English Premier League

Man City vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 70': Kevin De Bruyne
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Kevin De Bruyne stunner gives Man City win vs. Chelsea, opens 13-point gap

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,319

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Arsenal 0 0 0
0 Aston Villa 0 0 0
0 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
0 Brentford 0 0 0
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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

Line-Ups

MNC 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

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
31 Malang Sarr
2 Antonio Rüdiger
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
7 N'Golo Kanté
3 Marcos Alonso Yellow Card
28 César Azpilicueta
9 Romelu Lukaku
22 Hakim Ziyech
10 Christian Pulisic

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