Manchester City v Chelsea: Premier League – live! | Football
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That’s City’s twelfth successive Premier League win. Chelsea in contrast have solely gained one among their final six, and so the highest of the desk appears to be like like this:
It’s most likely truthful to say the title is now City’s to lose. Chelsea’s race definitely appears to be like run. Liverpool might put just a little little bit of strain on the champs by successful each of their video games in hand, however even then they’d additionally must beat City on the Etihad in April, and nonetheless hope Pep Guardiola’s relentless staff someway misplace their mojo. An terrible lot of variables there, and also you wouldn’t guess the farm on it.
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FULL TIME: Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea
Manchester City go 13 factors away from Chelsea on the high, due to Kevin De Bruyne’s marvel strike!
9.21am EST
09:21
90 min +3: Walker trundles a cross by the six-yard field from the appropriate. Jesus can’t fairly attain it, not that it’s more likely to matter.
9.20am EST
09:20
90 min +2: Rudiger launches lengthy. City mop up with ease. Lukaku can’t get a sniff.
9.19am EST
09:19
90 min +1: Kante rolls a easy go out of play for a throw to City. Chelsea’s race appears to be like run, in additional methods than one.
9.18am EST
09:18
90 min: Alonso whips a go down the appropriate within the hope of releasing Werner. The striker, not for the primary time in his profession, has gone method too early, and the flag goes up. There will likely be three additional minutes.
9.17am EST
09:17
88 min: Another lengthy go in Lukaku’s route. Ederson races out of his field to move clear. The City followers loved that. They’re additionally appreciative of Foden, who receives a heat ovation as he departs, to get replaced by Jesus.
9.14am EST
09:14
86 min: Grealish sashays down the left and lotions a shot goalwards from a good angle. Kepa does extraordinarily nicely to parry, then acrobatically stops the ball going out for a nook. If there’s to be one other aim, that is more likely to finish 2-0 than 1-1.
9.12am EST
09:12
83 min: Sterling romps down the appropriate and feeds Foden, who larrups over the bar from the sting of the field. Not so far-off.
9.11am EST
09:11
82 min: Mount tries to launch Lukaku however solely manages to sail the ball straight by to Ederson. On the touchline, Tuchel throws his arms extensive, hanging the internationally recognised pose for Why Do I Bother?
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09:09
81 min: Chelsea’s title hopes are quick disappearing down the swanny, so it’s time for one final throw of the cube. On comes Mount – unusual that we’ve not seen him earlier – for Alonso.
9.08am EST
09:08
80 min: Silva goes sliding in on Alonso, out on the left. Free kick, and an opportunity to load the field. Hudson-Odoi takes, and sends a wierd flat supply into the world. Easy for De Bruyne to clear. Incredibly poor.
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09:07
79 min: Azpilicueta finds a little bit of area down the appropriate and fires a low cross into the mixer. Ederson flops on the ball calmly, regardless of loads of Chelsea presence.
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09:06
78 min: Foden barrels down the center of the park. He’s acquired Sterling to his proper. One go, and he’d be free. But Silva will get within the highway to place a cease to Foden’s notions. Fine last-ditch defending.
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09:05
76 min: City knock it round in a mellow type. They’ll be feeling excellent about themselves proper now.
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09:02
74 min: Relief for City as De Bruyne is nearly instantly again up and working.
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09:02
73 min: The goalscorer De Bruyne is down, holding his left ankle. On comes the coach.
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09:01
72 min: Chelsea attempt to hit again instantly. Alonso swings in from the left. Azpilicueta, on the far put up, cuts again for Werner, who slams straight at Laporte from six yards. A positive block.
8.59am EST
08:59
GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea (De Bruyne 70)
De Bruyne battles his well beyond Kante into area down the left, glides infield, makes use of Silva as a defend, and curls a beautiful shot across the defender and into the underside proper. Kepa, at full stretch, had no probability. What a aim! A aim that takes City ever nearer to the title. They’ll be 13 factors clear!
Kevin De Bruyne makes the breakthrough. Photograph: Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC/Getty Images
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8.57am EST
08:57
69 min: Chelsea make a double change, changing Pulisic and Ziyech with Werner and Hudson-Odoi.
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08:57
68 min: Lukaku is robbed by Rodri, who sends Sterling racing down the inside-right channel. Sterling enters the field, makes use of Sarr as a defend, and drags a shot throughout Kepa and inches extensive of the left-hand put up.
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08:55
67 min: Lukaku battles for a header however can’t get something on track. No panic for City.
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08:54
66 min: A uncommon interval of Chelsea possession leads to a free kick simply inside City territory. Kovacic hits it lengthy for Alonso, who wins a nook out on the left. Ziyech will take.
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08:52
64 min: De Bruyne hits it deep. Foden shapes to volley spectacularly, solely to have the ball taken away from him by his personal team-mate Silva. Howls of frustration echo across the Etihad. Chelsea clear their strains.
8.51am EST
08:51
63 min: De Bruyne curls powerfully in the direction of the highest left. Kepa is behind all of it the best way, and palms over for a nook on the left. De Bruyne will take that, too.
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08:51
62 min: Grealish shakes his hips to get previous Azpilicueta, and is about to enter the field when he’s clipped by the Chelsea man. A free kick to the left of the D. De Bruyne’s eyes gentle up.
