Chelsea vs Manchester City as it happened – David Luiz impresses as City's undefeated run ends
Re-live the action from Stamford
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea inflicted Manchester City‘s first defeat of the season in a compelling contest at Stamford Bridge.
Strikers were conspicuous by their absence, with Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and City’s Raheem Sterling deployed in the ‘false nine’ position, and the hosts absorbed repeated pressure from Pep Guardiola‘s men before earning a 2-0 win.
Infrequent goalscorer N’Golo Kante gave Chelsea the lead on the stroke of half-time, completing a devastating counter-attack by scoring with the Blues’ first shot of the game, and David Luiz headed in a second 12 minutes from time.
City had been unbeaten in 21 games, since April’s defeat in the Manchester derby, and now sit a point behind Liverpool. Chelsea are third, eight points behind Liverpool. Re-live the action below:
The players are ready to go again at Stamford Bridge. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City find themselves behind for just the second time all season. Can they find a leveller?
46 minutes
The Independent's Chief Football Writer Miguel Delaney is at Stamford Bridge.
47 minutes
An agricultural swing at the ball from Fernandinho, with Willian just toeing it beyond his compatriot and thus bearing the brunt of the Brazilian's boot.
Free kick, central and about 25 yards out. It is a chance...
48 minutes
Nearly...
Willian fancies it and goes to the left of Ederson, who is briefly wrong-footed and has to scurry to make the ground required to get a forearm to the ball and save.
Pedro is offside as he tries to latch on to the rebound.
50 minutes
Maurizio Sarri's men have begun this half on top, and Pedro nearly finds a chance after a lovely back heel from Eden Hazard frees N'Golo Kante.
51 minutes
More driving play from N'Golo Kante, spotting Willian in space on the left and finding him.
Willian cuts inside but scuffs his attempted curler.
Gabriel Jesus is ready for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola prepares his first change.
52 minutes
Leroy Sane is the man to be replaced.
The first centre forward of the game is on. Gabriel Jesus jogs across to the centre of the City attack, with Raheem Sterling swapping wings and Riyad Mahrez back to his conventional right wing position.
55 minutes
Now City start to come at Chelsea.
Raheem Sterling wins and will take another corner.
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