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Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Manchester City vs Chelsea – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1-1. Goals: T. Reijnders (42'), E. Fernández (90'). Manchester City had 57% possession against Chelsea's 43%. Shots on target: 3-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 20

Sunday, 4 January 2026

Manchester CityManchester City

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

ChelseaChelsea

Referee: Michael Oliver, England

Lineups

Manchester CityManchester City4-1-4-1
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
R. Dias3R. DiasD
J. Gvardiol24J. GvardiolD
N. O'Reilly33N. O'ReillyD
Rodri16RodriM
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
R. Cherki10R. CherkiM
P. Foden47P. FodenM
T. Reijnders4T. ReijndersM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
6N. AkeD
11J. DokuF
45A. KhusanovD
56R. McAidooF
63D. MukasaM
82R. LewisD
91S. MfuniD
92R. HeskeyF
ChelseaChelsea4-2-3-1
F. Jorgensen12F. JorgensenG
J. Acheampong34J. AcheampongD
T. Chalobah23T. ChalobahD
B. Badiashile5B. BadiashileD
M. Gusto27M. GustoD
R. James24R. JamesM
E. Fernandez8E. FernandezM
Estêvão41EstêvãoM
C. Palmer10C. PalmerM
P. Neto7P. NetoM
Joao Pedro20Joao PedroF

Substitutes

44G. SloninaG
50M. MerrickG
4T. AdarabioyoD
21J. HatoD
17Andrey SantosM
49A. GarnachoF
11J. GittensF
9L. DelapF
38M. GuiuF

Match Events

42'G

T. Reijnders

46'S

Estêvão

Substitution 1

51'S

J. Gvardiol

Substitution 1

52'Y

R. James

54'Y

Rúben Dias

62'S

Joshua Kofi Acheampong

Substitution 2

62'S

João Pedro

Substitution 3

70'S

T. Reijnders

Substitution 2

79'Y

Matheus Nunes

79'Y

L. Delap

81'S

Rúben Dias

Substitution 3

90'+3Y

Bernardo Silva

90'+5Y

E. Fernández

90'G

E. Fernández

Statistics

Manchester City
57%43%
Chelsea
1.02Expected Goals (xG)1.85
14Total Shots8
3Shots on Target3
8Corners2
12Fouls14
2Offsides2
87Pass Accuracy (%)83
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Manchester City host Chelsea on Sunday, 4 January 2026 at Etihad Stadium. The kick-off time is 17:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Manchester City go into the match 2nd in the table; Chelsea sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 25 Jan 2025: Manchester City 3-1 Chelsea; 18 Aug 2024: Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea; 17 Feb 2024: Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1-1. Manchester City scored through T. Reijnders 42'. Chelsea replied with E. Fernández 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester City held 57% of the ball against 43% for Chelsea. Shots on target finished 3-3. Expected goals read 1.02 for Manchester City, 1.85 for Chelsea.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Manchester City sat 2nd and Chelsea 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.