now the atmosphere has been building up all day long and we're almost ready for kickoff here at
stamford bridge i'm derek ray and joining me for commentary is the former arsenal defender
lee dixon and it's all about action from the premier league in this case it's chelsea
facing manchester city yeah thanks derek great atmosphere here two sides i'm sure will set a
quick tempo in this game we get to watch for free the players are chomping at the bit i can't wait
and this is how it looks for chelsea antonio rudiger starts alongside thiago
silva in central defense and gono conte starts alongside mateo kovacich in central midfield
and leading the attack today is the lethal robert lewandowski
and so they started 11 for manchester city edison between the posts alexander
zinchenko starts with chihuahua cancello in the fullback positions kevin de bruyne
starts with rodrigue in central midfield and in attack the always dangerous harry kane
and now they get the ball rolling
a really committed challenge and it's gone out for a throw-in
thiago silva
here's coversix lewandowski
crossing possibilities and a goal right off the bat no wonder they're jumping for joy
well here's the replay and it all starts with the delivery into the
box just begging for someone to get on the end of it and i bet he can't believe the
time and space he's got to simply knock the ball into the net no jump needed too easy
well he can't let the frustrations get the better room derrick his players need help here
so city get the match restarted can they come up with an equalizer having
conceded
now zinchenko
looking for the angle
rodri
moving forward effectively and making sure nothing untoward
happened following the cross he succeeds in clearing it pulisic
over the touch line for a throw in
well that attempt was never going to trouble the scoreboard operator
well you're taught as a youngster technique technique technique he didn't have any there
stones the ball with rodri
gundogan
de bruyne rodriguez at times they make passing look easy he's protecting it effectively
rodri really important piece of last ditch defending
ball is loose and a goal at the second time of asking but the keeper has let his team down
well as we see this again derek it's easy to be critical
and i'll stress i've never been a goalkeeper but surely he's got to do better than that
his mistake leads to the goal no doubt about it
well you can see how happy the manager is they've shown real grit to get back into this
so a level contest one one
rhys james
free kick to chelsea kante conte has lost the ball
it's with joao cancello the ball with rodri gundogan
kovacic seeing his pass intercepted and it's harry kane on the run must take the lead here
well they've solved the problem for now but let's see
rodrigo oh yes it's gone in and now a chance for them to revel in the moment
well here's the goal again and it's a great ball to put him through
and you have to say with the finish to grace any game lovely calm classy strike right there
having conceded then it's up to chelsea to articulate a response
well they've jumped in front lee that's the most important thing your assessment so far
well it's all going well for city just it's tight control the ball is key when a game is like this
they have the players to do it for sure though but they'll be happy with the two teams at halftime
so two minutes of stoppage time to be added on
he's in with a chance well it might still work out for
chance them for the keeper no wonder he's asking questions of his defense
well as we see there'll be an inquest between keeper and defenders he'll be saying where were
you and they'll be saying why didn't you catch it well let's take another look at that girl shall we
well he's furious and why not they've thrown this lead away
and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
well christian pulisic really stamped his authority on the first 45
and lee as always keen to get your judgment as regards his performance
so the beginning of the second half here in west london
they've given it away
and smart defending and chelsea get the decision from the referee
well no card but the referee making it clear next time there will be one shown
kante mount conte has it might be able to set up the chance
it's got to be and again it is defunding in front again no less than they deserve
well here's the replay and as we see it's a class ball through to split the defense
and he composes himself coolly sliding past a lonely keeper
who will be asking questions about where his back four went to
well it can be difficult being a manager at times none more so than now
having conceded manchester city no they've got to come up with a response number nine
well city controlling the lion's share of possession but they have to create more
they have to be more positive the final third play has been slow too
predictable
pressing high and they have the ball again
thiago silva rudiger has it
ruled off side
and manchester city will go to their bench
substitution for chelsea coming off the pitch and the 17th national committee
coming onto the pitch number five
giorgino chill well
pulisic given away by pulisic
the brainerd now stones and now stones can they find a gap in the defense joao cancello
regain possession well let's see what they have in store for them on the break he's in behind
attempting to play catcher in this second half leigh what are the priorities to beat
well city haven't been at their best a little off color for me in all departments but they're
still in this game we always used to stay on the pitch when we're losing we're bound
to get one more chance let's see if they do just 10 minutes to go and goto kante
good visualization and execution can he put it
a change in the offing for city
substitution then let's see how it affects the match
well thumped clear
hudson odoi and breaking at pace with menace chances on and that's the hatred
tearing apart this defense time and again they simply can't handle him
well here it is again it's all about the pace in transition it was so quick to get out from the
back and then a 2v1 both of them teasing the goalkeeper that really is a lovely worx goal
so the current scoreline 4-2 for chelsea
number nine and just the one minute left in normal time here bernardo silva ruben diaz
de bruyne
fernandinho harry kane fernandinho with it bernardo silva alexander zinchenko
and that is full-time chelsea have prevailed three points for them lee well there's no doubt
about the winner in the end and fully deserved for me the fans can go home happy today derek
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