Chelsea vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League

Manchester City start title defence with 2-0 win over Chelsea

Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal in his 100th appearance for Manchester City on Sunday as the champions kicked off their Premier League title defence with a lively 2-0 away win over Chelsea.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
• 4': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 8': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho with a through ball.
• 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
• 9': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
• 9': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
• 10': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.
• 11': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
• 13': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
• 13': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 14': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
• 14': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
• 15': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 16': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
• 16': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 17': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
• 17': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 18': Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 22': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Savinho.
• 25': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
• 25': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 26': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
• 26': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
• 35': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
• 37': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
• 37': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
• 37': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
• 38': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
• 39': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
• 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
• 40': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 41': Delay in match because of an injury Savinho (Manchester City).
• 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 44': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
• 44': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
• 45'+2': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
• 45'+2': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
• 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
• 45'+6': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1.
• 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Savinho because of an injury.
• 50': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 50': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
• 52': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 54': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 54': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
• 55': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
• 55': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Christopher Nkunku.
• 59': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
• 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
• 61': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
• 61': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roméo Lavia with a headed pass.
• 65': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
• 65': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 65': Delay in match because of an injury Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
• 66': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Nicolas Jackson because of an injury.
• 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Roméo Lavia.
• 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 69': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
• 69': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
• 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
• 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Renato Veiga replaces Marc Cucurella because of an injury.
• 84': Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 2. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
• 89': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
• 89': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 89': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
• 90': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 90'+1': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
• 90'+1': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+2': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
• 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
• 90'+3': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
• 90'+3': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+4': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
• 90'+5': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 2.
• 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 2.