MANCHESTER CITY were denied the Premier League title as Chelsea fought back from behind at the Etihad.
Raheem Sterling fired the hosts ahead before Sergio Aguero wasted a golden chance to make two from the spot, firing a weak Panenka effort at Edouard Mendy.
And that left the door open for the Blues, who made them pay in the second half through Hakim Ziyech and Marcos Alonso.
- Final score: Man City 1 Chelsea 2
- Goalscorers: Sterling 44′; Ziyech 63′, Alonso 90+2′
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MATCH REPORT
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HOME COMFORTS….
Remarkable stat showing how formidable they were at home.
A couple of minor blips?
PEP REACTS
Man City boss Pep Guardiola says his side should have had a penalty for the late challenge on Raheem Sterling.
He also said ‘it’s his decision’ when asked his thoughts on Sergio Aguero’s Panenka.
It was a tight game but in general we played good.
We miss our chance with the penalty when we were playing better.
We reacted well when they scored and had the play and then at the end they scored.
It was his decision (Aguero with Panenka). I always say to him to stick with the decision and be fully convinced. He decided to do it this way. Nothing to add.
When they scored we didn’t play a ball in behind and didn’t defend the ball.
We were good at the end before they scored.
It was a penalty. It is a penalty, that is all. This happens in football.
We will learn from that for the Champions League final in 21 days.Pep Guardiola
TUCHEL REACTS
He also singled out Timo Werner for praise, saying he ‘worked like a dog’.
He is hopeful that Christensen’s injury isn’t too bad but is unsure.
Werner was working like a dog, he was really working hard. He gave them a hard time with his runs.
This gives us confidence for the Champions League final but won’t change it. We will have changes and so will they and you cannot predict it.
But we know we can beat them.
I hope Christensen’s injury isn’t too bad but I’m not sure.Thomas Tuchel
TUCHEL REACTS
Thomas Tuchel was delighted with the second-half showing from Chelsea.
What a performance in the second-half. It was more or less equal in the first-half and in the last five minutes we almost gave it away completely.
If they score the penalty it could be over before it really starts.
I was absolutely impressed by the reaction and performance and I think we deserved to win based on the second-half.
Of course if you want three points you need a bit of luck and refereeing decisions, but we were much better and congratulations to the team in the second-half.
We had more control and got more confidence and the first goal helped us.
Suddenly, we played more physical and recovered the ball higher.
I was delighted with it.Thomas Tuchel
AGUER-NOOOOOO
Here is that Panenka again.
It goes worse the more you watch it.
‘MEANT TO HELP?’
Man City skipper for the day Raheem Sterling was bewildered as to why he wasn’t awarded a penalty late on.
The winger was clear inside the box and went down under the challenge of Kurt Zouma who was caught wrong side.
Anthony Taylor waved play on and VAR agreed.
But Sterling said between them, they got the decision wrong.
It’s a difficult one to take. We had chances to finish the game off and we didn’t and got punished. Simple as that.
For me, I couldn’t get a shot away as his knee went into my hamstring.
I don’t know how it’s not a penalty, I don’t know how it’s not been reviewed properly.
The ref said it had been reviewed. Personally, I knew it was a penalty.
I thought VAR was meant to be here to help? But it wasn’t meant to be.Raheem Sterling
BOGEY TEAM
Chelsea beat Man City at Wembley.
Chelsea beat Man City at the Etihad.
Proving a real thorn in the side of Pep Guardiola.
FULL-TIME STATS
The numbers behind Chelsea’s win at Manchester City.
Much more of an attacking threat after the break!
TABLE UPDATE
The updated Premier League table as City remain three points away from success.
Chelsea move third with that win and are the form team at the minute.
FULL-TIME: MAN CITY 1-2 CHELSEA
Manchester City looked to have a hand on the Premier League trophy when Sergio Aguero stepped up to hit his penalty at 1-0.
But the Panenka miss proved costly as Chelsea fought back to claim the three points.
Raheem Sterling nicked an open goal from Aguero to have City in the lead.
Chelsea were much better in the second-half and deservedly equalised through Hakim Ziyech.
Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi both had the ball in the net, ruled out for offside.
Then Marcos Alonso mis-hit a shot into the back of the net in injury-time.
Werner celebrates with Alonso PEEEEEEEEEP!
FULL-TIME: MAN CITY 1-2 CHELSEA
Phil Foden MAN CITY 1-2 CHELSEA
Hudson-Odoi reverses a ball behind for Werner, who beats Laporte to the by-line.
He cuts it back into the middle and Hudson-Odoi and Alonso go for it and the ball fortuitously skips up into the air and beyond Ederson.
It looks like the right foot of Alonso that has won it!
CHELSEA WIN IT AT THE DEATH!!
GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
90+1′ Hudson-Odoi cruises by Ake on the right but his cross doesn’t have the right angle and it’s straight at Ederson.
Gilmour and Jorginho snuff out Jesus MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
90′ Guardiola is raging with fourth official Jon Moss that VAR upheld the decision not to award a penalty.
Pulisic tries to skip by Jesus but is wiped out. He gets a YELLOW CARD.
THREE MINUTES ADDED ON.
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
89′ Chelsea continue and Alonso is sent through.
Ederson comes and retreats back towards his line and Alonso goes for the chip and sends it wide.
He had two in the middle Alonso.
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
88′ Penalty shout for Sterling as he is through on goal.
Zouma is again back to defend and Sterling goes down instead of going for goal.
Anthony Taylor waves play on.
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
86′ City upping the tempo.
A cross in is flicked away by Rudiger before Jesus tees up Gundogan on the edge and his shot is blocked by Jorginho.
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
85′ Good chance for Foden.
Sterling sends Gundogan wide on the left and he helps it into the front post for Foden running on to it.
A flick with the outside of his left foot sends it a few yards wide.
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
84′ Cancelo has three inside the box to find with a cross.
Instead he works it inside and looks to curl a left-footed shot from the edge which is sent 15 yards wide.
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
82′ Almost for Sterling!
He’s sent clear with a long ball over the top and his touch takes him inside the area.
Zouma is chasing and it’s a phenomenal tackle to prevent Sterling firing at goal from 10 yards.
Edouard Mendy collects. Excellent defending!
Gabriel Jesus MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
It stays 1-1 as he was offside!
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA
VAR check underway.
James again with the ball in from the right and Hudson-Odoi sweeps it home.
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