Chelsea v Manchester City, 12 April 2026

Score3-0 to Manchester City
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,552

View Chelsea v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 58 Chelsea won: 27 Drawn: 10 Manchester City won: 21 Chelsea scored: 78 Manchester City scored: 68 . Manchester City had now won five and drawn one of their last six visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Nico O'Reilly 51 G
Marc Guéhi 57 G
Jérémy Doku 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Alejandro Garnacho for Estêvão 67
Roméo Lavia for Andrey Santos 67
Liam Delap for João Pedro 81
Dário Essugo for Moisés Caicedo 82
Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto 88

Substitutions:

Rayan Aït Nouri for Nico O'Reilly 64
Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki 76
Sávio for Jérémy Doku 76
Mateo Kovačić for Bernardo Silva 81

Cards:

Estêvão 12 Y
Marc Cucurella 54 Y
Dário Essugo 90+8 Y

Cards:

Antoine Semenyo 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Midfielder Dário Essugo
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Liam Delap
Forward Marc Guiu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 6th . Chelsea had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2023 (four). . The Blues had now failed to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2023 (three). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last ten games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now won 12 of their last 19 games in the Premier League played in London (lost 1). . The Citizens had now scored 103 goals in their 50 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2025 (conceded 46). . Bernardo Silva made his 297th appearance in the Premier League, which made him the player from Portugal with the most Premier League appearance, moving ahead of Luis Boa Morte on 296. He has also made the most starts in the Premier League for a Portuguese player with 235.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Alejandro Garnacho for Estêvão 67
Roméo Lavia for Andrey Santos 67
Liam Delap for João Pedro 81
Dário Essugo for Moisés Caicedo 82
Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto 88

Cards:

Estêvão 12 Y
Marc Cucurella 54 Y
Dário Essugo 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Midfielder Dário Essugo
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Liam Delap
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 6th . Chelsea had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2023 (four). . The Blues had now failed to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2023 (three). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last ten games in the Premier League.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Nico O'Reilly 51 G
Marc Guéhi 57 G
Jérémy Doku 68 G

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Rayan Aït Nouri for Nico O'Reilly 64
Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki 76
Sávio for Jérémy Doku 76
Mateo Kovačić for Bernardo Silva 81

Cards:

Antoine Semenyo 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now won 12 of their last 19 games in the Premier League played in London (lost 1). . The Citizens had now scored 103 goals in their 50 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2025 (conceded 46). . Bernardo Silva made his 297th appearance in the Premier League, which made him the player from Portugal with the most Premier League appearance, moving ahead of Luis Boa Morte on 296. He has also made the most starts in the Premier League for a Portuguese player with 235.