Manchester City vs Chelsea
Match pulse
MNCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CHE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Man City 1-0
Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Carlos Tevez (59').
Play by play
- 94'
<b>FULL TIME</b> There is the whistle and City inflict Chelsea's first defeat of the season on their first real test! Looks like it won't be the cakewalk some predicted. In truth, City deserved it after battling harder than their opponents. Chelsea didn't do enough to score and paid the price.
- 93'
Zabaleta charges forward before feeding Adebayor but though he does well to get into the box he then falls over looking for a penalty and doesn't get it.
- 92'
McEachran spins in a ball but Sturridge won't get near that.
- 91'
Johnson wins a free kick in a rare City attack. They are just trying to waste time now as Milner wins another free kick.
- 90'
Essien tries yet another long ranger but Hart stands firm as it bounces just in front of him. Four minutes added..
- 89'
A long throw from Ivanovic drops for Malouda but his volley is screwed into the ground and neither Anelka nor Sturridge can turn it goalwards.
- 88'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Jerome Boateng is on for his Premier League debut and Boyata comes off after a solid display.
- 87'
Zhirkov's cross is poor when McEachran was on the edge of the box waiting for a cut back.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Adebayor is coming on and Tevez trots off after a good game.
- 85'
City are sitting deep now, as you'd expect, and playing purely on the counter. Chelsea finding it hard to break them down.
- 84'
Tevez flashes his free kick well wide of the post. A poor effort.
- 83'
Tevez wins a free kick off Terry now. City free kick, left of the penalty area.
- 82'
Tevez wants a free kick for a kick by Alex but nothing doing, then as Chelsea break Cole overruns the ball. The replay shows Tevez had a compelling case.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Ramires comes off and Josh McEachran comes on for his Premier League debut.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Sturridge is roundly booed as he gets his first touch then Ramires is booked for a late tackle.
- 78'
Cole fires a shot into the side netting as Malouda's pass to Anelka runs free.
- 78'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Silva is limping and goes off, and Adam Johnson comes on.
- 77'
Zhirkov's ball is met by Alex but the ball flashes off his shoulder and wide. What a good chance.
- 76'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Boyata sends Zhirkov flying and Chelsea win a free kick wide left.
- 75'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Sturridge comes on in place of Drogba, who looks surprised.
- 73'
This is where City's terriers come into their own - protecting a lead. Barry, De jong and Toure are snapping at heels in midfield and forcing Chelsea to shoot from range, as Essien does again there.
- 72'
Twenty minutes for Chelsea to rescue their 100 per cent record, or just their unbeaten record.
- 70'
Essien shows how Chelsea are struggling for options in the final third by whacking a shot wide from 35 yards out.
- 69'
Malouda and Cole combine but the full back slips as he is about to cross.
- 68'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Mikel goes off and Zhirkov comes on.
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