Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium to progress through to the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup.
Match Report
Second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez were enough for Pep Guardiola's side to secure a deserved victory but they had to rely on second-choice goalkeeper Stefan Ortega making two superb saves from teenager Lewis Hall to preserve their two-goal cushion.
On a satisfying night for the City supporters - who welcomed Raheem Sterling back to the stadium as a Chelsea substitute - it was another player coming on who received the bigger ovation as Kalvin Phillips featured for the first time since September on the eve of the England World Cup squad announcement.
Both managers made seven changes from the weekend but the circumstances felt rather different. It is now two wins in seven for Chelsea under Graham Potter. They will be looking to regroup during the break. Manchester City march on in all competitions.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
7' CHANCE! Broja's long shot wide out
10' CLOSE! Grealish's long shot wide out
14' MISS! Pulisic's shot denied
17' Yellow Card! Koulibaly booked
29' CLOSE! Alvarez's shot denied
41' CLOSE! Grealish's shot denied by Mendy
44' MISS! Hall's shot denied by Ortega
48' Mahrez goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
52' GOAL! Man City 1-0 Chelsea (Mahrez)
57' GOAL! Man City 2-0 Chelsea (Julian Alvarez)
63' AGAIN! Hall's shot denied by Ortega
Line-ups
Man City XI: Gundogan, Stefan Ortega, Mahrez, Laporte, Grealish, Ruben Dias, Rodri, Sergio Gómez, Cole Palmer, Julián Álvarez, Rico Lewis
Subs: De Bruyne, Ake, Stones, Ederson, Bernardo, Akanji, Kalvin Phillips, Haaland, Foden
Chelsea XI: Koulibaly, Kovacic, Edouard Mendy, Ziyech, Loftus-Cheek, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Zakaria, Pulisic, Armando Broja, Lewis Hall
Subs: Thiago Silva, Azpilicueta, Aubameyang, Sterling, Marcus Bettinelli, Mount, Havertz, Conor Gallagher, Omari Hutchinson
Bless_Brian
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No Haaland no problem. Alvarez is there for us
Bless_Brian
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What a performance from Ortega. Hope Ederson is taking notes 📝
JeffreyEse
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Such a decent player
JeffreyEse
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He played really well today, he deserves to be on the score sheet.
JoyNg
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Source have it that: At 87' minutes Manchester City Goalkeeper is already on his way home as he is having important things to do. The goalpost is empty , Just like Tottenham trophy Cabinet.
williamsonbestboy
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Stefan Ortega is the Man who stand today as prime Neuer and Buffon combined
Alexchope
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Sterling thought he was a driving force at city not knowing city was driving him
UyiGentle
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Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea all getting knocked out on the same night
JeffreyEse
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Funny how they think they were going to win This is Manchester ❤️💙
Tuwamopry
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if the solution will not be found soon champions league against Dortmund, Chelsea will loose home and away
BIGNAME5
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Alvarez will always deliver trust me even at Argentina he will score
JeffreyEse
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I guess I am not needed here 😂, Chelsea is too small for me.
Jimmyswaggar
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Alvarez has four lungs he makes goalkeeper make mistakes,never tired and never stops running he's a robot in human form
Costar
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Here is the GIF, click: https://bit.ly/3UGtW46
odionbajie1
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after today's match, the lion in Chelsea's logo ran away [Crylaugh]
jamdun009
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Wondering if Chelsea know that was Manchester City B - Team.
Cotbdekmsu
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BBC= Brighton beat Chelsea ABC=Arsenal beat Chelsea MBC=Man City beat Chelsea
AndreSmart
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No Haaland no problem. Alvarez is there for us
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kid is too good, I'm having being following him since his River Plate days
SirOkolugbo1
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Sterling thought he was a driving force at city not knowing city was driving him
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he was actually a driving force at City because of the kinda players he played with,he scores a decent amount of goals every season, same quality and calibre he cant find here at Chelsea