English Premier League

Man City vs Chelsea 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 12': Julián Álvarez
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City celebrate Premier League title with 1-0 victory over Chelsea

Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team's home finale at Etihad Stadium.

Match Commentary

  • 12': Goal! Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer following a fast break.
  • 18': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0.
  • 57': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Manuel Akanji.
  • 66': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Conor Gallagher.
  • 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Erling Haaland replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Sergio Gómez.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Aymeric Laporte.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Kalidou Koulibaly replaces Lewis Hall.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,490

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Liverpool 35 82 3
+33 Arsenal 35 67 4
+24 Manchester City 36 65 9
+21 Newcastle United 35 63 10
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 6
35.4 Possession 64.6
13 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
330 Accurate Passes 633
380 Passes 692
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.2
42 Long Balls 40
20 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 6
17 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 4
13 Effective Clearances 11
13 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (3-4-3-d)

No. Name
18 Stefan Ortega (GK)
25 Manuel Akanji
14 Aymeric Laporte
2 Kyle Walker
4 Kalvin Phillips
47 Phil Foden
21 Sergio Gómez
82 Rico Lewis
19 Julián Álvarez
80 Cole Palmer
26 Riyad Mahrez

CHE Chelsea (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
14 Trevoh Chalobah
33 Wesley Fofana
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
5 Enzo Fernández Yellow Card
23 Conor Gallagher
67 Lewis Hall
28 César Azpilicueta
17 Raheem Sterling
29 Kai Havertz Yellow Card

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