LONDON (Reuters) — Manchester City spoiled Frank Lampard’s Premier League debut as Chelsea manager by winning 4-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, while a lost dog and “pet detective” made for an unusual stoppage in the game.
Second-placed Manchester City are aiming for a fifth straight English top-flight title.
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The latter had his point-blank volley with 14 minutes left well saved by Nathan Bishop.
Fernandez soars to meet a Neto cross with a glancing header across goal; the ball bounces back towards that City box.
BLWCH Lavia goes for an overhead kick inside the box, but hits it straight intio Ederson’s arms.
After being signed last summer, Lavia is someone make his first start for Chelsea and he reflects on the fact that it could have been him.
63 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
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3m ago
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Lewis makes key intervention
Fernandez aims a cross to Neto at the far post from the right side.
The ball is right on the spot, but Lewis can stride forward to take it and push a left-sided corner with Neto just unable to make contact.
The corner comes soon after but Chelsea cannot create anything from it.
Doku breaks at the other end for City but his through ball to Haaland is just behind him.
60th min: Chelsea 0 vs Manchester City 1. Full Time Score (CFC 2–LOSER & MC =WINNER)
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Chelsea make change
And on comes Pedro Neto for Nkunku.
If the Sarri-ball ft wolves cable can inspire Chelsea they have been lackluster so far
59 mins — Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
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8m ago
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Chelsea under the cosh
Half-time report by the beautiful gameThe forwards have been somewhat fluid at their end, while……………..
However, with the margin a slender one there is still plenty of time remaining.
56 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
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12m ago
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Haaland denied
The ball is played to Haaland inside the centre of the box from a Silva pass.
He instinctively shoots for goal and forces a diving save from Sanchez to his right.
That’s room for a striker like Haaland…and he should have done better.
52 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
City’s Ruben Dias (helping up teammate Erling Haaland) [David Klein/Reuters]
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14m ago
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Chelsea search for equaliser
And despite a Palmer ball into the box, once again City defend well with Fernandez failing to do anything from another chance.
Fifty minutes: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
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18m ago
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Second half under way
Which means we are all set to go finally in this one, City kick us off a goal up.
The forward was twice denied by Gunn, while Pedro also dinked over in the closing stages but substitute Morata should have done far better moments later when he ran clean through only for a weak angled shot to be easily saved.
City will be looking to add a bit of encouragement with a view towards the 2024-25 campaign.
50′: Savinho caught a knock late in the first half but just went back to play, it look like he’ll be subbed off Phil Foden coming on.
The home side get us underway.
46 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
City’s Phil Foden in action with Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella [Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters]
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31m ago
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32m ago
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Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City Half-time
Nkunku has a breakaway but he cannot get past his marker.
One play later, he is tackled in the box but again the referee said continue.
City go into half time with the precious lead despite an industrious home side.
City were arguably the better of the two sides, with three efforts on target to Chelsea’s one.
You are justly predispositioned to give up more of the ball, but Chelsea have been on it for many moments in there and their first half opportunities against City must be classified as wasted.
Hopefully they come back to a better show.
HT: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
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36m ago
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Fernandez brought down in the area
And again the Argentinian goes down in Far No Man’s Land, moments after Dias floors him.
The replays do show that Dias’ arm may have caught fridge, but not intentionally.
Fernandez is down, the Chelsea medical team are quickly out to see what they can do.
45+4 mins Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
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39m ago
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Jackson goal ruled offside
Jackson feeds Nkunku, who in turn lays it off to Palmer on the right side outside of the box.
Palmer hits it left-footed and Ederson gets down really well to his right, palms behind.
Jackson buries the second chance, but he is called offside right away by the linesman.
It looks like Foden got it up in time and, sure enough there is a VAR check to confirm the decision.
A slightly hard done Chelsea would have loved to level this before half-time.
Also five minutes of injury.
44 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
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42m ago
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Savinho gets tended to
The City medical staff are attending to him, and he is lying down.
New City signing goes off the field as his new club continue with 10 men.
With the end of interval approaching, hopefully he might manage to continue playing.
43 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
Savinho in agony after getting injured [David Klein/Reuters]
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45m ago
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Fernandez blocked
Clucurella whips a cross in from the right to Nkunku, nearest post on left.
Inside the area he squares it to Jackson who lays off a pass to Fernandez on.
The Argentine winds up but his effort is blocked by the City defender!
