undeniably there is always a special edge to the atmosphere when these two
colossal clubs lock horns today is judgment day in so many respects
complete live coverage coming up from the etihad it's manchester city versus chelsea
i must say very agreeable conditions here at the etihad stadium i'm derek ray and keeping
me company here on the commentary gantry is stuart robson and we've got premier league action coming
right up it is manchester city taking on chelsea thanks derek as always this should be a good game
great atmosphere inside the stadium we've got two teams full of quality some interesting match-ups
and two coaches that want to play an attractive brand of football what more could you ask for
and here's the manchester city lineup everson is the goalkeeper chihuahua cancellous starts with
kyle walker as full backs kevin de bruyne plays with rodri in central
midfield and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage
here's the lineup for chelsea edward mendy starts in goal
thiago silva place with antonio rudiger in central defence matteo coveted starts with
angola conte in the center of the park and timo verna starts alongside romelu lukaku
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potentially exciting 90 minutes here and manchester city get the ball rolling
and beating the defender now a potentially dangerous position
for [ __ ] and the cross goes in and the keeper got there
they take it short tremendous challenge well that's gone out and it is going to be a goal kick
where did he go
vana intercepted it
well they no longer have the ball
what can they do from here and let's give credit to the defending well not hard to read that pass
really good diving save
playing it in the clearance wasn't decisive and they can't quite take advantage in the end
property lost it
well that's how to break the spirit of the attacker
mount vernon and just failing to bend the run enough and the flag has been raised
jesus couldn't find a teammate throw in here
grealish
phil foden now it's a promising city move did well to win the ball back
and fed forwards
promising sequence lukaku might still be able to do a bit of damage but he knew he had to get to
the ball and he did well the keepers made a good save but you just sense a goal is coming soon
silva and unable to keep possession
james
possession lost intercepted
walker well showing excellent judgment to intercept
set pieces can be so important let's see what city have been working on
well they've been frustrated for quite a while now but these fans have suddenly come to life
it's a short one and pull back still a chance now the keeper performing brilliantly
well that's just incredible he reacted so quickly there
it's a short corner
an alert piece of defending
and space for them here on the flank taking care of business defensively here
well they have the ball once more lukaku
and he read it well defensively
grealish
joao cancelo
joelle caselo
given away by city can they hit on the break
marcus alonso he's in here and there it is the breakthrough that will do nicely
well that's a wonderful counter-attacking goal just look at the speed of the attack
and of course a good finish to match great bit of play
so underway again here one nil to score
we've had the official word there will be a minimum of two added minutes
james
angola conte and with that the first half draws to a close
well he's been the standout for his side so far don't you think stuart
well he certainly had an impact on that first half scoring that late goal but i
thought his overall contribution was really good and he got better as the half wore on
so underway again chelsea with the lead but absolutely no room for complacency
mounts
rhys james oh nice ball
plays it back clean challenge
bernardo silva here's grealish
foden
jack greelish grealish foden here's bernardo silva cuts it back making sure it didn't get past him
and a strong tackle
jack relish
might be able to get in behind the defense
bernardo silva now space if he goes inside a really top-notch piece of defending
well as those stats show us chelsea haven't controlled the possession of the game
but they've certainly shown an ability to counter-attack when they win it back
i expect more stewart they could be in here
couldn't grab hold of it and he clears it out of harm's way
foden here's greelish
and fine work from chelsea to win the ball back
grealish
how could he take them on and beat them defensive efficiency personified
big chance to get them on terms full credit wonderful stop
verna can't miss surely and it's got in here just what chelsea fans wanted to see
the lead extended to two goals
well that was a fairly easy finish in the end but he still had to take it
he won't mind how they come though
well we have 20 minutes left in this game
and bernardo silva has it
taking care of business defensively here
and chelsea have given us away
and it's gabriel jesus
gabriel jesus and that a piece of goalkeeping you're going to see
again and again and again well could this be the turning point the fans are certainly hoping so
and dispossessed the brainerd now the keeper wanted to take it cleanly and did
james mount and he read it well defensively
10 minutes to go then well they could run onto it here he knew he had to make the tackle and did
well the fans are going mad here they think that was a penalty
well they've lost possession of the ball
kevin de bruyne
sterling and blocked for now
well read to put an end to that attack and the conditions look pretty good for the counter attack
timo verna and mount given away by chelsea
sterling and threading it forward
and still danger here brilliantly blocked and that is going to be a free kick
substitution for manchester city coming off the pitch a change for city
they know they've got to convert this oh would you believe it he's misfired well he's looking
at the ground did his foot slip i don't know i just don't think he got over it
i'm really pressing their opponents the chelsea move still flowing
advantage to them takes on the shorts well in some style edison prevents a goal
and now the delivery and the goal to put the final stamp on it that will do it
well here it is again it's a welcome before into the box and then what a great finish
as well good connection with the ball leaving the keeper with little chance it's a great goal
and chelsea get the three points what did you make of their performance as a whole well derek
they were the better team all over the pitch we saw good individual performances we saw an attack
which was always threatening and they played really well what a performance that was today
well there's a good reason why we're highlighting him really dominant in attack in this game stuart
well that performance sums him up really you're
never disappointed with what he gives you such a good player