Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 23 November 2019

Result

Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea

Premier League · Saturday 23 November 2019, 17:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea: match report

Manchester City won against Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 November 2019. It was 2-1 at half-time.

N'Golo Kanté opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Manchester City's goals came from Kevin De Bruyne (29') and Riyad Mahrez (37'). Chelsea scored through N'Golo Kanté (21').

Discipline: Manchester City received 1 yellow card; Chelsea received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Manchester City were 4th on 25 points from 12 and Chelsea 3rd on 26 points from 12. Manchester City went on to finish that season 2nd with 81 points, and Chelsea 4th with 66.

Manchester City lined up in a 4-3-3 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Mateo Kovacic of Chelsea (8.2), ahead of N'Golo Kanté (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester City wins, 2 draws and 3 for Chelsea.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · N'Golo KantéChelsea · 0-1
  • 29'Goal · Kevin De BruyneManchester City · 1-1
  • 37'Goal · Riyad MahrezManchester City · 2-1
  • 61'Yellow card · JorginhoChelsea
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Ilkay GündoganManchester City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester City 5, draws 2, Chelsea 3.

Team news

Manchester City line-up (4-3-3)

Ederson, João Cancelo, John Stones, Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy, Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, David Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Sergio Agüero, Raheem Sterling

Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)

Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Kurt Zouma, Fikayo Tomori, Emerson, N'Golo Kanté, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Willian, Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic