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
84'
29'
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 , César Azpilicueta , Andreas Christensen , Antonio Rüdiger , Reece James , N’Golo Kanté , Jorginho , Mateo Kovačić , Marcos Alonso , Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner .
The home team had on the bench: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Kai Havertz , 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 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
53'
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Bernardo Silva , Rodri , Kevin De Bruyne , Gabriel Jesus , Phil Foden and Jack Grealish .
They had on the bench: Fernandinho , Zack Steffen, Ferran Torres, Cole Palmer, Riyad Mahrez , Roméo Lavia, Nathan Aké, John Stones and Raheem Sterling .
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 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
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.
- Chelsea – Manchester City – 0-1
- Everton – Norwich City – 2-0
- Leeds United – West Ham United – 1-2
- Leicester City – Burnley – 2-2
- Manchester United – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Watford – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Brentford – Liverpool – 3-3