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Manchester City defeats Chelsea in a thrilling encounter
Manchester City triumphed over Chelsea 2-0 in an exciting match at Stamford Bridge.
The first goal came in the 18th minute when Erling Haaland opened the scoring with a shot inside the box after an assist from Bernardo Silva. Chelsea tried to react and had a clear chance in the 45th minute, but Nicolas Jackson was ruled offside by VAR.
In the second half, Mateo Kovacic sealed the game in the 84th minute with a powerful shot from outside the box.
Manchester City dominated possession (53%) and were more effective in attack, with 11 shots (5 on target). Chelsea, on the other hand, managed only 9 shots (2 on target).
The referee of the match, Anthony Taylor, showed a yellow card to Erling Haaland for Manchester City and another to Moisés Caicedo for Chelsea.
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Substitutions manchester city: at minute 46 P. Foden came in and Savinho went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 58 P. Neto came in and C. Nkunku went out., at minute 67 M. Guiu came in and N. Jackson went out., at minute 67 K. Dewsbury-Hall came in and R. Lavia went out., at minute 80 R. Veiga came in and M. Cucurella went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea
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