Manchester City vs Chelsea as it happened: Premier League

Match report: Silva downs unambitious Chelsea

Thibaut Courtois stretches as the ball loops over his bar (Getty Images)

Manchester City host Chelsea at the Etihad hoping to move an astonishing 18 points clear at the top of the Premier League, at least until Manchester United play Crystal Palace on Monday night.

The Blues have endured a mixed patch of form and are desperately in need of three points to keep up the chase on the top four, but that will be a tall order against this rampant City side, who are full of confidence having beaten Arsenal 3-0 in two successive matches.

Can last season's champions pull off a shock against this season's champions-elect?

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Key Points

Man City: Ederson; Walker, Laporte, Otamendi, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Bernardo; Sane, Silva, De Bruyne; Aguero.

[4 March 2018 16:03 · Jack Watson]

2: Manchester City start with all of the ball and Chelsea are already camped in their own half.

[4 March 2018 16:05 · Jack Watson]

3: David Silva weaves into the box but his cross from the left is collected Thibaut Courtois. 

[4 March 2018 16:08 · Jack Watson]

7: Not a huge deal of action at the Etihad so far. City have had a lot of the ball and Chelsea have barely touched it.  

[4 March 2018 16:12 · Jack Watson]

10: This really is the story of the opening ten minutes.

[4 March 2018 16:13 · Jack Watson]

12: Pedro has the chance to release Eden Hazard but he waits and the opportunity goes. Hazard held his run and was waiting to be set away but the service was substandard. 

[4 March 2018 16:15 · Jack Watson]

14: Sergio Aguero holds off Antonio Rudiger and helps the ball onto Leroy Sane who can't get a shot away inside the Chelsea box.

[4 March 2018 16:17 · Jack Watson]

16: Kevin De Bruyne plays in Leroy Sane who is to the left of the goal who shoots over on the half volley.

[4 March 2018 16:19 · Jack Watson]

18: Chelsea get a rare chance to get on the ball but a couple of sideways and backwards passes let City press them and win it back.

[4 March 2018 16:21 · Jack Watson]

19: Leroy Sane cuts in from the left side and glances past several challenges before moving it on to Sergio Aguero. He tees up Bernardo Silva who cuts onto his left and curls over. 

[4 March 2018 16:24 · Jack Watson]

23: Manchester City have had almost 80 per cent of the possession and five shots to Chelsea's zero.