00:00Chelsea welcome Manchester City to Stamford Bridge with both sides desperate for three points in order to keep their ambitions
00:07for the rest of the season on track.
00:11We now know fifth place will be good enough for Champions League qualification. A win for the Blues today will
00:16put them within a point of current occupants, Liverpool after their victory yesterday.
00:22City could be forgiven for feeling like they've already won this weekend with Arsenal's defeat on Saturday leaving the door
00:29ajar for today's visitors.
00:32A win for Pep Guardiola's side here would mean there'd be six points behind the tabletop in Gunners with a
00:37game in hand and Arsenal visiting the Etihad this time next week.
00:41They show two changes from the thrashing of Port Vale last weekend. Moises Caicedo returns in place of Romeo Lavia,
00:48Cucurea for Tosin the other alteration.
00:51Estevão retains his place in the XI, his first league start since Leeds. Cole Farmer faces his old club.
00:59City make just one change from the 4-0 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup. They bring back Gianluigi
01:04Donnarumma for James Trafford in goal.
01:06Otherwise, it's the same ten outfielders who started that match in which Erling Haaland scored his 12th hat-trick for
01:13the club.
01:14Bernardo Silva today makes his 297th Premier League appearance, the most of any Portuguese player.
01:26The Nibble, and then Caicedo just took it off in cleanly.
01:30Chimel Pedro, Cousinop it, is back. This is going to break for Cole Palmer though.
01:33We can motor away from Rodri, he's got options left and right.
01:36Of course, Neto a little wide with the pass. Estevão wanted it.
01:39He's cut back Palmer's way. Looking for room for a shot maybe.
01:42Oh, and he hammered it into the side. Neto still asking the question as to why the ball didn't come
01:48his way,
01:48but the first Chelsea shot across the City battles.
01:51Yeah, loose touch in the midfield and Palmer's on to it.
01:54I suppose he was lacking in support somewhat, so smashing it towards the rear post may be his best option.
02:01Nice to reverse too. Pedro Neto.
02:06He's got a spotter by Bernardo Silva, and he couldn't get it under control.
02:11He's walking back Neto's way. He's found João Pedro.
02:14Almost impossible angle from Roche to score, so a corner will do Manso.
02:17Oh, really clever play.
02:22It was too tight, maybe too many Manso City players in the vicinity here to make something on goal.
02:30Good scampering from Neto to get on the end of Cucurea's pass.
02:34Not a touch from João Pedro, but he recovered it.
02:38There he goes. Finds Cucurea. Great shooting position for Cucurea!
02:43But then the flag goes up, and the joy is cut short for now at least.
02:49Cucurea thinks it was close.
02:52Up to Paul Howard on the VAR hub and the automated technology make of it.
02:58Yeah, it did look close. Brilliant play, and it shouldn't be offside
03:01because it opens up wonderfully for him, and that is so tight.
03:04I can't call it.
03:05No goal.
03:07Wow.
03:13He's managed to work it out for Neto.
03:17Oh, hung in the air for a long time, and Alan City players to get back.
03:22Neto, doing well.
03:24Come for Cucurea, and then Neto's carried on, and he's taken the shot.
03:27And Paul's done a rim of the shovel at the end.
03:31What a shame.
03:34Did really well, Neto.
03:35He started the game brightly.
03:36Nice approach play from Estavao as well.
03:38Good spot.
03:40Stinging effort.
03:41Didn't quite get it towards the corner.
03:45They say, though, good ball.
03:47Here's Palmer.
03:48He just couldn't quite get it under his belt.
03:51It's given away by Rodri, though, to Gustafs.
03:55This day's ball is good for Joel Pedro.
03:57He just couldn't get the strength of connection to where he's going with it.
04:01The delivery is putting loads of pace.
04:04He's just stretching, actually.
04:05Just the left leg goes out and can't quite toe it towards the target.
04:08He's getting it.
04:12Doku.
04:14Oh, clever ball.
04:15Good run, Nico O'Reilly.
04:16Decent cutback.
04:17Silva.
04:17Haaland's in there, too.
04:18Somehow they don't score.
04:20Really well worked down.
04:22Chelsea's right-hand side.
04:24Yeah, their best moves are coming down that side, but they've dealt with it well, Chelsea.
04:27O'Reilly gets in for maybe the first time.
04:29Brilliant save.
04:39Still couldn't get it under control.
04:40He's got to be careful here.
04:41He can't commit to foul.
04:42O'Reilly cutting it back to the edge of the box for Cherki.
04:45All it bounced off Sanchez.
04:46And he got lucky, as did Chelsea.
04:57Semenyo looking for room for a shot here.
04:59Antoine Semenyo took a touch on his way behind for a corner.
05:04He didn't quite catch it.
05:05Obviously, shake to shoot on a couple of occasions.
05:09Bringing it infield.
05:10Last one sets up the shooting opportunity.
05:13And again, Santos doing very sterling defensive work.
05:18What a time this would be to score.
05:22Good ball in from Neto as well.
05:24There's a chance for Andre Santos.
05:26The last touch of the first half came off his head in his reaction.
05:30Tells you he knows that this was a good opportunity to test on a rumour.
05:37They're trying to wriggle free of him, and he's managed to do it.
05:40Or he's found Ireland as well.
05:41Danger here.
05:42Brilliant block hatter.
05:43He's come back to Bernardo Silva.
05:45Just a little bit of a sweep it to something approaching safety.
05:49Yeah, it was never set.
05:50Wasn't composed, Haaland.
05:52Brilliant ball from Doku.
05:53But I think the attempt was actually going to screw wide in the far post.
06:02Cherki.
06:03Floated it in.
06:04Free-headed for Nico O'Reilly to make it 1-0 to Manchester City.
06:09Didn't have to get off the ground.
06:10It was a perfectly flighted delivery.
06:13And O'Reilly nods in to give City the lead.
06:19Yeah, when I said Cherki was getting more joy at the start of this half, and he's the supplier.
06:25All over the top from Kuzinov looking for Semenyo.
06:28Lovely touch from him.
06:30Trying to get round Kukureya.
06:32Oh, that could have done anyway.
06:34Kukureya is furious at the referee's resistance.
06:37Stand behind for a corner.
06:39And when the movement's first pass and the touch is terrific, but Kukureya found wanted maybe for the first time.
06:46Couldn't make his challenge initially, and then comes a brilliant challenge.
06:54Kukureya's touch is great, and he's skating across the edge of the penalty area with intent now.
06:59And he's managed to thread it for Gay, and he's made it too.
07:02And doesn't that just rub salt in the wound?
07:06Raised at Cobham, but he scores at the shed in front of his supporters, the Manchester City supporters,
07:14and maybe takes this game away from Chelsea.
07:17City have scored twice in a little more than five minutes here.
07:25Oh, Kukureya, heavy touch, but he managed to find Parma.
07:28Shot deflected, which took it over for a corner.
07:31Well, that's the best chance that Chelsea have had in the second half, by a mile.
07:41All over the top four, Semenyo here, he's got Harlan there with him.
07:44He only had eyes for goal.
07:47Getting the impression for the big Norwegian because of that.
07:50Oh, but here's Paicedo losing it to Doku.
07:523-0, game over, surely.
07:56Jeremy Doku smacks it beyond Robert Sanchez, who had no chance there.
08:00And City have blown Chelsea away in the second half here.
08:04Oh, no problem here.
08:12Well, City, but plays going on.
08:14Kukureya...
08:15Oh, he's not missed by much.
08:17Kept the shot low, it's skidded across the turf.
08:21Now, his reaction, goalkeeper's reaction.
08:24Friends in the Matthew Harding stand.
08:25This was close, I think.
08:27Doesn't catch it flush.
08:40The finish requires a lack of conviction.
08:46That'd be a good run from Kukureya.
08:48Saved by Donaluma.
08:49Could have squared it for Neto, maybe.
08:53Ah, the pass from Lavia.
08:55That was a feel of beauty.
08:57Begging to be put into the net.
08:59He's still got to fashion quite a lot of purchase on the header as it drops out of the sky.
09:03And after a positive first half, it turns into a pretty chastening defeat for Chelsea here.
09:09City doing all their damage after the restart.
09:11Nico O'Reilly, Mark Gahey in quick-fire fashion.
09:14And then Doku adding a third to further enhance City's title credentials.
09:19Final score at Stamford Bridge.
09:20Chelsea nil, Manchester City three.
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