Chelsea v Manchester City, 03 January 2021

Score3-1 to Manchester City
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge

View Chelsea v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 47 Chelsea won: 26 Drawn: 7 Manchester City won: 14 Chelsea scored: 69 Manchester City scored: 49 Manchester City had now failed to score in one of the last 13 meetings in the Premier League.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Callum Hudson-Odoi 90 G

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 18 G
Phil Foden 21 G
Kevin De Bruyne 34 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Timo Werner

Starting lineup:

Zack Steffen Goalkeeper
João Cancelo Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Billy Gilmour for N'Golo Kanté 64
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Hakim Ziyech 64
Kai Havertz for Mateo Kovačić 77

Substitutions:

Fernandinho for Ilkay Gündogan 75
Sergio Agüero for Kevin De Bruyne 86
Riyad Mahrez for Phil Foden 86

Cards:

Christian Pulisic 45 Y
N'Golo Kanté 53 Y
Mateo Kovačić 71 Y

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Emerson
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Olivier Giroud

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Luke Mbete-Tabu
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Sergio Agüero
Forward Liam Delap

Comments:

League position: 8th Chelsea had now taken 26 points from their 17 games so far in this Premier League season; three points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. The Blues had now lost four of their last seven games in all competitions (won one). This was the second time that they had trailed by a three-goal margin at half-time in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge; also 0-3 versus Burnley on 12 August 2017.

Comments:

League position: 5th Manchester City were now unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions (won eight). City had now conceded two goals in their last seven games in the Premier League. They had now won their first Premier League game of a year in 14 of the last 15 seasons (lost one). Manchester City named only eight of a possible nine substitutes.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Callum Hudson-Odoi 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Timo Werner

Substitutions:

Billy Gilmour for N'Golo Kanté 64
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Hakim Ziyech 64
Kai Havertz for Mateo Kovačić 77

Cards:

Christian Pulisic 45 Y
N'Golo Kanté 53 Y
Mateo Kovačić 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Emerson
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 8th Chelsea had now taken 26 points from their 17 games so far in this Premier League season; three points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. The Blues had now lost four of their last seven games in all competitions (won one). This was the second time that they had trailed by a three-goal margin at half-time in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge; also 0-3 versus Burnley on 12 August 2017.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 18 G
Phil Foden 21 G
Kevin De Bruyne 34 G

Starting lineup:

Zack Steffen Goalkeeper
João Cancelo Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Fernandinho for Ilkay Gündogan 75
Sergio Agüero for Kevin De Bruyne 86
Riyad Mahrez for Phil Foden 86

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Luke Mbete-Tabu
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Sergio Agüero
Forward Liam Delap

Comments:

League position: 5th Manchester City were now unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions (won eight). City had now conceded two goals in their last seven games in the Premier League. They had now won their first Premier League game of a year in 14 of the last 15 seasons (lost one). Manchester City named only eight of a possible nine substitutes.