones times his sliding tackle perfectly and deflects the ball out for a corner which comes to nothing.
Pulisic stays down after the challenge and needs some treatment from the medics. This would be a double blow for Chelsea if Pulisic has to go off.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
15 mins: Close! Cancelo slides a deft pass in behind Cucurella where Ilkay Gundogan makes a run from deep. He collects the ball and flicks an early cross into the box.
Erling Haaland thinks he might get there for a volley but Kepa Arrizabalaga lunges at the ball and plucks it out of the air.
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