Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea — Premier League, 4 Jan 2026
Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1-1 in the Premier League on 4 January 2026 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Tijjani Reijnders, Enzo Fernández got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City have won 3 and Chelsea 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Etihad Stadium · Manchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-042'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'out: Andrey Santos
- 51'
- 52'Foul
- 54'Foul
- 62'out: Liam Delap
- 62'
- 70'
- 79'Argument
- 79'Argument
- 81'out: Nathan Aké
- 1-190'
- 90+3'Foul
- 90+5'
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Manchester City
- 8.3Tijjani ReijndersM
- 7.9RodriM
- 7.3Jérémy DokuF
- 7.3Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 7.3Joško GvardiolD
- 7.2Rúben DiasD
- 7.0Erling HaalandF
- 6.9Matheus NunesD
- 6.9Nico O'ReillyD
- 6.5Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 6.5Nathan AkéD
- 6.3Bernardo SilvaM
- 6.3Philip FodenM
- 6.3Rayan CherkiM
Chelsea
- 7.6Enzo FernándezM
- 7.2Andrey SantosM
- 7.2Filip JörgensenG
- 6.9Benoît BadiashileD
- 6.7Cole PalmerM
- 6.7Jorrel HatoD
- 6.6Trevoh ChalobahD
- 6.6Reece JamesM
- 6.5Josh AcheampongD
- 6.3Liam DelapF
- 6.3EstêvãoM
- 6.3João PedroF
- 6.3Malo GustoD
- 6.0Pedro NetoM
Line-ups
Chelsea4-2-3-1
Manchester City4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 11Jérémy Doku70'F7.3
- 6Nathan Aké81'D6.5
- 1James TraffordG
- 82Rico LewisD
- 45Abduqodir Khusanov51'D6.5
- 63Divine MukasaM
- 91Stephen MfuniD
- 56Ryan McAidooF
- 92R. HeskeyF
ChelseaCalum McFarlane
Substitutes
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 44Gabriel SłoninaG
- 9Liam Delap79'62'F6.3
- 49Alejandro GarnachoF
- 11Jamie Bynoe-GittensF
- 50M. MerrickG
- 17Andrey Santos46'M7.2
- 21Jorrel Hato62'D6.7
- 38M. GuiuF
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
1.02Expected goals (xG)1.85
14Total shots8
3Shots on target3
6Shots off target4
5Blocked shots1
8Corners2
2Offsides2
12Fouls14
3Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves2
0.23Goals prevented0.23
580Total passes436
504Accurate passes363
87%Pass accuracy83%
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tijjani Reijnders | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 8.3 |
| Rodri | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7.9 |
| Jérémy Doku | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 7.3 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Joško Gvardiol | 51 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Rúben Dias | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 6.9 |
| Abduqodir Khusanov | 39 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Nathan Aké | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Philip Foden | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Rayan Cherki | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Fernández | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | – | 7.6 |
| Andrey Santos | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Filip Jörgensen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Benoît Badiashile | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Cole Palmer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jorrel Hato | 28 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Reece James | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Josh Acheampong | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Liam Delap | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Estêvão | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| João Pedro | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Malo Gusto | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Pedro Neto | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
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