Manchester City 1:1 Chelsea

Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 20 at Etihad Stadium on 4 January 2026, with the half time score at 1:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Manchester City

1 : 1

HT 1 : 0

Chelsea

4 January 2026
Kickoff: 17:30 UTC
Venue: Etihad Stadium | Manchester
Referee: M. Oliver

Form and Table

Manchester City 2nd 78 pts LossDrawWinWinDraw
Chelsea 10th 52 pts LossWinDrawLossLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Manchester City

N. O'Reilly Questionable | Ankle Injury
M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
Nico Questionable | Injury
Nico Questionable | Injury
Nico Questionable | Injury
Savinho Questionable | Injury
J. Stones Questionable | Thigh Injury

Chelsea

D. Essugo Questionable | Injury
T. Adarabioyo Questionable | Muscle Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
C. Palmer Questionable | Thigh Injury
J. Gittens Questionable | Illness
M. Gusto Questionable | Inactive

Match Events

Manchester City: T. ReijndersGoal
42'
46'
Chelsea: Andrey SantosSubstitution | Off: Estêvão
Manchester City: A. KhusanovSubstitution | Off: J. Gvardiol
51'
52'
Chelsea: Reece JamesYellow Card | Foul
Manchester City: Rúben DiasYellow Card | Foul
54'
62'
Chelsea: L. DelapSubstitution | Off: Joao Pedro
62'
Chelsea: J. HatoSubstitution | Off: J. Acheampong
Manchester City: J. DokuSubstitution | Off: T. Reijnders
70'
Manchester City: Matheus NunesYellow Card | Argument
79'
79'
Chelsea: Liam DelapYellow Card | Argument
Manchester City: N. AkeSubstitution | Off: R. Dias
81'
90'
Chelsea: E. FernandezGoal
Manchester City: Bernardo SilvaYellow Card | Foul
90+3'
90+5'
Chelsea: Enzo FernándezYellow Card

Match Stats

Manchester City
Chelsea

57% Ball Possession 43%

1.02 Expected Goals 1.85

14 Total Shots 8

3 Shots on Goal 3

6 Shots off Goal 4

5 Blocked Shots 1

12 Shots Inside Box 8

2 Shots Outside Box 0

8 Corner Kicks 2

2 Offsides 2

12 Fouls 14

3 Yellow Cards 3

Red Cards

2 Goalkeeper Saves 2

580 Total Passes 436

504 Accurate Passes 363

87% Pass Accuracy 83%

0.23 Goals Prevented 0.23

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation: 4-1-4-1

G. Donnarumma

N. O'Reilly J. Gvardiol R. Dias M. Nunes

Rodri

T. Reijnders P. Foden R. Cherki B. Silva

E. Haaland

Substitutes

1 | J. Trafford | G
11 | J. Doku | F
82 | R. Lewis | D
56 | R. McAidoo | F
92 | R. Heskey | F
6 | N. Ake | D
45 | A. Khusanov | D
91 | S. Mfuni | D
63 | D. Mukasa | M

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Chelsea

Formation: 4-2-3-1

F. Jorgensen

M. Gusto B. Badiashile T. Chalobah J. Acheampong

E. Fernandez R. James

P. Neto C. Palmer Estêvão

Joao Pedro

Substitutes

44 | G. Slonina | G
50 | M. Merrick | G
11 | J. Gittens | F
49 | A. Garnacho | F
17 | Andrey Santos | M
38 | M. Guiu | F
4 | T. Adarabioyo | D
9 | L. Delap | F
21 | J. Hato | D

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester City
Player	Minutes	Rating
Tijjani Reijnders	70	8.3
Rodri	90	7.9
Joško Gvardiol	51	7.3
Gianluigi Donnarumma	90	7.3
Jérémy Doku	20	7.3

Chelsea
Player	Minutes	Rating
Enzo Fernández	90	7.6
Filip Jørgensen	90	7.2
Andrey Santos	45	7.2
Benoît Badiashile	90	6.9
Jorrel Hato	28	6.7

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC