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Gabriel Jesus' second Premier League goal of the season earned Man City all three points at Stamford BridgeManchester City produced an impressive display to end Chelsea's unbeaten start to the season with a deserved victory at Stamford Bridge.
In the meeting between two sides fully expected to fight it out for this season's Premier League title, the reigning champions dominated against a strangely passive and conservative Chelsea.
Gabriel Jesus settled a tight affair when his 53rd-minute effort took a touch off Jorginho to beat Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy - but few could question City's right to the win against the team who beat them in last May's Champions League final, and the victory margin should have been far more emphatic.
Jesus almost added a second when Thiago Silva cleared his effort off the line while Aymeric Laporte should have scored but somehow slid a shot wide from inside the six-yard box.
Mendy also produced two crucial saves from the excellent Jack Grealish.
It was the perfect start to a crucial week for City and manager Pep Guardiola as they prepare to visit Paris St-Germain in the Champions League this week then take on Liverpool at Anfield next Sunday.
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Chelsea
Squad number16Player nameMendy
Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
Squad number4Player nameChristensen
Squad number2Player nameRüdiger
Squad number24Player nameJames
Squad number7Player nameKanté
Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number3Player nameAlonso
Squad number9Player nameLukaku
Squad number11Player nameWerner
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Manchester City
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number14Player nameLaporte- Squad number27Player nameJoão Cancelo
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva- Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number47Player nameFoden- Squad number10Player nameGrealish
Squad number7Player nameSterling
Squad number25Player nameFernandinho
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-5-2
- 16Mendy
- 28Azpilicueta
- 4ChristensenBooked at 78mins
- 2RüdigerBooked at 84mins
- 24JamesSubstituted forThiago Silvaat 29'minutes
- 7KantéSubstituted forHavertzat 60'minutes
- 5JorginhoSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 76'minutes
- 8Kovacic
- 3AlonsoBooked at 77mins
- 9Lukaku
- 11Werner
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 6Thiago Silva
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 14Chalobah
- 17Saúl
- 20Hudson-Odoi
- 21Chilwell
- 22Ziyech
- 29Havertz
Man City
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Ederson
- 2Walker
- 3Rúben DiasBooked at 90mins
- 14LaporteBooked at 65mins
- 27Cancelo
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 16Rodri
- 17De BruyneSubstituted forMahrezat 81'minutes
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 47FodenSubstituted forFernandinhoat 87'minutes
- 10GrealishSubstituted forSterlingat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Stones
- 6Aké
- 7Sterling
- 13Steffen
- 21Torres
- 25Fernandinho
- 26Mahrez
- 80Palmer
- 90Lavia
Live Text
Match ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1.
Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Manchester City. Ederson tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
Ederson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Jack Grealish.
Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Phil Foden.
Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
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