Saturday , 14 November 2026

Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Chelsea FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sun 3 Jan 2021 · 16:30 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'
Hakim Ziyech 45' Y
Christian Pulisic 45' Y
N'Golo Kante 53' Y
Mateo Kovacic 71' Y
Y 90' Bernardo Silva

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

5
3
13
Chelsea FC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2020-06-25 Chelsea FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2019-11-23 Manchester City FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2019-02-10 Manchester City FC 6–0 Chelsea FC 2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Manchester City FC H 1–3 L
28 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Arsenal FC A 1–3 L
21 Dec West Ham United FC H 3–0 W
15 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Everton FC A 0–1 L
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Chelsea FC A 3–1 W
26 Dec Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
19 Dec Southampton FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
12 Dec Manchester United FC A 0–0 D
09 Dec Olympique de Marseille H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Manchester City FC
#5 Position #3
16 Points 21
10 Played 10
5 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 3
19 Scored 21
16 Conceded 13
+3 GD +8
1.60 PPG 2.10
50% Win % 70%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Chelsea FC are 5th (16 pts). Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
7/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 5 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 5 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 3 G 3 A
Pedro Neto 3 G 1 A
Jordan Henderson 2 G 1 A
Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 9 G
Rayan Cherki 5 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 3 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stamford Bridge. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chelsea FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Oleksandr Zinchenko has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' N'Golo Kante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 18' What a strike from Ilkay Gundogan! The score is 0-1.
  • 21' Phil Foden doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 26' Chelsea FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
  • 31' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' Kevin De Bruyne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
  • 39' Mason Mount has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' The referee shows Chelsea FC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 64' Chelsea FC make a change. Hakim Ziyech trudges off to be replaced by Callum Hudson-Odoi on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Manchester City FC have won 1056 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Mateo Kovacic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' Fernandinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ilkay Gundogan at the 75 minute mark.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Mateo Kovacic is replaced by Kai Havertz.
  • 82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 86' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Kevin De Bruyne has done his job and it is now time for Sergio Aguero to step up.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Bernardo Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Full Time. Manchester City FC beats Chelsea FC

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riyad Mahrez 5
Erling Haaland 4
Julian Alvarez 4
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Phil Foden 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Rodri 2

Head to Head

2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2020-06-25 Chelsea FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2019-11-23 Manchester City FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2019-02-10 Manchester City FC 6–0 Chelsea FC 2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC

Chelsea FC Form

2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC L 2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2020-12-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-21 Chelsea FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2020-12-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-12 Everton FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L

Manchester City FC Form

2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2020-12-26 Manchester City FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2020-12-19 Southampton FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2020-12-15 Manchester City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2020-12-12 Manchester United FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2020-12-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Olympique de Marseille W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC28% Draw24% Manchester City FC48%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Manchester City FC
72%
Chelsea FC or Manchester City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC23% Draw39% Manchester City FC38%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 3
3.9%
0 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 14% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 20% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 15% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.