Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
Manchester City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sat 8 May 2021 · 16:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Raheem Sterling 12' Y
Gabriel Jesus 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
  • Referee Andy Halliday
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

13
3
5
Manchester City FC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 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

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Chelsea FC H 1–2 L
04 May Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–0 W
01 May Crystal Palace FC A 2–0 W
28 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–1 W
21 Apr Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
17 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Manchester City FC A 2–1 W
05 May Real Madrid CF H 2–0 W
01 May Fulham FC H 2–0 W
27 Apr Real Madrid CF A 1–1 D
24 Apr West Ham United FC A 1–0 W
20 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Chelsea FC
#1 Position #10
15 Points 7
5 Played 5
5 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 2
13 Scored 10
5 Conceded 12
+8 GD -2
3.00 PPG 1.40
100% Win % 40%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City FC face off against Chelsea FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Billy Gilmour is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' A meaty challenge results in booking for Raheem Sterling on 12.
  • 17' Callum Hudson-Odoi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 27' N'Golo Kante is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Manchester City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 44' Raheem Sterling puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
  • 45' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 45 minute. Andreas Christensen leaves to be changed by Kurt Zouma.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Thomas Tuchel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Timo Werner made 166 appearances and scored 116 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Reece James suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' The Morocco Hakim Ziyech breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 1-1!
  • 68' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. N'Golo Kante departs to be replaced by Jorginho.
  • 70' Phil Foden is replacing Sergio Aguero for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 71' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Sergio Aguero by Phil Foden on 71 minute.
  • 76' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Hakim Ziyech by Callum Hudson-Odoi on 76 minute.
  • 80' Oleksandr Zinchenko gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces Benjamin Mendy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Nathan Ake is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 90' Gabriel Jesus picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

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

2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 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

Manchester City FC Form

2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2021-05-04 Manchester City FC 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2021-05-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W 2021-05-05 Chelsea FC 2–0 Real Madrid CF W 2021-05-01 Chelsea FC 2–0 Fulham FC W 2021-04-27 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2021-04-24 West Ham United FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.18 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC61% Draw20% Chelsea FC19%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Chelsea FC
39%
Manchester City FC or Chelsea FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC55% Draw31% Chelsea FC14%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–2 not predicted
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
4 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.7%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
4 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
4.1%
5 – 1
3.8%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 19% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 18% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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