Chelsea 4-4 Manchester City (12 Nov, 2023) Game Analysis\u060c<\/p>\n
Manchester City moved a point clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday after a thrilling 4-4 \u200b\u200bdraw at Chelsea with Erling Haaland scoring twice only for former City man Cole Palmer to level the match from the penalty spot in the additional time.<\/p>\n
City scored first when Spanish defender Marc Cucurella pulled off Haaland’s shirt to concede a VAR-verified penalty which the Norwegian coolly converted in the 24th minute, sending Robert Sanchez the wrong way.<\/p>\n
Five minutes later, Chelsea’s 39-year-old Brazilian defender Thiago Silva headed the ball into the net from a Conor Gallagher corner and it was all square.<\/p>\n
It was the first time Chelsea had scored against Manchester City since beating them in the 2021 Champions League final.<\/p>\n
They have suffered six consecutive defeats, four in the league and two in the cup.<\/p>\n
Former City striker Raheem Sterling, busy and lively all match, was called upon after a mistake by Josko Gvardiol in defense allowed Reece James to cross in the 37th minute. Sterling refused to celebrate but Stamford Bridge erupted.<\/p>\n
Chelsea’s lead lasted less than 10 minutes before defender Manuel Akanji, who had been advancing throughout the half, rose to equalize with a header in first-half injury time.<\/p>\n
The imposing Haaland scored his second \u2013 his 13th Premier League goal of the season \u2013 a minute after the restart to give City the lead.<\/p>\n
But the champions had no time to relax in the end-to-end fight and in the 67th minute of a thrilling second half, the locals equalized thanks to Nicolas Jackson. Rodri’s 86th-minute goal, which deflected past Thiago Silva, restored the champions’ lead.<\/p>\n
The visitors might have thought they had all three points, but they conceded a penalty in the 94th minute when Ruben Dias caught the legs of substitute Armando Broja in the penalty area.<\/p>\n
Palmer, a Manchester City academy graduate, showed nerves as he awarded his former club a penalty. It was the 21-year-old’s fourth Chelsea penalty in four attempts.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very strange the first time I play against City,\u201d Palmer told Sky Sports. \u201cI have the greatest respect for the club I spent 15 years with and it\u2019s nice to see friends again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scorer Rodri said his team was exhausted.<\/p>\n
“The level of the Chelsea team has increased and it wasn’t our best performance today. Individually we needed to do a bit more ourselves – conceding four goals is not normal for us,” he said. he told Sky.<\/p>\n
The result put City ahead of Liverpool with 28 points from 12 games. Chelsea, who have been stuttering this season, move up one place to 10th with 16 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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