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08:49
61 min: Silva dribbles down the inside-right channel with goal, reaching the byline earlier than trying a cutback for Sterling. The ball takes a deflection and rolls softly into the arms of Kepa.
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08:47
59 min: Kovacic tries to launch Lukaku down the center, however clumsily clanks the go straight by to Kepa. He has the nice grace to apologise to his team-mate, who had made a promising run.
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08:45
57 min: City pressure a nook down the appropriate. Foden takes, and whips it in the direction of the close to put up. Azpilicueta flashes a header behind for an additional nook. That was very near an personal aim. Chelsea’s captain does higher with take two, heading firmly clear.
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55 min: Sterling drops a shoulder and dribbles into the field from the appropriate wing. He squeezes between Alonso and Kante and goes over. He needs a penalty, and he may need had a case, had Silva not been caught offside within the build-up.
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53 min: Walker is clipped by Kovacic, 25 yards from aim. A free kick, simply to the appropriate of centre. It’s a harmful place, however De Bruyne weakly floats an uncharacteristically dreadful chip straight into Kepa’s arms.
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52 min: Grealish fizzes a low cross by the Chelsea six-yard field from the left. The field is stuffed with defenders, however no attackers, and flies harmlessly away from hazard.
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51 min: City ping it hither and yon, however Chelsea maintain their line on the sting of the field. There’s no method by.
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49 min: Lukaku performs a cute ball across the nook, and appears to have despatched Ziyech free down the left. But Walker activates the jets to intercept. What acceleration!
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47 min: City instantly get again into their pass-and-move groove. De Bruyne slips into area down the left and whistles a low ball into the field. Sterling stretches to fulfill however doesn’t get there. He’s flippantly tugged by Alonso. City need a penalty, however they’re not getting one. Chelsea go straight up the opposite finish, Kovacic releasing Lukaku down the center. He’s one on one with Ederson. The keeper wins the battle with a positive parry. The ball breaks to Ziyech, who lashes over the bar. Quite the end-to-end begin to the second half!
Romelu Lukaku assessments Ederson. Photograph: Peter Powell/Reuters
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8.19am EST
08:19
Half-time leisure. Meanwhile on the different finish of the desk …
Ranieri says Watford are ‘ready to fight’ whereas Eddie Howe appears to be like to Wood
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08:17
HALF TIME: Manchester City 0-0 Chelsea
Nothing occurs through the bonus 60 seconds, and each groups troop off for his or her half-time oranges. It’s been tight and tense.
8.15am EST
08:15
43 min: De Bruyne whistles a speculative shot over the bar from a good place on the left. Chelsea might do with listening to the half-time whistle, even when they’ll be getting a strip torn off them by the supervisor quickly after.
8.14am EST
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42 min: In the technical space, Tuchel continues to provide his staff what for. He’s urging them to step it up, having been second greatest for the previous 20 minutes or so. His half-time staff speak guarantees to be spectacular.
8.12am EST
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41 min: Pulisic slides in on Cancelo, who unintentionally stands on his leg. No critical injury carried out, though Pulisic felt it, so no reserving.
8.11am EST
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39 min: City ought to be main. Kovacic performs a blind go infield from the left, and Grealish is abruptly one on one with Kepa! He tries to carry his shot over the keeper, however Kepa will get one thing on it, deflecting the ball extensive proper. Nothing comes of the ensuing nook.
Kepa thwarts Grealish. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
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8.10am EST
08:10
38 min: Walker sends De Bruyne clear down the appropriate. De Bruyne appears to be like for Grealish within the center. Rudiger hacks away, simply in time. Then the flag goes up for offside, De Bruyne having gone far too early. Fine defending by Rudiger, nonetheless.
8.08am EST
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37 min: Silva rolls a go down the appropriate for Sterling, who wins a nook off Sarr. Foden takes brief. De Bruyne slams his cross straight into Azpilicueta, and that’s the top of that.
8.06am EST
08:06
35 min: Chelsea are struggling to get out of their closing third now. City are dominating possession. Foden bursts down the left and rolls an inviting ball throughout the entrance of the Chelsea six-yard field. Nobody in sky blue has taken a chance, and Alonso is ready to calmly clear.
Phil Foden on the transfer. Photograph: Matt McNulty/Manchester City FC/Getty Images
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8.03am EST
08:03
32 min: Silva grooves in from the appropriate and is hacked down by Kovacic, who follows Alonso into the e book. A free kick in a harmful place. Everyone strains up on the sting of the Chelsea field. De Bruyne takes and hits deep. Alonso batters it out for a nook.
8.01am EST
08:01
30 min: Tuchel indulges in some extra extremely strung jigging in his technical space. He’s not joyful along with his staff in any respect, and urges his defence to push upfield.
Thomas Tuchel will get his level throughout. Photograph: Peter Powell/Reuters
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7.59am EST
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28 min: Azpilicueta strides into area down the appropriate and feeds Pulisic. City are again pedalling in panic, however Pulisic inexplicably slows every little thing down, cuts again, exchanges passes with Azpilicueta, and is flagged offside. Chelsea preserve making a large number of very promising conditions.
