Chelsea vs Man City

25 September 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gabriel Jesus 53’

Match summary

Man City won 1-0 away at Chelsea. It was goalless at half-time.

Gabriel Jesus put Man City ahead from a corner in the 53rd minute, set up by João Cancelo.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Chelsea's 0.19 from 5.

Match stats

Chelsea Man City
5 Shots 15
0 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.19 xG 1.69
0.19 Non-penalty xG 1.69
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Chelsea Man City
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
53’
Gabriel Jesus
Assist: João Cancelo
0-1 (Man City)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Andreas Christensen
  • Antonio Rüdiger
  • Marcos Alonso
Man City
  • Rúben Dias
  • Aymeric Laporte

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.19 1.69 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), 0-1 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.19 1.69 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), 0-1 Jesus 53’
Chelsea 0.19 xGMan City 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Chelsea attacking 
61’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 79’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 83’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 41’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 58’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ João Cancelo (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 79’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 83’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 68’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 71’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 66’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ João Cancelo (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Andreas Christensen DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.042
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.051
Reece James MID280 0.000.000
Marcos Alonso MID902 0.050.000
Mateo Kovacic MID901 0.060.000
Jorginho MID780 0.000.000
N'Golo Kanté MID620 0.000.000
Romelu Lukaku FWD900 0.000.061
Timo Werner FWD902 0.080.000
Thiago Silva Sub620 0.000.000
Kai Havertz Sub280 0.000.000
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 33% Avg odds 2.89
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.18
Man City win 37% Avg odds 2.64

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.