LONDON. Manchester City conquers Chelsea 1-0 after R. Mahrez scored just 1 goal (63′).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who was helped by Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 2 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 93 Attack 127
- 47 Dangerous attack 67
- 83 Ball safe 74
- 10 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Manchester City that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Chelsea shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Manchester City shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Mateo Kovacic and Kalidou Koulibaly). Talking about the opposition, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Chelsea will stay with 25 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City will have 39 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 28th of May with a 21-9 head to head in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).
Manchester City will play away agasint Brentford on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
90'
68'
Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga , César Azpilicueta , Thiago Silva , Kalidou Koulibaly , Marc Cucurella , Denis Zakaria , Mateo Kovačić , Hakim Ziyech , Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulišić and Kai Havertz .
The home team had on the bench: Trevoh Chalobah, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Jorginho, Marcus Bettinelli, Omari Hutchinson , Bashir Humphreys, Conor Gallagher , Lewis Hall and Carney Chukwuemeka .
Substitutions
Chelsea made 5 changes: Raheem Sterling for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6′), Christian Pulisic for Carney Chukwuemeka (22′), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (68′), Marc Cucurella for L. Hall (68′) and Hakim Ziyech for Conor Gallagher (69′).
Best player: Kai Havertz
The most impressive player for Chelsea was Kai Havertz.
His rating is with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
63'Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Kyle Walker , John Stones , Nathan Aké , Bernardo Silva , Rodri , João Cancelo , İlkay Gündoğan , Kevin De Bruyne , Phil Foden and Erling Haaland .
They had on the bench: Cole Palmer, Julián Álvarez, Jack Grealish , Manuel Akanji , Riyad Mahrez , Rico Lewis , Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips and Sergio Gómez.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: João Cancelo for R. Lewis (46′), Kyle Walker for Manuel Akanji (46′), Bernardo Silva for Riyad Mahrez (59′), Phil Foden for Jack Grealish (60′) and Rodri for Kalvin Phillips (86′).
Best player: Rodri
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Rodri even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 85 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
