CHELSEA are up against champions Manchester City but they’re losing thanks to an Erling Haaland goal.
The Blues started the game reasonably well but were punished after an incisive pass found its way to the Norwegian in the box before he wriggled his way through to chip home.
- Kick-off time: 4.30pm BST
- Live stream: Sky Sports/ NOW TV
- TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event / Premier League
- Chelsea team: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Lavia, Caicedo, Enzo, Palmer, Jackson, Nkunku
- Man City team: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Doku, Savinho, Haaland
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Chelsea 0-1 Man City
39. City go short with the corner and it comes to nothing.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
37. Doku has a go from range which takes a wicked deflection off Fofana and loops up in the air and towards goal.
Sanchez has to be alert and dives at full stretch to push it over. It was just above him but he does well.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
35. Savinho skips away from Cucurella and only has Haaland to hit inside the box.
He pulls it back for Kovacic on the edge who sees his shot well blocked.
Chelsea counter and Jackson is a yard or two offside but play is allowed to go on for about 16 seconds before the flag does go up.
Jackson’s attempt at goal was pretty pathetic in any sense.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
33. Nothing from VAR either and rightly so. There was contact but it was just a poor touch.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
32. A chance for Chelsea and also a huge penalty shout.
Enzo Fernandez receives a square pass on the edge of the box and takes a poor touch before Savinho comes into the back of him and bundles him to the ground.
Huge appeals from the home fans but nothing given by the referee who was right there.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
30. Not much in the game then as we reach the half-hour mark.
Not much in it in terms of possession but City a bit more clinical with theirs so far. As shown by the score-line.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
27. It nearly opens up for Palmer there, who receives a clever pass from Lavia on the edge of the box.
As he sets himself, three sky blue shirts throw themselves in front of the anticipated shot, with one just nicking it away from the Chelsea forward.
The Blues recycle it and Palmer’s cross is hit straight to Ederson.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
25. Ohhhhh. Akanji delays and delays on the ball five yards outside his box and Nkunku shuts down his pass.
They battle for the ball and the City defender goes to ground inside his own box as Nkunku is in on goal but the referee blows for a foul.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
22. Frightening that this Chelsea midfield cost a quarter of a billion pound to put together.
As they’re all over the place.
Savinho drives inside and almost overruns it, instead toeing it to De Bruyne 25 yards from goal who is allowed two touches to set himself before trying to bend over into the corner. It flies a yard past Sanchez’s left post.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City
18. City look dangerous coming down that left side, where De Bruyne has found himself a lot.
It’s Doku who fires a pass across the box with Silva getting a touch onto it to force it into Haaland’s path just inside the box.
He looks to have taken one touch too many as both centre halves try to push him off the ball.
He swats them aside before finishing beyond Sanchez from close range.
IT STANDS!
On his 100th Manchester City appearance, Erling Haaland puts City ahead with his 91st goal for the club!
Hold on…
VAR is checking it for offside against Bernardo Silva in the build-up….
IT’S ONLY TAKEN HIM 18 MINUTES!
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
15. De Bruyne skips by Lavia in the middle of the park before he’s tugged back.
Free kick to Man City and that same foul will be a booking later on in this game.
It’s taken to Doku wide on the left – as he and Savinho swap wings – but it comes to nothing.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
14. It’s Anthony Taylor that’s the man in the middle, by the way.
He’s booed as Nicolas Jackson is running 1v2 against Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias.
He tries to get in the box before the Portuguese defender steps across him to win the ball – and a foul off the striker.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
12. Doku is found on the corner of the area via a Rico Lewis pass.
He cuts inside and tries an effort at goal with his left foot which is skewed well wide. It was somehow WORSE than his terrible attempt at a cross a few minutes ago.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
10. It’s taken quickly and short to Palmer.
His cross finds Fofana who volleys towards goal from the edge of the box but well, well over.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
9. Excellent chance for Chelsea as Gusto again gets forward down the right.
He’s over halfway and in behind the high-line of City.
With two to pick out in the middle, his cross is cut out for a corner and he immediately puts his head in his hands. That was a major chance.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
9. The referee blows with the ball on its way in and gives Chelsea a free kick.
A bit of a coming together between Enzo and Haaland, with the former having a little kick at the back of Haaland’s head as they went to ground.
Not sure he needed to do that and that appears to be Haaland’s point.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
8. Great football from City through the middle of the park as they rip right through Chelsea.
Savinho slides through Bernardo Silva who has his cross-shot cut out for a corner.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
5. Malo Gusto gets forward for the first time and has his cross blocked behind by Savinho.
It looked that way anyway but the officials point for a goal kick.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
3. Terrible play from Enzo Fernandez, who hits a blind pass backwards on halfway into Haaland’s path.
He finds Doku wide on the right and charges into the box, only for the Belgian to cross it deep and clear the crossbar. Woeful attempt really.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
2. De Bruyne gets Savinho involved a couple of times early on.
The winger’s latest touch sees him square Gusto up before trying to cross into the box. It deflects off the defender and loops kindly into the arms of Sanchez.
Chelsea 0-0 Man City
1. City go backwards with the goal kick, all the way to Ederson.
He opts to put his foot through it and clear it well into the Chelsea half. Maybe it’s a new Man City!
KICK-OFF!
We’re underway at Stamford Bridge as the visitors get us up and running!
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
