now the atmosphere has been building up all day long and we're almost ready for kickoff here
at stamford bridge my name is derek ray and with me for commentary is the former arsenal
and england fullback lee dixon and we've got premier league action coming right up it is
chelsea facing manchester city well i'm excited about this one
great atmosphere in here everybody looking forward to this game especially me and you
well if you're looking for a player to finesse his way through a match
look no further than kevin de bruyne at lee his qualities are there for all to see well
derek every time i see him play i see a pass that i think cannot be bettered and five minutes later
he goes and beats it his vision and execution of passing is the best in the world end off
okay
and a look at the chelsea starting eleven georgina place alongside
matteo covertich in central midfield and timo verna starts with olivier giroud
introducing the starting players from manchester city
edison starts in goal joao cancelo starts with kyle walker as full backs
kevin de bruyne starts with rodery in central midfield and leading the line is sergio aguero
it should be a match to look forward to chelsea get it underway
marcus alonso mount here's kovacic
you can sense the threat is there from a church oh tremendous block
de bruyne
aguero over the top towards raheem sterling sterling he has time to play us over
a really single-minded piece of defending to make sure nothing untoward happened
aguero another successful intervention winning the ball back
good pressure can they make something of this the brainerd
timo verna it's a weighted pass
a really sumptuous ball
here's
that's well blocked and they'll get ready for the throw-in
and that is offside
christensen applying vigorous pressure de brainer really good diving save
they favored a short one here
won it back
it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know
chances on and it goes the opening goal of this contest
well here's the replay it's a lovely quick counter attack that sets up the chance
and then through on goal do you go for placement or do you go for power well he certainly wasn't
messing around was he absolutely smashes it past the keeper it's a really lovely finish
well it can be difficult being a manager at times none more so than now
so the action continues and city looking to offer a swift response to that
setback
sterling
magnificent challenge to win it back
he's in with a chance
well goal kick just as it was looking
promising
well that was all down to the pressure applied and a throw forthcoming how about the cross
delivered into the area here and they deal with the threat this time mount here's coverage
to feed on for the attackers
marcos alonso mounts
here's coverage and the electronic board showing one additional minute
takes it on another corner to chelsea what can they do with this one
and over comes the corner
well not the easiest of saves but you'd expect him to stop it they'll repeat the trick corner
played again the center of the box and a chance for them again to play
it over from the corner flag and now the delivery a very effective clearance
and so the first half draws to a close here in west london
well this man will get most of the plaudits for his contribution
up to this point lee well derek he certainly was a good 45 minutes from the lad obviously
got the goal to give him the lead but he's looked very very lively as well
so the second half underway and no doubt about it city with work ahead of them
rodri on the ball ruben dies
not a good pass
but the keeper has let his team down well i think the players realize what
they owe this coach lovely sight to see them celebrating with him
well let's have a look at that replay as a defender all the defenders in the box you've
got to be a pessimist you've got to expect something bad to happen he's back off the
keeper and now it's in the back of the net well a second goal for them here for chelsea number three
oh they have it again chelsea enjoying the bulk of possession here really starting to
dictate the tempo of this game now and they're creating chances as well i'm not sure their
opponents seem to have the answer to be honest they can't seem to get a foothold in this game
bad challenge and now it's up to the referee in terms of what to do next
the referee has deemed that to be a bookable offence absolutely agree with that one
real defensive commitment there
de brainer city move it forward with purpose
and space to cross it walker
fernandinho
superb block on the back of the ball from the flank aguero brilliant save
and manchester city will go to their
bench
over it comes
well body in the way high quality defending breaking at pace
and now passing it through it's there for him
and there it is three goals in front now an immense performance
well here's the replay and it's a lovely quick counter attack that sets up the chance
but then there's still plenty to do from here under all sorts of pressure from the defender
he just about keeps him at bay and finishes with a plum great goal
oh to be a fly on the wall in that dressing room if it stays like this
derek he's not happy just look at him well the action continues
and chelsea are accelerating away from their opponents it seems
we're now inside the final 20 minutes of the game
sterling well not hard to read that pass
marcus alonso might be a chance here still possibilities
another classic example of how to intercept well i'm still trying to work out what he
did there to keep that ball out the net absolutely brilliant goalkeeping
read it well
a real opening now big chance it is
a goal and i'll tell you what on this sort of form very few would lay a glove on them
well here's the replay and what a ball that is to put him through and he chooses to use power
in the finish not much chance for the keeper when he's hit that hard a chance to revisit the goal
well all the days frustrations are there for all to see the coach needs to try and
turn this around and quickly it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now
coming off the pitch number three marcus alonso coming onto the pitch walker and now stones
well he's dicing with trouble here having already been booked he knew the situation he was in
already on a yellow and now he's received a second one well you might say he has to
make the challenge but he doesn't just step back you don't need to
make a challenge like that when you're on a yellow card a change in the offing for city
he goes short
conte oh he's giving it away
gundogan and on the second half here and it's almost lee a case of whatever they've touched
has turned to goals while creating goals is hard enough but the scoring of goals is the
hardest thing to do in football chelsea for me have ticked all the boxes in that
department for me they've been lovely to watch and look at all the players they've
all got smiles on their faces we love to see that he's in with a chance he cuts it back
and it's two for him today a masterful performance the defenders unable to stop him well here's the
replay he's done really well to get his head up and pick out a teammate and then the composer
is impressive as he smashes the ball with all he has to beat a forlorn goalkeeper brilliant strike
oh my goodness it's so one-sided five-nil in this match
and just the one minute left in normal time here
good idea that particular move but not to be full-time then the referees whistle and
chelsea victorious that's the big headline lee well it was a very assured performance wasn't
it particularly impressive up front their forwards really hit form today the result was never much in
doubt if i'm honest well as we run the rule over this man's work positive after positively well he
never gave that back line a chance to get a breath two goals for the lad today played superbly well
look really sharp constantly playing on the shoulder of the last defender a real handful