Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Chelsea vs Manchester City – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-0. Goals: N. O'Reilly (51'), M. Guéhi (57'), J. Doku (68'). Chelsea had 36% possession against Manchester City's 64%. Shots on target: 3-8.

Premier League · Regular Season - 32

Sunday, 12 April 2026

ChelseaChelsea

0 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Manchester CityManchester City

Referee: Chris Kavanagh, England

Lineups

ChelseaChelsea4-2-3-1
Robert Sánchez1Robert SánchezG
Malo Gusto27Malo GustoD
Wesley Fofana29Wesley FofanaD
Jorrel Hato21Jorrel HatoD
Marc Cucurella3Marc CucurellaD
Andrey Santos17Andrey SantosM
Moisés Caicedo25Moisés CaicedoM
EstĂŞvĂŁo41EstĂŞvĂŁoM
Cole Palmer10Cole PalmerM
Pedro Neto7Pedro NetoM
JoĂŁo Pedro20JoĂŁo PedroF

Substitutes

45Roméo LaviaM
49Alejandro GarnachoF
9Liam DelapF
14Dário EssugoM
34Josh AcheampongD
28Teddy Sharman-LoweG
4Tosin AdarabioyoD
19Mamadou SarrD
38Marc GuiuF
Manchester CityManchester City4-2-3-1
Gianluigi Donnarumma25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
Matheus Nunes27Matheus NunesD
Abdukodir Khusanov45Abdukodir KhusanovD
Marc Guéhi15Marc GuéhiD
Nico O'Reilly33Nico O'ReillyD
Bernardo Silva20Bernardo SilvaM
Rodri16RodriM
Antoine Semenyo42Antoine SemenyoM
Rayan Cherki10Rayan CherkiM
Jérémy Doku11Jérémy DokuM
Erling Haaland9Erling HaalandF

Substitutes

21Rayan AĂŻt-NouriD
47Phil FodenM
26SavinhoF
8Mateo KovačićM
1James TraffordG
6Nathan AkéD
4Tijjani ReijndersM
7Omar MarmoushF
14Nico GonzálezM

Match Events

12'Y

EstĂŞvĂŁo

38'Y

A. Semenyo

51'G

N. O'Reilly

Assist: R. Cherki

54'Y

Marc Cucurella

57'G

M. Guéhi

Assist: R. Cherki

64'S

N. O'Reilly

Substitution 1

67'S

Andrey Santos

Substitution 1

67'S

EstĂŞvĂŁo

Substitution 2

68'G

J. Doku

76'S

R. Cherki

Substitution 2

76'S

J. Doku

Substitution 3

81'S

Bernardo Silva

Substitution 4

81'S

JoĂŁo Pedro

Substitution 3

82'S

M. Caicedo

Substitution 4

88'S

M. Gusto

Substitution 5

90'+8Y

Dário Essugo

Statistics

Chelsea
36%64%
Manchester City
1.14Expected Goals (xG)1.89
12Total Shots18
3Shots on Target8
4Corners12
10Fouls14
6Offsides0
83Pass Accuracy (%)91
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Chelsea host Manchester City on Sunday, 12 April 2026 at Stamford Bridge. The kick-off time is 15:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Chelsea go into the match 9th in the table; Manchester City sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Chelsea have taken 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 losses in a row. Manchester City have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Jan 2026: Chelsea 1-1 Manchester City; 25 Jan 2025: Chelsea 1-3 Manchester City; 18 Aug 2024: Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-0. Manchester City replied with N. O'Reilly 51', M. Guéhi 57', J. Doku 68'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 68 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Chelsea held 36% of the ball against 64% for Manchester City. Shots on target finished 3-8. Expected goals read 1.14 for Chelsea, 1.89 for Manchester City.

Verdict

Manchester City take the three points; Chelsea look at a thin night for the home crowd. Chelsea sat 9th and Manchester City 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.