Manchester CityvChelsea
Sun, 13 Dec 2026, 2:00 am AEDT
Etihad Stadium
Season comparison
| Manchester City | 2026-27 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 3 | Won | 2 |
| 0 | Drawn | 0 |
| 0 | Lost | 1 |
| 7 | Goals for | 8 |
| 2 | Goals against | 7 |
| WWW | Last 5 | LWW |
Key stats
- 0.5Half-time goals2.5
Half-time goals: Manchester City 0.5, Chelsea 2.5. The score at the break.
- 2.41xG2.28
xG: Manchester City 2.41, Chelsea 2.28. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 2.41Non-penalty xG2.28
Non-penalty xG: Manchester City 2.41, Chelsea 2.28. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 15.3Shots16
Shots: Manchester City 15.3, Chelsea 16. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 6.3On target5.7
On target: Manchester City 6.3, Chelsea 5.7. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 3.3Big chances2.7
Big chances: Manchester City 3.3, Chelsea 2.7. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 7Corners4
Corners: Manchester City 7, Chelsea 4. Corners won.
- 3.3Shots from corners2.3
Shots from corners: Manchester City 3.3, Chelsea 2.3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 0From free kicks0.3
From free kicks: Manchester City 0, Chelsea 0.3. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 3Headed shots1
Headed shots: Manchester City 3, Chelsea 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 432.3Passes in their third157.7
Passes in their third: Manchester City 432.3, Chelsea 157.7. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 10.3Deep completions9.3
Deep completions: Manchester City 10.3, Chelsea 9.3. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 11Fouls6.5
Fouls: Manchester City 11, Chelsea 6.5. Fouls conceded.
- 1.3Yellow cards2.7
Yellow cards: Manchester City 1.3, Chelsea 2.7. Summed from the players.
- 7.0PPDA18.7
PPDA: Manchester City 7.0, Chelsea 18.7. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 2.30Expected points1.62
Expected points: Manchester City 2.30, Chelsea 1.62. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
7 Manchester City · 3 drawn · 0 Chelsea10 meetings on record, 2.5 goals a game
- Chelsea0–3Manchester City2025-26 · 13 Apr
- Manchester City1–1Chelsea2025-26 · 5 Jan
- Manchester City3–1Chelsea2024-25 · 26 Jan
- Chelsea0–2Manchester City2024-25 · 19 Aug
- Manchester City1–1Chelsea2023-24 · 18 Feb
- Chelsea4–4Manchester City2023-24 · 13 Nov
- Manchester City1–0Chelsea2022-23 · 22 May
- Chelsea0–1Manchester City2022-23 · 6 Jan
- Manchester City1–0Chelsea2021-22 · 15 Jan
- Chelsea0–1Manchester City2021-22 · 25 Sept
Last time out
Manchester City
Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City · 5 Sept
- Abdukodir KhusanovDR
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- Marc GuéhiDC
- RúbenDC
- Joško GvardiolDL
- Elliot AndersonDMC
- EnzoDMC
- Antoine SemenyoAMR
- Rayan CherkiAMC
- Iliman NdiayeAML
- Erling HaalandFW
Substitutes used (3)
Chelsea
Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea · 6 Sept
- Emiliano MartinezGK
- Maxence LacroixDC
- Josh AcheampongDC
- Wesley FofanaDC
- Pedro NetoDMR
- Jorrel HatoDML
- Reece JamesMC
- Roméo LaviaMC
- Morgan RogersAMC
- Cole PalmerAMC
- João PedroFW
Substitutes used (4)
Players to watch
Manchester City
- Erling Haaland3Goals
- Rayan Cherki2Assists
- Erling Haaland14Shots
- Erling Haaland7Shots on target
- Rayan Cherki10Key passes
- Phil Foden3Big chances
- Erling Haaland2.46Expected goals
- Rayan Cherki1.75Expected assists
Chelsea
- Cole Palmer2Goals
- João Pedro2Assists
- Cole Palmer12Shots
- Cole Palmer5Shots on target
- Morgan Rogers10Key passes
- João Pedro3Big chances
- João Pedro2.07Expected goals
- Morgan Rogers1.77Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Manchester City v Chelsea def | Chelsea v Manchester City def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1.00v0.671st/2nd | 0.67v0.003rd/11th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.007th/8th | 0.67v0.331st/2nd |
| Shots | 4.7v2.31st/11th | 3.3v1.03rd/19th |
| Shots on target | 2.3v1.31st/1st | 0.7v0.37th/13th |
| Key passes | 0.3v1.317th/2nd | 2.0v0.71st/13th |
| Big chances | 1.00v0.332nd/11th | 1.00v0.332nd/11th |
| xG | 0.82v0.421st/12th | 0.69v0.275th/18th |
| Attacking mid | Manchester City v Chelsea def | Chelsea v Manchester City def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.67v1.007th/5th | 1.33v0.332nd/9th |
| Assists | 2.33v0.331st/8th | 0.67v0.004th/14th |
| Shots | 6.3v6.37th/6th | 7.0v3.35th/15th |
| Shots on target | 1.7v3.09th/3rd | 2.3v1.76th/8th |
| Key passes | 8.0v4.71st/6th | 5.3v3.36th/12th |
| Big chances | 1.33v1.673rd/1st | 0.67v1.008th/6th |
| xG | 1.04v0.995th/5th | 0.80v0.566th/12th |
| Midfielders | Manchester City v Chelsea def | Chelsea v Manchester City def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.33v0.335th/3rd | 0.67v0.001st/10th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.3310th/3rd | 0.67v0.001st/11th |
| Shots | 2.7v1.710th/16th | 4.3v1.71st/16th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.77th/7th | 2.0v0.01st/16th |
| Key passes | 1.7v2.317th/12th | 4.3v1.72nd/15th |
| Big chances | 0.33v0.005th/9th | 1.00v0.001st/9th |
| xG | 0.30v0.088th/18th | 0.77v0.101st/13th |
| Defenders | Manchester City v Chelsea def | Chelsea v Manchester City def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.33v0.003rd/5th | 0.00v0.007th/5th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.333rd/2nd | 0.33v0.003rd/10th |
| Shots | 1.3v3.716th/2nd | 0.7v2.320th/9th |
| Shots on target | 1.0v1.34th/3rd | 0.0v0.317th/11th |
| Key passes | 2.0v2.09th/7th | 1.0v1.017th/16th |
| Big chances | 0.67v0.673rd/3rd | 0.00v0.009th/10th |
| xG | 0.28v0.537th/3rd | 0.02v0.0820th/14th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
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