Erling Haaland's hat-trick was enough to see Manchester City end their pre-season tour of the United States with a 4-2 win over Chelsea in Ohio.
2024 Club Friendlies
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Match Events
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3' Penalty Goal! Chelsea 0-1 Man City (Erling Haaland)
5' GOAL! Chelsea 0-2 Man City (Erling Haaland)
17' Highlight from Chelsea vs Man City
23' Match Event for Chelsea vs Man City
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46' Highlight from Chelsea vs Man City
48' Match Event for Chelsea vs Man City
55' GOAL! Chelsea 0-3 Man City (Oscar Bobb)
56' GOAL! Chelsea 0-4 Man City (Erling Haaland)
59' GOAL! Chelsea 1-4 Man City (Raheem Sterling)
64' Match Event for Chelsea vs Man City
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76' Highlight from Chelsea vs Man City
80' Highlight from Chelsea vs Man City
89' GOAL! Chelsea 2-4 Man City (Noni Madueke)
Match Report
Haaland scored twice in the first five minutes before Oscar Bobb added City's third in the second half, with the Norweigan completing his treble soon after.
Raheem Sterling and Noni Madueke took the shine off an otherwise impressive display from Pep Guardiola's side ahead of their Community Shield fixture against Manchester United next week.
A frantic start to proceedings saw Levi Colwill bring down Haaland in the box, and despite having to retake his spot kick, Haaland made no mistake with his second attempt.
City's lead was doubled a minute later when Moises Caicedo's loose pass was cut out by Haaland, who finished confidently with his right foot beyond Robert Sanchez.
Bobb would put the game beyond doubt 10 minutes into the second half after being picked out by James McAtee to finish at the near post.
McAtee would grab his second assist of the game moments later, setting up Haaland to complete his hat-trick with a typically clinical finish.
Sterling would pull a goal back just before the hour mark as he volleyed beyond Stefan Ortega, with Madueke halving the deficit in the 89th minute with a low strike.
Data Debrief: Haaland well-prepared for Community Shield
Despite underperforming their expected goals (xG) by 2.25 at the Ohio Stadium, City showed the advantage of having a prolific striker at the top end of the pitch.
Haaland contributed 1.4 xG to City's final total of 1.75, accumulating the most shots (four), shots on target (three) and touches in the opposition box (seven) of any player on the pitch.
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: T.Adarabioyo, Nkunku, Reece James, Robert Sánchez, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, Roméo Lavia
Subs: Sterling, Marcus Bettinelli, Chilwell, Benoît Badiashile, Wesley Fofana, Noni Madueke, Filip Jørgensen, Armando Broja, Carney Chukwuemeka, L. Ugochukwu, Ângelo, Josh Acheampong, Tyrique George, Renato Veiga, Marc Guiu
Man City XI: Stefan Ortega, Kovacic, Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Haaland, Josko Gvardiol, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Oscar Bobb, James McAtee, Rico Lewis, Nico O'Reilly
Subs: Carson, Ederson, Ben Knight, Luke Mbete-Tabu, Máximo Perrone, Micah Hamilton, Callum Doyle, Jadel Katongo, Tomas Galvez, Joel Ndala, Mahamadou Susoho, Amar Fatah, Jacob Wright, Justin Oboavwoduo, Lakyle Samuel, Jaden Heskey, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Stephen Mfuni