Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Manchester City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sat 15 Jan 2022 · 12:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Marcos Alonso
Y 8' Marcos Alonso
Y 32' Mateo Kovacic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Lee Betts
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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
2022-01-15 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Chelsea FC H 1–0 W
01 Jan Arsenal FC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Brentford FC A 1–0 W
26 Dec Leicester City FC H 6–3 W
19 Dec Newcastle United FC A 4–0 W
14 Dec Leeds United FC H 7–0 W
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–1 L
02 Jan Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
29 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Aston Villa FC A 3–1 W
19 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
16 Dec Everton FC H 1–1 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' The wait is over. Manchester City FC get us underway at Etihad Stadium.
  • 5' Kyle Walker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 7' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcos Alonso.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Marcos Alonso argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 13' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 18' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mateo Kovacic.
  • 37' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chelsea FC backline.
  • 42' Manchester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mason Mount made 389 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Malang Sarr, a France centre-back, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Chelsea FC! Timo Werner comes on to replace Christian Pulisic.
  • 70' Magnificent from Kevin De Bruyne! That is 81 goals in 438 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thiago Silva, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Antoine Semenyo scoring 1 goals.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Marcos Alonso as he leaves the pitch. Mason Mount steps in for Chelsea FC.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by Ilkay Gundogan.
  • 85' Ilkay Gundogan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin De Bruyne on 85 minute.
  • 88' Manchester City FC make a change. Phil Foden trudges off to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus on 88 minutes.
  • Chelsea FC will have plenty to reflect on. Manchester City FC were simply the better side today.

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

2022-01-15 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2022-01-15 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC W 2022-01-01 Arsenal FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-12-29 Brentford FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2021-12-26 Manchester City FC 6–3 Leicester City FC W 2021-12-19 Newcastle United FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2021-12-14 Manchester City FC 7–0 Leeds United FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2022-01-15 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2022-01-02 Chelsea FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2021-12-29 Chelsea FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Chelsea FC W 2021-12-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2021-12-16 Chelsea FC 1–1 Everton FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
3.41 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Manchester City FC to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC72% Draw15% Chelsea FC13%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 4.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Chelsea FC
28%
Manchester City FC or Chelsea FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC61% Draw29% Chelsea FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.6%
4 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
6%
1 – 1
4.9%
5 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
5 – 0
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 19% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 17% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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