Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium to progress through to the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup.
2022/2023 League Cup
2-0
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