Manchester City tops Chelsea 1-0 with a goal scored by Gabriel Jesus. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Manchester City tops Chelsea 1-0 after Gabriel Jesus scored just 1 goal (53').

Manchester City tops Chelsea 1-0 with a goal scored by Gabriel Jesus. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Manchester City defeats Chelsea 1-0 after Gabriel Jesus scored just 1 goal (53′). Manchester City took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Michael Oliver who was helped by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
6.8
D
7.0
D
Antonio Rüdiger 2.Germany
7.1
84'
D
7.1
78'
M
Marcos Alonso  3.Spain
6.3
77'
M
Reece James 24.England
6.4
29'
M
Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia
7.1
M
Jorginho 5.Italy
6.8
76'
M
N. Kanté 7.France
6.8
60'
F
Romelu Lukaku   9.Belgium
7.0
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
5.9
Substitutes
G
D
B. Chilwell 21.England
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
7.3
29'
D
Trevoh Chalobah 14.England
M
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 12.England
6.9
76'
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
6.6
60'
M
Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain
M
Hakim Ziyech 22.Morocco
F
Callum Hudson-Odoi 20.England

Chelsea started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy (6.8), César Azpilicueta (7.0), Andreas Christensen (7.1), Antonio Rüdiger (7.1), Reece James (6.4), N’Golo Kanté (6.8), Jorginho (6.8), Mateo Kovačić (7.1), Marcos Alonso (6.3), Romelu Lukaku (7.0) and Timo Werner (5.9).

The home team had on the bench: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva (7.3), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (6.9), Kai Havertz (6.6), Trevoh Chalobah, Saúl Ñíguez and Hakim Ziyech.

Chelsea could not rely on the presence of T. Silva (injured).

Best player: Thiago Silva​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Thiago Silva.

His rating is (7.3) with 32 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 29′.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.9
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
7.4
D
João Cancelo 27.Portugal
7.1
D
Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain
7.3
65'
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.3
90'
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
7.6
81'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
7.2
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.4
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
6.8
87'
F
P. Foden 47.England
7.3
87'
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
7.4
Goals53'
Substitutes
G
Zack Steffen 13.United States
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
D
J. Stones 5.England
M
Fernandinho 25.Brazil
6.4
87'
M
C. Palmer 80.England
M
Roméo Lavia 90.Belgium
F
Ferran Torres 21.Spain
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
6.1
81'
F
Raheem Sterling 7.England
6.2
87'

Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (6.9), Kyle Walker (7.4), Rúben Dias (7.3), Aymeric Laporte (7.3), João Cancelo (7.1), Bernardo Silva (7.2), Rodri (7.4), Kevin De Bruyne (7.6), Gabriel Jesus (7.4), Phil Foden (7.3) and Jack Grealish (6.8).

They had on the bench: Fernandinho (6.4), Zack Steffen, Ferran Torres, Cole Palmer, Riyad Mahrez (6.1), Roméo Lavia, Nathan Aké, John Stones and Raheem Sterling (6.2).

Best player: Kevin De Bruyne​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Match Statistics​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 5 Total 15
  • 0 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 73 Attack 135
  • 30 Dangerous attack 74
  • 76 Ball safe 80
  • 14 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 13
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Chelsea was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Manchester City was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.​

Chelsea shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (M. Alonso, A. Christensen and A. Rudiger). On the other side, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (A. Laporte and R. Dias).

Match Timeline

Thiago Silva- sub ->R. James
29'
53'
60'
65'
76'
77'
78'
81'
84'
87'
Raheem Sterling- sub ->J. Grealish
87'
90'
Rúben Dias- Yellow

Standings

After playing this encounter, Chelsea will stay with 13 points like Everton, Manchester City and Manchester United to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Manchester City will have 13 points like Chelsea, Everton and Manchester United to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Southampton on the 2nd of October with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (6 draws).

Manchester City will play away agasint Liverpool on the 3rd of October with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (11 draws).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​