Manchester City conceded a 94th-minute equaliser from Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez to finish 1-1 with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. City controlled large periods, but Chelsea\u2019s improved second-half showing and a late finish denied the hosts victory as the season passed the halfway stage and left City six points behind the league leaders following Arsenal\u2019s win over Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
City took the lead when Tijjani Reijnders finished after Rayan Cherki\u2019s pass deflected into his path. Chelsea grew into the game after half-time and created a series of openings, culminating in Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s stoppage-time strike following a cross from Malo Gusto. Gianluigi Donnarumma saved the first effort but could not keep out the rebound.<\/p>\n
Worrying for Pep Guardiola was the loss of both starting centre backs, R\u00faben Dias and Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol. Gvardiol was withdrawn shortly after the interval with what appeared an ankle problem, and Dias could not complete the match after picking up a knock late on.<\/p>\n
Team and key details<\/p>\n
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
\nStarting XI: Filip J\u00f6rgensen; Josh Acheampong, Trevoh Chalobah, Beno\u00eet Badiashile, Malo Gusto; Reece James (c), Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez; Est\u00eav\u00e3o, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto; Jo\u00e3o Pedro.
\nSubs used: Andrey Santos, Jorrel Hato, Liam Delap.<\/p>\n
Man City player ratings (out of 10)
\nGK: Gianluigi Donnarumma \u2014 7.9: Not really seen until Chelsea had their first shot on target with 20 minutes left, pulling out a relatively straightforward but important stop. Almost kept out the equaliser.
\nRB: Matheus Nunes \u2014 7.4: Might have done more to cut out the cross before it reached Fern\u00e1ndez.
\nCB: R\u00faben Dias \u2014 7.3: Unable to complete the game after picking up a knock late on.
\nCB: Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol \u2014 6.9: Withdrawn only a few minutes after half-time with what appeared an ankle problem.
\nLB: Nico O\u2019Reilly \u2014 7.3: Won his individual battle with Est\u00eav\u00e3o, who did not re-emerge after the break.
\nCM: Bernardo Silva (c) \u2014 6.4: Led by example but limited in output.
\nCM: Rodri \u2014 8.3: Controlled performance on his return to the starting XI.
\nCM: Tijjani Reijnders \u2014 7.7: Continued his scoring run with a strong finish.
\nRF: Rayan Cherki \u2014 6.6: Architect of the breakthrough but lacked consistent end product.
\nLF: Phil Foden \u2014 6.6: Bright early, faded after the interval.
\nST: Erling Haaland \u2014 7.2: Quiet start, later tested Chelsea and struck the inside of the post.<\/p>\n
Substitutes: Abdukodir Khusanov (51\u2019 for Gvardiol) \u2014 6.6; J\u00e9r\u00e9my Doku (70\u2019 for Reijnders) \u2014 6.7; Nathan Ak\u00e9 (81\u2019 for Dias) \u2014 N\/A. Subs not used: James Trafford, Rico Lewis, Stephen Mfuni, Divine Mukasa, Ryan McAidoo, Reigan Heskey.<\/p>\n
City dominated possession and outshot Chelsea but failed to turn control into three points as injuries compounded late frustration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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