Premier League · Sun, 4 Jan 2026 ·
Manchester City vs Chelsea — 1 - 1
Etihad Stadium · Referee: M. Oliver
Match report
E. Fernandez’s 90' equaliser earns Chelsea 1-1 draw with Manchester City
Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1-1 in Premier League matchday 20 on Sunday, 4 January 2026 at Etihad Stadium. T. Reijnders (42') scored for Manchester City, while E. Fernandez (90') found the net for Chelsea. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Manchester City had 57% of the ball and 14 shots (3 on target) against Chelsea’s 8 (3 on target). Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Chelsea 10th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | -4 | 6 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 12 Apr 2026, Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City
Match events
- 42'goalT. ReijndersNormal Goal
- 46'substitutionEstêvãoOff: Andrey Santos
- 51'substitutionJ. GvardiolOff: A. Khusanov
- 52'yellow cardReece JamesYellow Card
- 54'yellow cardRúben DiasYellow Card
- 62'substitutionJoao PedroOff: L. Delap
- 62'substitutionJ. AcheampongOff: J. Hato
- 70'substitutionT. ReijndersOff: J. Doku
- 79'yellow cardMatheus NunesYellow Card
- 79'yellow cardLiam DelapYellow Card
- 81'substitutionR. DiasOff: N. Ake
- 90'goalE. FernandezNormal Goal
- 90+3'yellow cardBernardo SilvaYellow Card
- 90+5'yellow cardEnzo FernándezYellow Card
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 3R. DiasD
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 16RodriM
- 20B. SilvaM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 47P. FodenM
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 11J. DokuF
- 82R. LewisD
- 56R. McAidooF
- 92R. HeskeyF
- 6N. AkeD
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 91S. MfuniD
- 63D. MukasaM
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 12F. JorgensenG
- 34J. AcheampongD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 27M. GustoD
- 24R. JamesM
- 8E. FernandezM
- 41EstêvãoM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 7P. NetoM
- 20Joao PedroF
Substitutes
- 44G. SloninaG
- 50M. MerrickG
- 11J. GittensF
- 49A. GarnachoF
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 38M. GuiuF
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 9L. DelapF
- 21J. HatoD
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 1.02Expected goals (xG)1.85
- 14Total shots8
- 3Shots on target3
- 6Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots1
- 12Shots inside the box8
- 2Shots outside the box0
- 8Corners2
- 2Offsides2
- 12Fouls14
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves2
- 580Passes436
- 504Accurate passes363
- 87%Pass accuracy83%
- 0.23Goals prevented0.23
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 81 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Joško GvardiolD | 51 | 7.3 | ||
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersMTop rated | 70 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 16RodriM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 39 | 6.5 | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 91Stephen MfuniD | – | – | ||
| 63Divine MukasaM | – | – | ||
| 11Jérémy DokuF | 20 | 7.3 | ||
| 56Ryan McAidooF | – | – | ||
| 92Reigan HeskeyF | – | – |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Filip JørgensenG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Benoît BadiashileD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Malo GustoD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | 62 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 10Cole PalmerM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Reece JamesM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 41EstêvãoM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 20João PedroF | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 44Gabriel SłoninaG | – | – | ||
| 50Max MerrickG | – | – | ||
| 4Tosin AdarabioyoD | – | – | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Andrey SantosM | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Liam DelapF | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Jamie GittensF | – | – | ||
| 38Marc GuiuF | – | – | ||
| 49Alejandro GarnachoF | – | – |