- Adebayor (37), Tevez (56)
- Adebayor (8 og)
- Date:2009-12-05
- Kick-off:17:30
- Venue:City of Manchester Stadium
- Attendance:47348
- Referee:Webb, H
Live Commentary
90mins
Full time: MAN CITY 2-1 CHELSEA: Given's late penalty save secures all three points for City, and cuts Chelsea's lead at the top to two points.
90mins
Robinho is replaced by Zabaleta.
89mins
Terry is limping and leaves the field to be replaced by Malouda.
87mins
Deco is booked.
87mins
Drogba bursts into the penalty area from Essien's pass - but fires wide of the target.
85mins
Cole goes into the book for a foul on Wright-Phillips.
83mins
Given makes a great save to deny Lampard.
82mins
Onuoha brings down Drogba. Penalty to Chelsea.
79mins
Anelka almost takes advantage of hesitation by Toure, but the referee blows for a foul on the defender.
77mins
Ivanovic is booked for pulling Adebayor's shirt.
75mins
Kompany comes on for the injured Bridge. Barry moves to full-back.
73mins
Belletti is booked for a late tackle on Bridge.
72mins
Anelka bursts down the line but his cross sails out for a goal kick to City.
70mins
Onuoha comes on for Richards.
69mins
Ivanovic heads over the bar from Deco's corner.
68mins
It looks like Richards is injured.
67mins
Lamprad and Anelka combine well to free Cole but his shot is deflected out for a corner.
64mins
Double substitution for Chelsea as Belletti and Mikel come on for Carvalho and Ballack.
63mins
Barry goes into the book.
62mins
Drogba glances a Lampard free-kick wide of the City goal.
59mins
Wright-Phillips wins the ball from Cole and finds Robinho, who fires straight at Cech.
56mins
MAN CITY 2-1 CHELSEA: TEVEZ rams the ball home from a well taken free-kick to give City the lead.
56mins
Carvalho is booked for a late tackle on Robinho.
55mins
Ivanovic clears off the line from Adebayor's shot, after good work by Wright-Phillips.
53mins
Lescott does well to clear the danger as Drogba closes in.
50mins
Drogba and Anelka are caught offside. The Man City defence are holding a high line.
48mins
Robinho tries to find Bridge with a through-ball but Ballack intercepts.
46mins
Anelka gets the second half under way.
45mins
The teams are back out for the second half. No changes at the break.
45mins
Half time: MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA: Adebayor scores at both ends to leave this one level at the break.
45mins
Terry is booked for blocking Tevez's run.
44mins
Drogba fires a low shot inches wide of the target.
42mins
Tevez fires high over the Chelsea goal from 25 yards out.
40mins
Lampard's dangerous corner is cleared by Richards.
37mins
MAN CITY 1-1 CHELSEA: ADEBAYOR makes up for his own-goal by firing home after a mix up in the Chelsea box.
35mins
Carvalho heads out for a corner after Cech missed Wright-Phillips' cross.
32mins
Anelka ficks the ball wide of the City goal - but he's offside.
29mins
Cech punches Bridge's free-kick clear under pressure from Drogba.
26mins
Barry's shot loops off Essien and sails over the Chelsea goal.
23mins
Drogba strays offside after a clever pass from Deco.
20mins
Adebayor fires wide of the Chelsea goal from Barry's cut-back.
17mins
Toure brings the ball out of defence and smashes a low shot that Cech saves easily.
14mins
Ivanovic is late on Robinho but no card for the Chelsea defender.
12mins
Richards heads Barry's corner over the bar from 6 yards out.
10mins
Bridge tries a shot from 40 yards out but Terry blocks the ambitious effort.
8mins
MAN CITY 0-1 CHELSEA: Lampard's cross deflects off ADEBAYOR to give the Londoners an early lead.
8mins
Given does well to smother Drogba's shot after clever play by Deco.
7mins
De Jong fires well wide of the target from Barry's cut-back.
5mins
Anelka clips the ball forward for Cole but Richards holds him off and knocks it out for a throw.
3mins
Carvalho gets across to clear the danger, as Adebayor closes in.
1mins
Lampard looks to release Drogba but the Chelsea striker is offside.
0mins
Referee Howard Webb gets the game up and running.
0mins
MAN CITY: Given, Richards, Touré, Lescott, Bridge, De Jong, Barry, Wright-Phillips, Tevez, Robinho, Adebayor
0mins
CHELSEA: Cech, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, Cole, Essien, Ballack, Lampard, Deco, Anelka, Drogba
0mins
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti makes two changes to the side that beat Arsenal. Deco and Ballack replace Joe Cole and John Obi Mikel, who both drop to the bench.
0mins
Man City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips passes a fitness test on his ankle injury to face league leaders Chelsea at Eastlands.
Match Preview
The undoubted clash of the day sees big-spending Manchester City take on Premier League leaders Chelsea at Eastlands.
With players like John Terry, Didier Drogba, Robinho, Emmanuel Adebayor, Petr Cech and Gareth Barry potentially to take to the field, it promises to be a mouth-watering contest.
Chelsea will be sky-high following their superb 3-0 success at London rivals Arsenal on Sunday afternoon that consolidated their five-point lead over current Premier League holders Manchester United.
However, confidence may have been slightly dented by the Carling Cup quarter-final exit on penalties to Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday.
But a win against ambitious City would certainly show they will take some stopping as they aim to regain the league crown they last won at the end of the 2005/06 campaign.
City boss Mark Hughes has watched helplessly from the sidelines in recent weeks as his expensively assembled unit have managed to draw their last seven games.
Their inability to turn these draws into wins has saw them drift 14 points behind their weekend opponents.
Despite the string of draws, they remain undefeated in their last 11 games in all competition and have yet to slip up on home soil.
Wednesday's 3-0 Carling Cup win over Arsenal certainly indicated how ruthless they can be on their day.
Chelsea's unrelenting charge has culminated in five successive wins in the league without conceding a single goal while racking up an impressive 17 goals in the process.
With these statistics on their side, it would be difficult to rule out another ruthless away day win and halt City's own unbeaten run.
Didier Drogba, a two goal hero at Emirates Stadium, is in top form and alongside Nicolas Anelka, the pair are the Premier League's hot property at the moment.
City could be without Martin Petrov (knee) while the visitors may only be missing long-term knee victim Jose Bosingwa.
In September last year, Chelsea cruised to a 3-1 success despite Robinho opening the scoring for the home side.
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Match Report
Premier League leaders Chelsea suffered their second defeat in Lancashire in the space of a costly four days following their 2-1 loss at resurgent Manchester City.
Following their midweek Carling Cup exit at Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea saw their lead at the top of the Premier League cut to a slender two points as City reinforced their own bid for a top-four Champions League spot.
After a club-record run of seven successive league draws, City finally rediscovered their winning touch to record their first win in the league since late September.
And after an impressive display, City fans must be wondering how they failed to beat Fulham, Burnley and Hull in their last three home league fixtures.
City, who were without the injured Craig Bellamy and Stephen Ireland, received a let off moments before Chelsea took an eighth minute lead when keeper Shay Given denied Didier Drogba with a fine save.
The warning was not heeded as Chelsea went ahead with a goal which bordered on farce as Given pulled off super stops to foil Branislav Ivanovic and Nicolas Anelka, only for the second to cruelly ricochet off the back of Emmanuel Adebayor and into the net from a couple of yards.
City began to exert considerable pressure on the Chelsea goal and were unlucky when a header from Micah Richards was spectacularly cleared off the line by Ricardo Carvalho.
They were finally rewarded with a 37th minute leveller as they breached the Premier League's meanest defence.
And it was Adebayor who found the net at the right end with a close-range shot after a drive from Shaun Wright-Phillips deflected off Micah Richards and into his path.
City continued where they left off after the restart when Ivanovic made a goalline block to thwart the ever dangerous Adebayor, but it was not long before they took a 56th minute lead.
Carvalho was penalised for a foul on Wright-Phillips on the edge of the penalty area and Carlos Tevez bent the free-kick round the defensive wall and low to the left of keeper Petr Cech, who was initially wrong-footed by the delivery.
Chelsea were given the chance to draw level in the 82nd minute when substitute Nedum Onuoha tripped Drogba in the box, but Frank Lampard's spot kick was brilliantly saved by Given diving low to his left.
City received another escape late on when Michael Essien released Drogba who burst through on goal only to fire narrowly wide when pressurised by Joleon Lescott.
Manchester City Team
Chelsea Team
Manchester City | Chelsea |
Corners
| 9 | 6 |
Fouls
| 14 | 17 |
Goal attempts
| 10 | 11 |
Shots off target
| 4 | 5 |
Offsides
| 4 | 7 |
90mins
Cech turns Tevez's left foot shot around the post. Corner to City.