Manchester City v Chelsea result

Full-time · Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea

Premier League · Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:30 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Chelsea · Head-to-head

Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Chelsea: 2.68 to 1.03 in expected goals, from 8 shots to 14, ahead on xG from the 93rd minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The points were shared.

The result

Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1–1 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 4 January. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions. Chelsea are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Manchester City: T. Reijnders (42’); Chelsea: Enzo Fernández (90’).

Discipline

M. Oliver showed six yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester City: Rúben Dias (54’), Matheus Nunes (79’) and Bernardo Silva (90+3’); Chelsea: Reece James (52’), Liam Delap (79’) and Enzo Fernández (90+5’).

What it changes

Manchester City stay second after this result (20 league matches played).

Chelsea stay fifth after this result (20 league matches played).

Chelsea have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) 9.3, Rodri (Manchester City) 6.6 and N. O'Reilly (Manchester City) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 October 2026.

Chelsea next host Tottenham on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Chelsea: Chelsea v Tottenham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester City 4 · draws 2 · Chelsea 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 1D 0L · Chelsea 2W 2D 1L

Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.5 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 5.13

Corners

against 3.25 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 3 / 4.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.13 / 1.25 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.3 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.35 home / 1.96 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Chelsea for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.25 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.75 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.5 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.25 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.13 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.3 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.78 fouls over 23 matches (1.35 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.35Away 1.96

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Aït-Nouri n 8	39.4	2.6 4/1	2 4/2	—
N. O'Reilly n 8	82.6	1.9 6/4	0.4 1/1	—
Nico González n 8	75.3	1.9 6/5	0.6 4/0	—
Sávio n 8	30.8	1.5 4/0	1.5 3/1	—
Oscar Bobb n 8	41.1	1.4 5/0	0.5 2/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	84.8	2.7 8/5	1.6 7/3
Omar Marmoush n 8	33.3	2.7 3/1	1.7 2/1
Sávio n 8	30.8	2.6 4/2	1.8 4/1
P. Foden n 8	81.4	1.8 7/4	1.1 6/2
T. Reijnders n 8	55.9	1.8 7/2	1.2 5/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	84.8	0.8 4/2	0.4 2/1
R. Cherki n 8	70.4	0.3 2/0	0.6 3/1
T. Reijnders n 8	55.9	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
P. Foden n 8	81.4	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
J. Doku n 8	70.1	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Matheus Nunes n 8	81.8	3.7 7/6
N. O'Reilly n 8	82.6	2.5 8/4
A. Khusanov n 8	68.9	2.3 6/5
R. Lewis n 8	42.9	2.1 3/2
Rodri n 8	55.6	2 5/4

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Trafford n 8	90	2.3 5/5
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	2 3/3

Chelsea

Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Caicedo n 8	83.8	2.4 7/5	1.6 7/3	—
Marc Guiu n 8	38.6	2.3 4/3	0.9 3/0	—
F. Buonanotte n 8	58.3	2.1 5/4	1.9 5/3	—
L. Delap n 8	49.8	2 5/4	2.9 7/6	—
Andrey Santos n 8	45.6	2 6/2	0.5 1/1	—

Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Marc Guiu n 8	38.6	3.5 7/5	1.5 4/1
A. Garnacho n 8	55.5	3.2 6/5	1.2 3/2
L. Delap n 8	49.8	2 6/2	0.9 4/0
Estêvão n 8	49.6	2 5/3	0.9 3/1
João Pedro n 8	65.5	1.9 7/3	1 4/2

Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Tyrique George n 8	45.8	0.7 3/0	0.2 1/0
João Pedro n 8	65.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
A. Garnacho n 8	55.5	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
R. James n 8	83.4	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
C. Palmer n 8	58.8	0.6 3/0	0 0/0

Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Andrey Santos n 8	45.6	3.2 6/2
M. Caicedo n 8	83.8	2.7 7/7
M. Gusto n 8	54.6	2.7 4/4
T. Adarabioyo n 8	60.8	2.6 6/3
R. James n 8	83.4	2.4 7/4

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	3.4 8/5
F. Jörgensen n 8	89.3	1.4 3/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Chelsea
57%	Possession	43%
1.02	Expected goals (xG)	1.85
14	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	8
8	Corners	2
2	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	14
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
580	Passes	436
87%	Pass accuracy	83%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Donnarumma	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Matheus Nunes	90	0	0	0	0	5	Y	6.9
N. O'Reilly	90	0	1	0	0	7	0	6.9
Rodri	90	0	0	0	4	5	0	7.9
Bernardo Silva	90	0	1	0	2	2	Y	6.3
R. Cherki	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
P. Foden	90	0	2	0	4	0	0	6.3
E. Haaland	90	0	2	1	0	0	0	7
Rúben Dias	81	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.2
T. Reijnders	70	1	1	1	2	0	0	8.3
J. Gvardiol	51	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
A. Khusanov sub	39	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Doku sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
N. Aké sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5

Chelsea player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Jörgensen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
T. Chalobah	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
B. Badiashile	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Gusto	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. James	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
E. Fernández	90	1	3	2	2	7	Y	7.6
C. Palmer	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Pedro Neto	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6
Joshua Kofi Acheampong	62	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
João Pedro	62	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Estêvão	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Andrey Santos sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
J. Hato sub	28	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.7
L. Delap sub	28	0	2	1	0	0	Y	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Chelsea — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

ChelseaWWDLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester City 4 · 2 draws · Chelsea 0 · 3 goals/game

2025-01-25 Manchester City 3–1 Chelsea
2024-08-18 Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City
2024-04-20 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea
2024-02-17 Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea
2023-11-12 Chelsea 4–4 Manchester City
2023-05-21 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea

League standing · 2025/26

Manchester City#2 pos78 pts38 pl+42 GD

Chelsea#10 pos52 pts38 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.03

Chelsea scored1.53

Manchester City conceded0.92

Chelsea conceded1.37

Shot map and expected goals

Manchester City 1.03 xG from 14 shots, Chelsea 2.68 from 8. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Manchester City (attacking right)Chelsea (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Manchester City	14	1	1.03
Chelsea	8	1	2.68

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Chelsea?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester City won 4, Chelsea won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Chelsea?: Recent form — Manchester City 4W 1D 0L; Chelsea 2W 2D 1L.

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