Manchester City vs Chelsea

Manchester City

1 - 1

Chelsea

🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Chelsea 10

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

29 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	38%
Draws	24%
Away wins	38%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Manchester City outshot their opponent (14-8).
Manchester City controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 27

Avg: 1.68 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37

PPG

1.37

2.37

1.68

0.74

1.42

74%

O2.5

74%

47%

BTTS

68%

84%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Chelsea rank10th

Manchester City points78

Chelsea points52

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Chelsea score away84%

Chelsea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Chelsea score first26%

Chelsea win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Chelsea 58%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Chelsea 33.4'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Chelsea score away1.68 vs 1.22

Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Chelsea score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

31-45 9

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

580

436

Passes Accurate

504

363

Passes %

87%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Reijnders

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Estêvão

1st substitution · For: Andrey Santos

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ J. Gvardiol

1st substitution · For: A. Khusanov

52'

52' R. James

54'

54' Rúben Dias

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Joshua Kofi Acheampong

2nd substitution · For: J. Hato

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ João Pedro

3rd substitution · For: L. Delap

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Reijnders

2nd substitution · For: J. Doku

79'

79' Matheus Nunes

79'

79' L. Delap

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Rúben Dias

3rd substitution · For: N. Aké

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Fernández

Normal Goal

90+3'

90+3' Bernardo Silva

90+5'

90+5' E. Fernández

Manchester City vs Chelsea 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City drew 1-1 with Chelsea on Sunday, 04 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 42' when T. Reijnders scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 46', with Estêvão replacing Andrey Santos. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 51', with J. Gvardiol replacing A. Khusanov. R. James received a yellow card for Chelsea at 52'. Rúben Dias received a yellow card for Manchester City at 54'. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Joshua Kofi Acheampong replacing J. Hato. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 62', with João Pedro replacing L. Delap. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 70', with T. Reijnders replacing J. Doku. Matheus Nunes received a yellow card for Manchester City at 79'. L. Delap received a yellow card for Chelsea at 79'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Rúben Dias replacing N. Aké. Chelsea found a late equaliser at 90' when E. Fernández scored, making the score 1-1. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 90+3'. E. Fernández received a yellow card for Chelsea at 90+5'.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Chelsea used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 3 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 3 yellow cards.