A hundred minutes of enthralling football. The game was tight from the get-go with both sides scoring goals and attacking constantly one after another. City would not be too happy with its defending as it gave away possession at crucial moments and paid a heavy price for it. Chelsea made the most out of all the chances it created and much credit goes to Raheem Sterling who put a good shift in and was full of energy throughout the game. In the end, City’s very own Cole Palmer, scored the equaliser in stoppage time helping Chelsea limit City to a draw.
City was on the corner but Sterling knocks Foden off of the ball at the edge of the box. Walker takes the shot but misses the target.
Palmer, the ex-city player takes the pen and makes it level again with a finish in the left side of the net.
Broja is briught down in the box by a sliding tackle by Ruben Dias so late in the game.
8 minutes added time given by the ref.
Rodri has done it again in the dying ember sof the game. Kovacic takes a shot but is blocked and the ball is astray. Rodri charges towards it and firs the ball towards the goal but a Thiago Silva deflections buries the ball into the net.
Connor Gallagher takes a long volley from 30 hards looking for his first goal of the season but misses by a mile.
Sterling makes a brilliant standing tackle and wins the ball in fornt of goal, who makes a sly pass to Gusto on the right, but the youngster fires the ball over the post missing a golden opportunity.
Its been a exceptional game of football with a some action packed end-to-end football. With the last 20 minutes of the game left, both sides are about to go hammer and tongs!
Gallagher takes a strong long shot which was stopped by Ederson but he failed to catch the ball which was then found by Jackson in front of an open goal and he taps it in.
Although Chelsea has been playing well, City has made multiple great chances on goal. It is doing everything right except the final finish on goal.
Palmers squeezes past three defenders with the ball and was in on goal, but Ederson charges and strikes the ball away.
Doku makes way for Jack Grealish!
Jeremy Doku dives falls down inside the box but gets a yellow card for diving.
Bernardo Silva clips the ball into the box and Rodri heads the ball to Alvarez inside the box but the Argentine’s shot is saved by a diving safe of Sanchez.
Chelsea losses possession after a corner and City get on a counter attack. Foden passes it to Alvarez who makes a run from behing his shoulder and his pass cuts the Chelsea’s defense across the goal, and Haaland slides inside the box and finished it in the net.
Its all square at half-time but the game has been intense so far with both sides creating solid chances. City has been lackluster with its passing and defending at the back and needs to get its act together. There are high chances of more goals in store in the second-half. Both teams have scored from a set-piece and thier defending can be more tight, it is an evenly contested game so far.
City plays the corner short and Bernardo Silva dinks the ball into the box which meets Akanji’s strong header into the net. City levels the game with a set-piece as well.
Sterling nutmegs Walker and makes a great dribble into the box but Jackson fails to get a good shot on goal.
Bernardo Silva makes a world-class ball to Haaland who changes his path and runs into the box with the ball, but his shot was too central and is saved by Sanchez.
Chelsea bursts into a counter again and tries to catch City off guard with speed but after a few great progressive passes, the shot is saved by Ederson.
Gvardiol gives the ball away in the final third as Reece James runs behind and gets the ball, plays a pass across the post to Sterling, who was left unmarked and scores with a tap-in.
Rodri gets hold of the ball and plays a through to Foden on the right who takes a touch inside and tries to curve the ball into the goal but misses it by a fine margin.
Thiago Silva times the header perfectly into the far post. Chelsea equalises from a set-piece corner.
Chelsea gets a free-kick from 20 yards out. Reece James takes a brilliant shot but it is matched by a spectacular save by Ederson.
Chelsea is trying to attack aggressively after its set-back. Palmer playes a ball to Sterlin who was through on goal but his pass had too much power and Sterling fails to control it.
Haaland scores his 12th goal of the season with a calm finish in the bottom left corner!
City plays a cross into the box towards Haaland but he is brought down by Cucurella’s tug on his shirt. After a VAR check, Cucurella gets a yellow and Chelsea conceded a penalty.
Chelsea orchestrates a great attack from the right flank but it loses possession however, City’s clearance lands on Gallagher’s feet at the edge of the box, but his shot lacked accuracy, into the gloves of Ederson.
Rodri passes a through ball to Alavarez who cuts in and takes a shot but it is blocked. The ball goes out for a corner but city fails to convert it.
Doku dribbles the ball into the box well but his pass is cleared away by Chelsea. The home side is doing well in holding the shape of its back-line.
Chelsea had a promising chance with Palmer and Gallagher making a nice one-two play in the final third. Palmer takes too much time and loses the ball in the air. Rodri then tries to head it away but the ball goes towards Palmer again but Chelsea squanders the chance.
City has now taken control of the ball and is playing around inside Chelsea’ half.
Manchester City gets a corner. Alvarez takes it but it is cleared. Jackson gets the ball and explodes into a counter attack but stopped by Walker’s fast legs.
City gets on the front foot for the first time with Foden playing a nice ball to Alvarez who’s cross fails to reavh Haaland.
Chelsea is holding the possession and is pressing high when City has the ball while the visitor is lying deep.
Chelsea kicks the game off and will be hoping to get an early goal having failed to score a single goal in its last six games againts City.
Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Foden, Alvarez, Doku, Haaland
When will the Chelsea vs Manchester City Premier League match start?
The Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City will start at 10:00 PM IST on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
Where to watch the Chelsea vs Manchester City Premier League match?
The Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City will be live telecasted on the Star Sports Network.
The Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City will also be live streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar App and website.
Chelsea hosts Manchester City in its 12th game of the Premier League season at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea’s hopes will be high as it comes into the match with a big win against Spurs in a chaotic affair, dethroning the league leaders.
City too has been flying lately after three back-to-back commanding wins starting from the big derby win and its last Champions League clash against Young Boys that won it the qualification to the knockout round.
City has been averaging a goal every 20 minutes in its last two games and it will be a challenge for the home side to stop the treble-winners from barging in on goal from the get-go.
City didn’t have the strongest start to its campaign, but now that it’s at the top of the table, it will be looking to increase its dominance at the top since second-place Spurs has lost points this weekend.
Chelsea had a clumsy start to its season but it’s gradually climbing the table and is 10th in the standing right now in the middle of a tightly contested season.
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