Manchester City vs Chelsea match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 20 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Ref M. Oliver

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Manchester City drew with Chelsea 1–1 in the Premier League on 4 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.02–1.85. Manchester City had 57% of the ball.

Manchester City vs Chelsea match statistics

Manchester CityChelsea

57% Ball possession 43%
1.02 Expected goals (xG) 1.85
14 Total shots 8
3 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside the box 8
8 Corners 2
12 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 3
580 Passes 436
87% Pass accuracy 83%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

42' Goal T. Reijnders Manchester City
52' Yellow card R. James Chelsea
54' Yellow card Rúben Dias Manchester City
79' Yellow card M. Nunes Manchester City
79' Yellow card L. Delap Chelsea
90' Goal E. Fernandez Chelsea
90+3' Yellow card B. Silva Manchester City
90+5' Yellow card E. Fernandez Chelsea

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester City

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Pep Guardiola

25 G. Donnarumma

33 N. O'Reilly 24 J. Gvardiol 3 Rúben Dias 27 M. Nunes

16 Rodri

4 T. Reijnders 47 P. Foden 10 R. Cherki 20 B. Silva

9 E. Haaland

Bench J. Trafford , J. Doku , R. Lewis , R. McAidoo , Reigan Heskey , Nathan Aké , A. Khusanov , S. Mfuni , D. Mukasa

Chelsea

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Calum McFarlane

12 F. Jörgensen

27 M. Gusto 5 B. Badiashile 23 T. Chalobah 34 Joshua Kofi Acheampong

8 E. Fernandez 24 R. James

7 Pedro Neto 10 C. Palmer 41 Estêvão

20 Joao Pedro

Bench Gabriel Słonina , M. Merrick , J. Gittens , A. Garnacho , Andrey Santos , M. Guiu , T. Adarabioyo , L. Delap , J. Hato

Form guide

Manchester City at home

8–0–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.5 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City vs Chelsea head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Jan 25	Manchester City v Chelsea	3–1
18 Aug 24	Chelsea v Manchester City	0–2
3 Aug 24	Manchester City v Chelsea	4–2
20 Apr 24	Manchester City v Chelsea	1–0
17 Feb 24	Manchester City v Chelsea	1–1
12 Nov 23	Chelsea v Manchester City	4–4

The full Manchester City vs Chelsea head-to-head record