Chelsea vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
The European champions beat the Citizens three successive times at the end of last season but Pep Guardiola’s side ran out winners at Stamford Bridge
Follow live reaction after Manchester City beat Chelsea in what could be a pivotal match in this season’s Premier League title race.
The Blues beat the defending champions three successive times at the end of last season, including the Champions League final in May to become European champions for a second time. But City earned a measure of revenge with an all-important three points in their bid to defend their crown on Saturday afternoon.
Gabriel Jesus scored the only goal of the game after his deflected second-half shot beat Edouard Mendy in the home goal.Thomas Tuchel's side responded to the setback but were unable to get back on terms and failed to register a single shot on target.
Follow all the latest reaction and analysis from Stamford Bridge:
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man City
18 mins: Close! A clearance from Azpilicueta comes up to Romelu Lukaku. He holds up the ball before giving it to Alonso. Werner makes a run in behind the City centre-backs and Alonso finds him with a decent through ball. Werner carries the ball into the box, shimmies around Dias and squares it into the middle where Laporte just beats Lukaku to the ball and tips it away from the striker.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man City
15 mins: Joao Cancelo tries something different with a sharp pass into the box as Kevin De Bruyne makes a run from deep. The Man City midfielder gets past the Chelsea back line, picks up the ball and cuts it back but the pass is behind Phil Foden and Chelsea deal with it. Better from City.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man City
12 mins: The game has started in the we expected. Lots of possession for Man City. Solid defensive work form Chelsea. Very few chances created other than from a couple of Gabriel Jesus crosses.
Bit of a stalemate at the minute.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man City
9 mins: A little bit of possession from Chelsea sees Jorginho knock a pass round the corner into Timo Werner. The striker flicks the ball past Ruben Dias and looks to turn the defender but Dias holds his gorund and ends up giving away a foul.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man City
6 mins: Jesus has started strongly on the right side for Man City. He takes on Marcos Alonso and manages to get a low cross into the box. Andreas Christensen clears it but Walker regains possession quickly. He slots a pass into the right side of the box where Jesus collects the ball. He looks for another cross into the middle but is hit with a strong, sliding tackle from Antonio Rudiger.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man City
3 mins: Man City have flown up the pitch to press Chelsea high. They’ve got five men in the final third and have twice forced the Blues to give the ball away.
Gabriel Jesus flicks a lovely ball into the box from the right side but Cesar Azpilicueta gets to it first and heads it behind for the first corner of the game.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man City
Kick off: A huge early season fixture as the champions of Europe take on the champions of England. Phil Foden kicks off the match for Manchester City. They work the ball over to the right side of the defence and Kyle Walker fires one up the wing. Foden attempts to chase it down but the ball skips on after it bounces and goes out for a goalkick.
Chelsea vs Man City
Here come the teams. This should be a game of high quality and tension. There may not be many goals and the first team to score will have a big advantage.
Man City are expected to dominate possession but will they convert that time on the ball into viable chances? They’ll know Chelsea are a big threat all over the pitch.
Kick off is next.
Pep Guardiola must find the formula to slow down Chelsea’s breathtaking progress under Thomas Tuchel
Chelsea’s rapid reassertion of power this year blindsided Manchester City – and the rest of the Premier League. While Pep Guardiola’s attention was elsewhere, the west London club re-emerged as the main contenders to stop the champions defending their title.
The two teams meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and Guardiola has no illusions about the importance of beating Thomas Tuchel’s side.
Pep Guardiola must find formula to slow down Chelsea’s breathtaking progress
Guardiola was beaten by Tuchel in all three meetings toward the end of last season and needs to mount a response
Chelsea vs Man City
Pep Guardiola has suffered eight defeats versus Chelsea in his managerial career, more than against any other side, including four losses at Stamford Bridge.
Kevin de Bruyne has scored in each of his last three top-flight appearances against Chelsea - the only player to net in four consecutive Premier League games against a club they previously played for is Craig Bellamy versus Newcastle between 2007 and 2011.
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