
Man City vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League
Kevin De Bruyne stunner gives Man City win vs. Chelsea, opens 13-point gap
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Manchester City earned a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday as Pep Guardiola's side increased their gap at the top of the Premier League table.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Hakim Ziyech.
- 70': Goal! Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Marcos Alonso.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Phil Foden.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,319
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 |
Statistics
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6 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 3 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
4 | SHOTS | 11 |
1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
388 | Accurate Passes | 498 |
459 | Passes | 579 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
11 | Crosses | 17 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
45 | Long Balls | 51 |
11 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
22 | Tackles | 8 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
11 | Interceptions | 3 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
24 | Clearances | 8 |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
14 | Aymeric Laporte |
5 | John Stones |
27 | João Cancelo |
2 | Kyle Walker |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
16 | Rodri |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
47 | Phil Foden |
10 | Jack Grealish |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
6 | Thiago Silva |
31 | Malang Sarr |
2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
8 | Mateo Kovacic ![]() |
7 | N'Golo Kanté |
3 | Marcos Alonso ![]() |
28 | César Azpilicueta |
9 | Romelu Lukaku |
22 | Hakim Ziyech |
10 | Christian Pulisic |
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