- 18′ – Goal – Erling Haaland (0 – 1)
- 59′ – Continued. Christopher Nkunku By Pedro Neto
- 66′ – Yellow – Erling Haaland
- 66′ – Cont. Nicolas Jackson by Marc Joyeux
- 67′ – Cont. Romeo Lavia by Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
- 80′ – Cont. Marc Cucurella by Renato Veiga
- 84′ – Goal – Mateo Kovacic (0 – 2)
- 89′ – Yellow – Moises Caicedo
Premier League – Round 1 – 08/18/24 – 5:30pm
| time | code | Player | com.homeTime | com.homeIcon | com.homePlayer | a result | awayPlayer | awayIcon | awayTime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18′ |
Erling Haaland |
0 – 1 |
Erling Haaland |
18′ |
|||||
|
84′ |
Mateo Kovacic |
0 – 2 |
Mateo Kovacic |
84′ |
National champions Manchester City comfortably beat Chelsea in their first league match of the season. Erling Haaland opened the scoring in his 100th appearance for the Citizens, before Mateo Kovacic sealed the win. Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne played well for the visitors, while Romeo Lavia retained his skills in Chelsea’s midfield.
Even before the top-of-the-table clash against Chelsea, national champions Manchester City were already celebrating someone: Erling Haaland started his 100th match for The Citizens.
The Norwegian goal machine didn’t miss the chance to improve on his already impressive stats. Haaland slotted home the winner after excellent build-up work from Jeremy Doku. His 91st goal in 100 appearances for City.
At Chelsea, coach Enzo Maresca has given Romeo Lavia confidence. The young Belgian was injured for almost the entirety of last season, but he made a good impression in the Blues’ midfield on Sunday with his technical prowess.
City Controls
Lavia saw Chelsea press just before half-time: Cole Palmer tested Ederson’s fists, and Nico Jackson saw a goal ruled out for offside.
Chelsea already had the better side behind them, because after the break there were no big chances. City, led by Kevin De Bruyne, took control and made sure of the win in the 84th minute. Mateo Kovacic hit the ball well, although Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez could have done much better.
The national champions start the new football season with a smooth victory. Chelsea must look to recover next week against Wolves.
Objectives:
Ederson (Manchester City) keeps looking closely at the ball and pushes the ball away.
Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) withdraws from…
Linesman’s flag raised: Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) was offside.
Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is given a yellow card by the referee. He has taken a hard tackle on Jeremy Doku (Manchester City).
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer took a powerful shot but it went wide.
The referee blew the whistle for Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City). He went too hard on Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
The referee blew the whistle for Renato Veiga (Chelsea). He attacked Phil Foden (Manchester City) too hard.
5 additional minutes will be added.
Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is able to get close but his shot is blocked.
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is booked by the referee. He took too much effort to deal with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).
Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) was booked by the referee. He took a hard tackle on Jeremy Doku (Manchester City).
Goal for Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) It’s 0 – 2.
Cole Palmer takes a corner kick for Chelsea. He drops the ball into the middle in front of goal.
The ball goes over the back line for a corner kick. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) takes it, but his cross is too short and cleared.
A shot from Manchester City player Kevin De Bruyne went wide of the goal.
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