The results of Chelsea vs Manchester City in the 2023-2024 Premier League are already known. The match at Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, Sunday (12/11/2023), was fierce and ended 4-4
Man City’s four goals were scored through braces from Erling Haaland (25′, 47′), Manuel Akanji (45+1′), and Rodrigo Hernandez (86′). Meanwhile, Chelsea responded via Thiago Silva (29′), Raheem Sterling (37′), Nicolas Jackson (67′), and Cole Palmer (90+5′).
The match was exciting in the first half. The two teams traded attacks. Man City took the lead through the penalty spot in the 25th minute. Referee Anthony Taylor gave a gift in the 22nd minute after Marc Cucurella fouled Haaland.
The Norwegian striker successfully executed a penalty in the 25th minute. Manchester City lead 1-0! Chelsea tried to respond through Reece James’ free kick in the 28th minute, but Ederson managed to parry it well.
However, Chelsea managed to equalize the score from a corner kick! Thiago Silva headed in Gallagher’s pass well to equalize the score at 1-1 in the 29th minute. A draw score makes the match even more exciting.
In fact, Chelsea took the lead in the 37th minute. Gvardiol’s failure to throw the ball allowed Reece James to pass to Sterling who beat Ederson from close range.
Man City forced the match in the first half to end evenly at 2-2. Akanji’s header successfully beat Sanchez from close range in the first minute of injury time.
After the break, Man City immediately stung. Through a lightning counter-attack, Julian Alvarez sent a cross towards Haaland who immediately put the ball into the Chelsea goal. The visiting team leads 3-2! The home fans roared in the 67th minute.
This happened after Jackson successfully broke into Ederson’s goal. Conor Gallagher’s hard kick was parried, but the Senegalese striker managed to get the ball back to equalize the score at 3-3.
The fourth goal belonged to Man City in the 86th minute. Rodri’s shot from outside the penalty box turned after hitting Thiago Silva so that Sanchez, who was already moving, could only surrender. The score is 4-3!
The drama occurred in injury time, the third minute to be precise. Ruben Dias’ violation of Armando Broja resulted in a penalty. Palmer’s successful execution changed the score to 4-4 and lasted until the end!
After the match, Pochettino said he was satisfied with the results obtained by the Blues. He is happy that his team entered the international break with results that did not disappoint.
“We scored four goals against the best, best team in the world. It’s great to enter an international break like this,” said Pochettino, quoted from BBC International, Monday (13/11/2023).
Furthermore, Pochettino revealed the secret of Chelsea always being able to catch up. The former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach said that never giving up and being brave was the main formula to trouble Manchester City.
“The approach to the match was good. We were brave. That is the idea of football. I am very proud and happy. The players never gave up. The reaction of the players was extraordinary,” said Pochettino.
“I think this type of game gives us the capacity to believe. We need to play more matches and be competitive without space. This gives the team good knowledge about their teammates,” he concluded.
