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 - 1 Man City
90 mins: Four minutes of added time to play.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man City
89 mins: An aerial ball comes up towards Havertz as he makes a run into the front edge of the box. Ederson comes flying out jumps into the Chelsea man and flaps the ball away. The two players collide and stay down forcing the medical team onto the pitch.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man City
86 mins: Raheem Sterling makes his 300th appearance for Manchester City as he replaces Jack Grealish for the closing minutes. Azpilicueta belts one long hoping to find Lukaku. Dias gets there first but fails to clear the ball properly. Rodri finishes the job and boots it out for a Chelsea throw in.
SAVE! Mendy back in action!
83 mins: Thiago Silva is dispossessed by Gabriel Jesus who pokes the ball to Phil Foden. He slots it into the vacant area int the box as Jack Grealish runs into the gap. He’s just got the goalkeeper to beat and tries to knock it over Edouard Mendy but he charges down Grealish and stops the shot with his body. Great save!
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man City
80 mins: Riyad Mahrez replaces Kevin De Bruyne for Man City. 10 minutes to go at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea hunting for an equaliser and City trying to close out the game.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man City
77 mins: Huge chance! City could have sealed it as De Bruyne flicks a free kick to the back post. Laporte stays onside before meeting the pass on the volley and guiding it wide of the post!
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man City
74 mins: Chelsea need a goal and Tuchel calls on Ruben Loftus-Cheek. He replaces Jorginho for the Blues can he create something for the home side?
Azpilicueta crosses one into the box but City clear and look to fly forward with Bernardo. He’s cuaght on the ball by Alonso who is too heavy with his challenge and picks up a yellow card.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man City
71 mins: The ball comes up to Lukaku who holds it up well against Laporte before knocking into the path of Kovacic making a darting run in from the left. He drives into the box and shoot across goal only for Dias to get back and block the effort.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man City
68 mins: City break on the counter-attack with Grealish sweeping down the left side. He gets into the box and flicks across and dangerous pass that almost comes to Foden in the six-yard box. Chelsea clear and fly up the pitch. Alonso swings a cross into the middle of the box but there’s only Lukaku to target. Ederson is quickly off his line and he plucks the ball out of the air.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man City
65 mins: Yellow card for Laporte! Azpilicueta knocks the ball up to Lukaku who rolls off the shoulder of the City centre-back and is brought down. Good play from centre-forward and Chelsea win a free kick just outside the box.
Alonso is the man to take it but he whacks his shot straight into the wall.
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