Man City vs Chelsea

21 May 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Julián Álvarez 12’

Match summary

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

Julián Álvarez put Man City ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Cole Palmer.

There was little between the sides on chances: Man City created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Chelsea 1.16 from 13.

Match stats

Man City Chelsea
15 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.21 xG 1.16
1.21 Non-penalty xG 1.16
12 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Man City Chelsea
Kick-off
Julián Álvarez
Assist: Cole Palmer1-0 (Man City)
12’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Enzo Fernández
  • Kai Havertz

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 1.16 12’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 1-0 12’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 1.16 12’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 1-0 Álvarez 12’
Man City 1.22 xGChelsea 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Man City attacking 
12’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 33’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 36’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 74’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 4’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 3’ Kalvin Phillips (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Lewis Hall (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Kalvin Phillips (Man City), set piece, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Lewis Hall (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Cole Palmer (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Sergio Gómez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Kalvin Phillips (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 33’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 36’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 74’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 4’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Cole Palmer (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 3’ Kalvin Phillips (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Lewis Hall (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Kalvin Phillips (Man City), set piece, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Lewis Hall (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Cole Palmer (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Sergio Gómez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Kalvin Phillips (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Stefan Ortega Moreno GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF900 0.000.000
Aymeric Laporte DEF800 0.000.000
Manuel Akanji DEF590 0.000.000
Kalvin Phillips MID903 0.140.082
Rico Lewis MID900 0.000.091
Sergio Gómez MID801 0.020.021
Phil Foden MID904 0.300.091
Riyad Mahrez FWD761 0.070.041
Julián Álvarez FWD9013 0.430.272
Cole Palmer FWD9012 0.120.361
John Stones Sub310 0.000.031
Erling Haaland Sub141 0.130.000
Kevin De Bruyne Sub100 0.000.000
Rodri Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 60% Avg odds 1.62
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.19
Chelsea win 17% Avg odds 5.85

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

Form going into the game

Man City WWWWW
Chelsea LLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 0-1 Man City, 05 Jan 23 Next meeting: Chelsea 4-4 Man City, 12 Nov 23  All Man City vs Chelsea meetings

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.