Chelsea vs Manchester City
Ref: Chris Kavanagh, EnglandStamford Bridge, London · 41,841 cap
Match recap
Manchester City beat Chelsea 3–0 in their Premier League fixture. O'Reilly, Guéhi, and Doku scored for Manchester City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.14 for Chelsea versus 2.29 for Manchester City. Chelsea sit 10th in the Premier League table while Manchester City are 2nd.
First Half
Estêvão
Yellow Card
38'
Semenyo
Yellow Card
Second Half
51'
⚽
O'Reilly
Assist: Cherki
Cucurella
Yellow Card
57'
⚽
Guéhi
Assist: Cherki
64'
⇄
O'Reilly
⇄
Santos
⇄
Estêvão
68'
⚽
Doku
76'
⇄
Doku
76'
⇄
Cherki
81'
⇄
Silva
⇄
João Pedro
⇄
Caicedo
⇄
Gusto
Dário Essugo
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ChelseaManchester City
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.14VS2.29
Attack1 · 4 won
12
Shots
18
3
Shots on target
8
7
Shots in the box
14
5
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
12
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
407
Total passes
685
342
Accurate passes
627
84%
Pass accuracy
92%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
15
3
Yellow cards
1
6
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
6
1
Goals prevented
1
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Manchester City
4-2-3-1
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 20João PedroF
- 21J. HatoD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 41EstêvãoM
Substitutes
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 9L. DelapF
- 14Dário EssugoM
- 19M. SarrD
- 28T. Sharman-LoweG
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 45R. LaviaM
- 49A. GarnachoF
Manchester City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 9E. HaalandF
- 10R. CherkiM
- 11J. DokuM
- 15M. GuéhiD
- 16RodriM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 42A. SemenyoM
- 45A. KhusanovD
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 6N. AkéD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 8M. KovačićM
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 21R. Aït-NouriD
- 26SávioF
- 47P. FodenM
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Pedro | F | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Wesley Fofana | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cole Palmer | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Pedro Neto | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/5 |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Malo Gusto | D | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorrel Hato | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Moisés Caicedo(C) | M | 82 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Estêvão | M | 67 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mamadou Sarr | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teddy Sharman-Lowe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Guiu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dário Essugo | M | 8 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roméo Lavia | M | 23 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Acheampong | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Delap | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Guéhi | D | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | D | 64 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jérémy Doku | M | 76 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 76 | 7.9 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Rodri | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Antoine Semenyo | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5/8 |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Omar Marmoush | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Kovačić | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | D | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Savinho | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Foden | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |