Chelsea v Manchester City, 18 August 2024
| Score | 2-0 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Anthony Taylor |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance | 39,818 |
View Chelsea v Manchester City head to head
Kick-off: 4.30pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 55
Chelsea won: 27
Drawn: 9
Manchester City won: 19
Chelsea scored: 76
Manchester City scored: 61
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Manchester City were now unbeaten in ten consecutive meetings with Chelsea in all competitions for the first time (won eight); previously nine games from 1936 to 1949.
0 Chelsea
Manager: Enzo Maresca
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Robert Sánchez
Defender
Levi Colwill
Defender
Wesley Fofana
Defender
Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder
Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella
Midfielder
Enzo Fernández
Midfielder
Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward
Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward
Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer
Substitutions:
| Pedro Neto for Christopher Nkunku | 58 |
| Marc Guiu for Nicolas Jackson | 66 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Roméo Lavia | 67 |
| Renato Veiga for Marc Cucurella | 80 |
Cards:
| Moisés Caicedo | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Filip Jörgensen
Defender
Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender
Benoît Badiashile
Defender/Midfielder
Renato Veiga
Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder
Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward
Mykhailo Mudryk
Forward
Marc Guiu
Comments:
This was the first time Chelsea had played their opening game of a league season against the reigning champions since 1971-72 when they lost at Arsenal in League Division One. . The Blues failed in their attempt to win six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019 (six). . Following the departure of Mauricio Pochettino, this was new manager Enzo Maresca's first game in charge of a game in the Premier League.2 Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Goals:
| Erling Haaland | 18 |
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| Mateo Kovačić | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Ederson
Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji
Defender
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Rúben Dias
Defender
Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward
Sávio
Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland
Forward
Substitutions:
| Phil Foden for Sávio | 46 |
Cards:
| Erling Haaland | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stefan Ortega
Defender
Nathan Aké
Defender
Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder
John Stones
Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward
James McAtee