Manchester City defeats Chelsea 1-0 with a goal scored by K. De. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City beats Chelsea 1-0 after K. De scored just 1 goal (70').

Manchester City defeats Chelsea 1-0 with a goal scored by K. De. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City beats Chelsea 1-0 after K. De scored just 1 goal (70′). Manchester City capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson with the support of Lee Betts and Richard West. The 4th official was Jonathan Moss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 11 Total 4
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 121 Attack 81
  • 70 Dangerous attack 22
  • 98 Ball safe 98
  • 10 Free Kicks 14
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Chelsea was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (M. Alonso and M. Kovacic).

Match Timeline

7'
Mateo Kovacic- Yellow
32'
69'
69'
Kevin De Bruyne(goal)J. Cancelo
70'
81'
85'
88'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Manchester City will have 56 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Chelsea will stay with 43 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Southampton on the 22nd of January with a 15-3 head to head in favor of Manchester City (3 draws).

Chelsea will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 23rd of January with a 23-8 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (14 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
7.0
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
7.0
D
João Cancelo 27.Portugal
7.2
D
Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain
7.2
D
J. Stones 5.England
7.4
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
8.3
85' Goals70'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
7.0
M
Rodri 16.Spain
6.8
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
6.9
F
P. Foden 47.England
7.5
88'
F
Raheem Sterling 7.England
6.6
Substitutes
G
Zack Steffen 13.United States
D
J. Wilson-Esbrand 97.England
D
Luke Mbete 79.England
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
M
James McAtee 87.England
M
7.0
85'
M
Roméo Lavia 90.Belgium
M
Fernandinho 25.Brazil
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
88'

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

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (7.0), Kyle Walker (7.0), John Stones (7.4), Aymeric Laporte (7.2), João Cancelo (7.2), Bernardo Silva (7.0), Rodri (6.8), Kevin De Bruyne (8.3), Raheem Sterling (6.6), Phil Foden (7.5) and Jack Grealish (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Zack Steffen, Gabriel Jesus, Luke Mbete, James McAtee, İlkay Gündoğan (7.0), Roméo Lavia, Rúben Dias and Fernandinho.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 2 changes: K. De Bruyne for I. Gundogan (85′) and P. Foden for Gabriel Jesus (88′).

Best player: Kevin De Bruyne​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
7.3
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
6.4
D
Antonio Rüdiger 2.Germany
6.5
D
Malang Sarr 31.France
7.3
M
7.1
M
Marcos Alonso  3.Spain
6.9
81' 7'
M
Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia
7.1
32'
M
N. Kanté 7.France
6.8
F
Hakim Ziyech 22.Morocco
6.6
69'
F
Christian Pulišić 10.United States
6.7
69'
F
Romelu Lukaku   9.Belgium
6.2
Substitutes
G
Marcus Bettinelli 13.England
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
M
Mason Mount  19.England
6.5
81'
M
Ross Barkley 18.England
M
Jorginho 5.Italy
M
Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain
M
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 12.England
F
Callum Hudson-Odoi 20.England
6.6
69'
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
6.3
69'

Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Thomas Tuchel played with: Kepa Arrizabalaga (7.3), Antonio Rüdiger (6.5), Thiago Silva (6.4), Malang Sarr (7.3), César Azpilicueta (7.1), N’Golo Kanté (6.8), Mateo Kovačić (7.1), Marcos Alonso (6.9), Christian Pulišić (6.7), Hakim Ziyech (6.6) and Romelu Lukaku (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kai Havertz, Mason Mount (6.5), Ross Barkley, Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.6), Jorginho, Saúl Ñíguez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Marcus Bettinelli and Timo Werner (6.3).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: C. Pulisic for T. Werner (69′), H. Ziyech for C. Hudson-Odoi (69′) and M. Alonso for M. Mount (81′).

Best player: Kepa Arrizabalaga​

The most impressive player for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga. His rating is 7.32. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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