Chelsea vs Man City

8 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • N'Golo Kanté 45’
  • David Luiz 78’

Match summary

Chelsea saw off Man City 2-0. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

N'Golo Kanté put Chelsea ahead in the 45th minute, set up by Eden Hazard and David Luiz made it 2-0 with a header in the 78th minute, set up by Eden Hazard.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 0.53 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Man City 0.74 from 14.

Match stats

Chelsea Man City
8 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 13
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.53 xG 0.74
0.53 Non-penalty xG 0.74
3 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Chelsea Man City
Kick-off
N'Golo Kanté
Assist: Eden Hazard1-0 (Chelsea)
45’
Half-time1-0
David Luiz
Assist: Eden Hazard2-0 (Chelsea)
78’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Jorginho
  • Pedro

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 0.74 45’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), 1-0 45’ 78’ David Luiz (Chelsea), 2-0 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 0.74 45’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), 1-0 Kanté 45’ 78’ David Luiz (Chelsea), 2-0 Luiz 78’
Chelsea 0.53 xGMan City 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Chelsea attacking 
9’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 45’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 51’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 33’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ David Luiz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 49’ Willian (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Kyle Walker (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Kyle Walker (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 45’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 51’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 33’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ David Luiz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 49’ Willian (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Kyle Walker (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Kyle Walker (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.000
David Luiz DEF9011 0.080.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
Marcos Alonso DEF900 0.000.000
N'Golo Kanté MID9011 0.100.182
Jorginho MID900 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic MID670 0.000.000
Pedro FWD902 0.130.051
Eden Hazard FWD9020 0.000.182
Willian FWD772 0.140.021
Ross Barkley Sub232 0.070.000
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Sub130 0.000.021
Olivier Giroud Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.80
Man City win 50% Bet365 odds 1.95

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea WDLWL
Man City WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

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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.