Chelsea v Manchester City, 30 September 2017

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,530

View Chelsea v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Manchester City had now won on two of their last three visits to Stamford Bridge (all Premier League).

0 Chelsea

1 Manchester City

Goals:

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Alvaro Morata

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Fabian Delph Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Willian for Alvaro Morata 35
Pedro for Eden Hazard 72
Michy Batshuayi for Tiemoué Bakayoko 73

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for David Silva 76
Ilkay Gündogan for Leroy Sané 84
Danilo for Kevin De Bruyne 90

Cards:

Cards:

Fernandinho 61 Y
Nicolás Otamendi 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Michy Batshuayi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Danilo
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea failed to score in consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since November 2012. This was also the first time that a team managed by Antonio Conte failed to score in consecutive top division home games. The Blues had now dropped eight points in four Premier League home games so far in 2017-18; two more than in the whole of the title-winning 2016-17 season. They had now drawn only one of their last 20 games in the Premier League (won 15). Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "When you play against the type of team who likes to have possession, you have to consider two tactical aspects. You go very high, press and play with great intensity for the whole game, or you must be disciplined to close the space and exploit space in behind their defenders. I think we have to look at ourselves and try to put everything into every game. We did that today. Damage or no damage, we have to go game by game, do our best and then we’ll see at the end of the season how we finish the league."

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City equalled their club record of five consecutive away wins in the top division (also September 1912 and September 2015). City were now unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games since losing at Chelsea on 5 April 2017 (won 12). They had now kept clean sheets in four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since September 2015. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "There are no words to describe what Chelsea are and what they did last season. It is important to win and especially with the way we played. In the first-half we didn’t find the right position but in the second we were better. A big congratulations for the victory. We had control and in the second-half we adjusted our possession and the way we attacked. Chelsea could not play and had to do long balls.”

0 Chelsea

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Alvaro Morata

Substitutions:

Willian for Alvaro Morata 35
Pedro for Eden Hazard 72
Michy Batshuayi for Tiemoué Bakayoko 73

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea failed to score in consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since November 2012. This was also the first time that a team managed by Antonio Conte failed to score in consecutive top division home games. The Blues had now dropped eight points in four Premier League home games so far in 2017-18; two more than in the whole of the title-winning 2016-17 season. They had now drawn only one of their last 20 games in the Premier League (won 15). Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "When you play against the type of team who likes to have possession, you have to consider two tactical aspects. You go very high, press and play with great intensity for the whole game, or you must be disciplined to close the space and exploit space in behind their defenders. I think we have to look at ourselves and try to put everything into every game. We did that today. Damage or no damage, we have to go game by game, do our best and then we’ll see at the end of the season how we finish the league."

1 Manchester City

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 67 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Fabian Delph Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for David Silva 76
Ilkay Gündogan for Leroy Sané 84
Danilo for Kevin De Bruyne 90

Cards:

Fernandinho 61 Y
Nicolás Otamendi 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Danilo
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City equalled their club record of five consecutive away wins in the top division (also September 1912 and September 2015). City were now unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games since losing at Chelsea on 5 April 2017 (won 12). They had now kept clean sheets in four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since September 2015. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "There are no words to describe what Chelsea are and what they did last season. It is important to win and especially with the way we played. In the first-half we didn’t find the right position but in the second we were better. A big congratulations for the victory. We had control and in the second-half we adjusted our possession and the way we attacked. Chelsea could not play and had to do long balls.”