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MANCHESTER. Chelsea and Manchester City draw 1-1. R. Sterling scored the first goal (42′) for Chelsea. Rodri made it even (83′). Manchester City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (70%)​

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the help of Marc Perry and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.39 degrees Celsius or 52.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 70% while Chelsea was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 121 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Manchester City to win the match​.

Manchester City shot 31 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 1 yellow card (Bernardo Silva). On the other side, Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Cole Palmer, Djordje Petrovic and Moisés Caicedo).

Standings

After this match, Manchester City has 53 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Chelsea will has 35 points like Brighton & Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host Brentford on the 20th of February with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Chelsea will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 24th of February with a 24-9 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (16 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (7.5), Kyle Walker  (7.5), Manuel Akanji (7.1), Rúben Dias (7.3), Nathan Aké (7.9), Rodri (8.7), Phil Foden (7.9), Kevin De Bruyne (8.5), Julián Álvarez (7.7), Jérémy Doku (7.3) and Erling Haaland (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic, Stefan Ortega, Bernardo Silva (7.1), Sergio Gómez, Oscar Bobb, Mahamadou Susoho, Rico Lewis and John Stones.

Substitutions

Manchester City made only 1 change substituting Julián Álvarez for Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva (64′)​.

Player of the match: Rodri​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Rodri.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 90 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Chelsea – Formation

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

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Robert Sánchez, Djordje Petrovic (7.3), Malo Gusto (8.1), Axel Disasi (7.5), Levi Colwill (7.5), Ben Chilwell (7.0), Moisés Caicedo (7.0), Enzo Fernández (7.7), Cole Palmer (7.1), Conor Gallagher (7.7) and Raheem Sterling (7.3), Nicolas Jackson (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Mykhaylo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah (6.8), Cesare Casadei (6.8), Alfie Gilchrist, Ishé Samuels-Smith, Ollie Harrison and Christopher Nkunku (6.8).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: Nicolas Jackson for Cesare Casadei (82′), Raheem Sterling for Christopher Nkunku (64′) and Cole Palmer for Trevoh Chalobah (71′).

Player of the match: Malo Gusto​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Malo Gusto.

His rating is 8.1 with 28 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
• Nottingham Forest – West Ham United – 2-0
• Newcastle United – AFC Bournemouth – 2-2
• Manchester City – Chelsea – 1-1
• Fulham – Aston Villa – 1-2
• Burnley – Arsenal – 0-5
• Brentford – Liverpool – 1-4