Manchester City vs Chelsea
Ref: Michael Oliver, EnglandEtihad Stadium, Manchester · 55,097 cap
Match recap
Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1–1 in their Premier League fixture. Reijnders scored for Manchester City; Fernández replied for Chelsea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.02 for Manchester City versus 1.85 for Chelsea. Manchester City sit 2nd in the Premier League table while Chelsea are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Reijnders
Second Half
46'
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Estêvão
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Gvardiol
52'
James
Yellow Card
Dias
Yellow Card
62'
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Joshua Kofi Acheampong
62'
⇄
João Pedro
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Reijnders
79'
Delap
Yellow Card
Matheus Nunes
Yellow Card
⇄
Dias
Silva
Yellow Card
90+5'
Fernández
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Fernández
| # | 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
Manchester CityChelsea
11Won
Statistical edge
11–0
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.02VS1.85
Attack5 · 0 won
14
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
3
12
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
0
6
Shots off goal
4
8
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
580
Total passes
436
504
Accurate passes
363
87%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 0 won
12
Fouls
14
3
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Manchester City
4-1-4-1
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Manchester City
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 9E. HaalandF
- 10R. CherkiM
- 16RodriM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 47P. FodenM
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 6N. AkéD
- 11J. DokuF
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 56R. McAidooF
- 63D. MukasaM
- 82R. LewisD
- 91S. MfuniD
- 92Reigan HeskeyF
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 20João PedroF
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesM
- 27M. GustoD
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 41EstêvãoM
Substitutes
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 9L. DelapF
- 11J. Bynoe-GittensF
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 21J. HatoD
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 44G. SłoninaG
- 49A. GarnachoF
- 50Max MerrickG
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 70 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Rodri | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joško Gvardiol | D | 51 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rúben Dias | D | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/5 |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Phil Foden | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Reigan Heskey | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan McAidoo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divine Mukasa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jérémy Doku | F | 20 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Nathan Aké | D | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | D | 39 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Fernández | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benoît Badiashile | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Palmer | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Reece James(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josh Acheampong | D | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Malo Gusto | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Estêvão | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| João Pedro | F | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pedro Neto | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max Merrick | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Słonina | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Gittens | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Guiu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jorrel Hato | D | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Liam Delap | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |