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Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened | Premier League

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August 20, 2024

Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened | Premier League

The champions begin with a low-key, almost routine victory at Stamford Bridge. Erling Haaland finished clinically in the first half, Mateo Kovacic finished the job with a stylish solo goal. The end.

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That’ll do!

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City’s B-game is still enough for them to dominate most Premier League teams and that was the case in the first half at Stamford Bridge. Erling Haaland finished expertly in the 18th minute and, though Chelsea improved as the half progressed, their attacking play had a kind of virginal enthusiasm. They need to calm down in the second half.

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I think Savinho is okay to continue by the way.

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The beast is back.

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No new signings in the Chelsea XI, though there are six on the bench including Pedro Neto. Savinho starts in attack for Manchester City, whose four Euro 2024 finalists are either on the bench or, in the case of Rodri, not involved at all.

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Chelsea (possible 4-1-2-3) Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia; Caicedo, Enzo; Palmer, Jackson, Nkunku.
Substitutes: Mudryk, Dewsbury-Hall, Veiga, Jorgensen, Madueke, Neto, Guiu, Adarabioyo, Badiashile.

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Man City (possible 4-1-2-3) Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic; De Bruyne, Bernardo; Doku, Haaland, Savinho.
Substitutes: Grealish, Nunes, Foden, McAtee, O’Reilly, Ortega, Walker, Ake, Stones.

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Referee Anthony Taylor.

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What’s the best time to play Manchester City? Trick question: there isn’t one. When the fixture list was published, I thought this might be a good time for Chelsea to play City, who will be without a number of players for one reason or another. Then I looked at City’s Premier League record in August under Pep Guardiola: P24 W19 D4 L1 F72 A17 Pts 61.

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There has been speculation that this will be Pep’s last August as City manager. All he really cares about is April, May and occasionally June, when the celebratory cigars come out. He and City are aiming for a record-extending fifth straight title, and a seventh in eight years.

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It’s only three years since Chelsea beat City in the Champions League; now they live on different planets. Chelsea are starting again, again, under Enzo Maresca, with the same concerns about what they’re doing and whether he’ll be given enough time. In the last 20 years, only Jose Mourinho has lasted longer than two seasons at Stamford Bridge.

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“My advice is to give him time and it will work,” said Guardiola, who worked with Maresca at City. “All managers need time. I don’t know if Chelsea is the place to do this, but it will work if they give him time. This is my feeling.”

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Chelsea caused City as many problems as anyone last season, drawing both league games and losing a tight FA Cup semi-final 1-0. Whether that counts for anything now they have a new manager, we’ll soon find out.

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Kick off 4.30pm.

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That’s all people

And right here’s what Pep made from all of it

The excellent news is we obtained three factors. The unhealthy information is now we have 65 extra video games to play!

For me it’s an immense privilege to be supervisor of those guys. They gave me the whole lot: the enjoyment, the happiness, the dedication to defend.

I’m actually impressed with the efficiency from Kevin [De Bruyne] as a result of he’s solely skilled for one week.

[On Rico Lewis] He does the whole lot properly. One on one defensively he’s unbelievable. He arrives within the pockets, he strikes like few gamers I’ve seen in my life.

Erling Haaland’s response

Yeah, three factors, excellent begin. I don’t really feel in excellent form however it’s good to get a purpose and to win.

Final yr Sanchez made an ideal save from me. He usually stays on his line, which is why I took a few further touches in order that he needed to come out. Then I knew what to do.

Pep says to us day by day that the most effective gamers are the most effective on the “best” issues [like your first touch in a busy penalty area]. He says this to me rather a lot!

If I can stretch the centre-backs to create house for Bernardo Silva, I’ll do it. It’s laborious however that’s my job.

I wish to be extra concerned in video games, Pep all the time says that to me. However then a recreation like this: do I should be extra concerned? I don’t know, it’s the million greenback query.

He’s such a superb interviewee. I suppose it’s simpler to talk the reality whenever you rating 500 objectives a season.

Full time: Chelsea 0-2 Man Metropolis

The champions start with a low-key, nearly routine victory at Stamford Bridge. Erling Haaland completed clinically within the first half, Mateo Kovacic completed the job with a trendy solo purpose. The top.

90+5 min An extended-range shot from Fernandez is spilled by Ederson however grabbed nonchantly, one-handed, after it loops up within the air. It’s been that type of day for Metropolis.

90+2 min Chelsea’s race is run.

90 min 5 minutes of added time.

90 min Doku goes on an excellent run from the left, beating Gusto and Fofana with ease to undergo on Sanchez. He tries to chop the ball again to Haaland however it’s lower out.

89 min Caicedo takes out his frustration on Doku and is booked.

Mateo Kovacic scores in opposition to his outdated membership to seal a cushty victory. He managed Fofana’s clearance on the chest, simply contained in the Chelsea half, then set off. Kovacic moved easily previous Caicedo and Fernandez earlier than whipping a shot in the direction of purpose from 20 yards. Sanchez dived to his proper however may solely punch the ball into the nook of the online; he in all probability ought to’ve finished higher.

Mateo Kovacic scores Manchester Metropolis’s second purpose. {Photograph}: David Klein/Reuters

GOAL! Chelsea 0-2 Man Metropolis (Kovacic 84)

That’ll do!

82 min Metropolis’s efficiency is the type groups normally worth extra on the finish of a season: 1-0, simply doing sufficient, job finished. They began very properly however since Haaland’s purpose the match has been more and more scruffy.

80 min: Chelsea substitution Renato Veiga, signed from Basel, replaces Cucurella at left-back.

79 min Cucurella has gone down and has an issue. At first it appeared like cramp however it could be extra severe.

77 min Gusto’s low cross is properly blocked by a sliding defender on the close to publish. Gusto then knocks the ball in opposition to the arm of Kovacic, which ends up in a VAR examine for a Chelsea penalty. It’s cleared. His arm was bent however fairly near his physique; once more, although, which may have been given in earlier seasons. It was a nonsense then and it will have been a nonsense now.

76 min Bernardo Silva arrows a superb go between the strains to search out Doku. He tries to place Haaland by way of on purpose however Fofana reads the go and cuts it out.

75 min Fernandez and Haaland have a little bit of a slanging match, prompting Anthony Taylor to name them over and inform them what’s what.

73 min De Bruyne rams a roller properly huge from the sting of the D.

71 min Cucurella’s deep cross is spilled by Ederson, who’s relieved to see the ball drop to Doku somewhat than a Chelsea participant. The transfer was began by Neto, who has been brilliant since approaching as substitute.

69 min Metropolis are passing the clock down at each alternative. Actually, no one does it higher.

67 min: Double substitution for Chelsea Right here come among the new boys: Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor and Marc Guiu exchange Romeo Lavia, who had a very good recreation, and Nicolas Jackson.

65 min: Lewis has a purpose disallowed! Haaland pulls away from Colwill to chest down De Bruyne’s flipped go into the field. Colwill will get again to make a vital interception and is then fouled by Haaland. The ball runs unfastened to Lewis, who rattles it previous Ederson – however then Anthony Taylor blows for the foul.

Haaland scraped his studs down Colwill’s leg and is booked. It wasn’t deliberate, however it appeared painful.

63 min “I realise that the absurdities of soccer funds basically, and the present Chelsea regime specifically, have rendered switch charges practically meaningless, however has Enzo Fernández ever appeared like 100 million pound participant?” asks Kári Tulinius. “He’s a really helpful a part of the Argentine nationwide workforce, however he all the time appears a bit misplaced when taking part in for Chelsea. Although he’s not alone in that.”

Not even shut, though he’s solely 23 and that’s fairly younger for a participant in his place. It’d be fascinating to know what knowledge made Chelsea so determined to pay that a lot cash for him.

Thoughts you, you’d in all probability the identical about Caicedo on his Chelsea kind and he was marvellous at Brighton.

61 min: High-quality save by Ederson! After a little bit of Chelsea strain, Lavia heads the ball in the direction of Jackson within the six-yard field. He twists to hit a volley that’s saved out dramatically by Ederson. Both aspect of the keeper and it will in all probability have gone in.

60 min Metropolis break very dangerously from the nook, just for Doku to play a unfastened go throughout to Haaland. Doku hasn’t had his best recreation.

59 min Caicedo’s long-range shot is blocked and rebounds again to him. He performs a superb go to Fernandez on the proper aspect of the world, and he slides a teasing low ball throughout purpose. Lewis does brilliantly to get in entrance of the ahead, undecided who it was, and put the ball behind for a nook. With out that contact Chelsea would have scored.

58 min: Chelsea substitution Pedro Neto replaces Christopher Nkunku, who had a quiet recreation on the left. Metropolis have managed this second half so it’s a very good time to carry on Neto.

Chelsea’s Pedro Neto. {Photograph}: David Klein/Reuters

57 min It took 57 minutes.

“Can I be the primary to congratulate Manchester Metropolis on their unprecedented fifth title in a row,” writes Matt Dony. “Finest league on the earth(!).”

56 min “Talking of dual peaks, take a look on the finely groomed bald heads of Pep Guardiola and Enzo Maresca!” chirps Peter Oh. “Are they the most effective within the league although? I’m undecided. Arne Slot’s clean and comely pate and Erik ten Hag’s slick noggin will certainly have one thing to say about that. I’ve obtained a hunch that this season will baldly go the place no earlier one has gone.”

What do they know of baldness who solely baldness know?

55 min Cucurella exchanges unpleasantries with Bernardo Silva, in all probability in an try and get himself going greater than something.

54 min Fofana flattens Haaland and is a bit fortunate to not obtain a yellow card.

53 min “Agree along with your correspondent that this season has began with a little bit of low-key shrug,” writes Ben Kybett. “I believe this usually appears the case in an Olympic summer season, when the efforts of that spirit of plucky amateurism (nonetheless illusory in lots of circumstances) in underwatched-sports contrasts with the ubiquity of Premier League plutocrat-ball. We’ll be hooked once more by the point the clocks return.”

Sil. Cheer me up babe.

(NB: Clip comprises grownup language)

52 min: Good save by Sanchez! De Bruyne’s go deflects to Bernardo Silva, who squares it to Haaland simply inside the world. He sweeps a first-time shot that’s pushed away to his proper by the diving Sanchez. Haaland might need finished higher there, just because he’s him.

50 min: “With all these beastliness flying about,” begins Steve Bradfield, “have Chelsea skilled a little bit of EBH – egregious bodily hurt?”

For the unfamiliar, EBH are his initials: Erling Bloody* Haaland.

* Braut

49 min Virtually an opportunity for Chelsea, however Jackson and Fernandez get in one another’s manner. Chelsea have been actually heavy-footed within the Metropolis penalty space.

47 min Loud groans from the house followers as Sanchez passes the ball straight to De Bruyne on the left fringe of the world. He obtained away with it as a result of De Bruyne overhit his cross.

46 min Peep peep! Chelsea start the second half.

Replace: Savinho isn’t okay. Some chancer referred to as Phil Foden has come on to exchange him.

Half-time studying

Half time: Chelsea 0-1 Man Metropolis

Metropolis’s B-game remains to be sufficient for them to dominate most Premier League groups and that was the case within the first half at Stamford Bridge. Erling Haaland completed expertly within the 18th minute and, although Chelsea improved because the half progressed, their attacking play had a type of virginal enthusiasm. They should settle down within the second half.

I believe Savinho is okay to proceed by the way in which.

45+6 min One other unsuccessful attraction for a penalty, this time when Nkunku goes down. My first impression is that he was attempting it on.

45+3 min Chelsea once more enquire a couple of penalty when Fernandez goes over within the space after a problem from Dias, who type of fell into him. VAR received’t overturn the choice however that’s the type of penalty that may have been given in 2020-21 once they had been penalising all contact.

45+1 min 5 minutes of added time.

44 min: Jackson has a purpose disallowed! Palmer’s shot from the sting of the world was spilled by Ederson, an uncommon mistake that was punished by Jackson – or at the least it will have been had Jackson not gone too early.

42 min “Liked Twin Peaks however completely failed to grasp what was happening in the direction of the tip,” says Richard Hirst. “Your reference to Killer BOB made me Google him, solely to search out that I completely fail to grasp what it says there about him. Nonetheless, it was enjoyable being reminded of THE nice watercooler TV present. Although if I used to be Haaland I’d sue you for the comparability.”

Come on now. It’s like I in contrast him to Windom Earle.

41 min Actually it was Caicedo who clobbered De Bruyne, although Doku was within the neighborhood.

Savinho can be down and that appears extra severe. It’ll be such a disgrace if he has to go off; he’s been actually spectacular.

Manchester Metropolis’s Savinho. {Photograph}: David Klein/Reuters

40 min Bernardo Silva’s low shot from a good angle is kicked away by Sanchez after a quick Metropolis break. He was arrange by De Bruyne, who was then flattened – probably by his teammate Doku – and remains to be down.

39 min Chelsea’s greatest transfer. Palmer crosses deep, Nkunku heads down, Jackson lays off and Fernandez’s shot flies off Akanji for a nook.

37 min: High-quality save by Sanchez! Doku lashes a shot from 25 yards that takes a giant deflection and is pawed over acrobatically by Sanchez. The replays recommend it wasn’t fairly as good because it checked out first, although he nonetheless did properly.

35 min Savinho escapes Cucurella once more and strikes into the world from the proper. He can’t resolve what to take action finally performs the ball again to Kovacic, whose first-time shot from 20 yards is blocked.

Chelsea break and Jackson is barely offside when put by way of on the left wing. Play continues for a very good 30 seconds earlier than the flag goes up. Pep is giving the fourth official a mouthful.