Once more, City mount an immediate attack at the other end and Silva gets inside the box before seeing a left-footed shot saved safely down to his right by Sanchez who did well covering near post.
40 mins, Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City.
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47m ago
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Doku forces Sanchez stop
Doku nicks the ball off a deflection.
He shapes to shoot before pulling the trigger with his right foot across goal and into the left-hand post from outside of the box.
Sanchez able to stick an arm out and tip is over the crossbar for a LHand corner.
City clear the corner.
38 mins:Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
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49m ago
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Opportunity lost for Jackson of Virginia
He comes in from an angle on the left and, with two City defenders between him and goal, centres himself inside of the box.
Finally presents Jackson with the space he wants, but his effort is blocked by Dias.
A smart offside from the linesman comes in a little late but once it does, that advance is snuffed out fairly swiftly.
36 mins:Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
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52m ago
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Joaquín Fernández is felled in the box.
From the right flank, Gusto passes to Fernandez on edge of box
Savinho checks back in, with the Chelsea players bombarding Referee for a penalty.
Quite to the anger of a section of partisan crowd, though, the referee waves I on.
33 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City –
Enzo Fernandez appeals for a penalty during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace [Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters]
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56m ago
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Palmer whips straight at goal
This time Kane is picked out on the left and opts to try his luck.
It ends up being on target but straight to Ederson fairly easily.
29 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
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58m ago
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Nkunku chances comes undone
Up the other end, Kante bundles with Akanji inside the area and that’s enough to send referee Zuereg down again.ResponseEntity
Chelsea had a good opportunity to level the scores if Nkunku had made away.
26 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
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1h ago
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Kevin de Bruyne goes wide of the mark
De Bruyne picks out Savinho with a long-range run.
He looks to try curl an effort past Sanchez, but he gets a tad too much width on it and it sails wide of the far post.
Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City: 23 mins
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1h ago
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Haaland goal confirmed
The referee eventually confirms the goal is good as Fofana played Silva on.
For now, though, Haaland is off the mark early doors in 2021/22 — with many more likely to follow.
21 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City.
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1h ago
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GOAL! Haaland scores. Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
Doku and Savinho have switched sides, Doku is now on his preferred left flanks.
And Doku finds Silva just outside the box
Haaland is just to the left of him and a little outside centre as Silva prods it his way.
The City talisman finds a way in and pulls the trigger into Sanchez to give them lift-off.
However, wait — VAR checks offside in review of Silva’s step ~
18 mins: Chelsea 0-1 Man City
Haaland scores City’s first goal [David Klein/Reuters]
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1h ago
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City in the ascendancy
The hosts have probably just edged it, though they’ve let a couple of promising moves fizzle out towards he end.
Chelsea really cannot afford to be this open at the back.
Jackson is charging into the box and Dias has to come across, sliding in with a great tackle.
15 mins: Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
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1h ago
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Doku skews shot
Doku is found by Lewis on the right, few yards off border of box.
He drills a shot with his left foot, but it goes wide.
12 mins Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
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1h ago
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City corner fizzles out
The corner is whipped in with pace, but a push inside the box didn’t escape to eye of the referee and Chelsea get away as he restores an initial goal kick.
9 mins: Chelsea 0-0 Manchester CityWords tell little.
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1h ago
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Follow the action as Chelsea continue to dominate possession
They are currently at 56 percent to City’s 44 percent and have yet to muster anything meaningful in attack.
Silva comes the closest we’ve seen yet after being found on the left side by Savinho, but sees his shot deflected off Lavia and behind for Albion’s first corner of the game.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City (8 mins)
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1h ago
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Cagey start to proceedings
There have been spells of possession for both sides, but the passing rhythm hasn’t quite clicked into gear.
Those are rather rudimentary tactics that should evolve as play wears on.
Minute 4Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
Chelsea’s Romeo Lavia in action with Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva [David Klein/Reuters]
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1h ago
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Kickoff
City got us underway, all in light blue with white trim. The attacking team is going left to right as seen on the screen.
Chelsea are playing in their all-blue kit.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City (1 min)
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1h ago
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Players walk out
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Chelsea will play with an attacking 4-3-3, while City deploy their conventional 4-2-3-1.
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1h ago
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Sterling: Out of the squad
Raheem SterlingPep Guardiola, right praises Raheem Sterling (Mike Egerton/PA)Sterling was heavily involved in City’s pre-season US tour.
Yet it seems he is being replaced by Nkunku in a more natural role through the left wing.
Sterling scored 8 goals and had four assists in last season’s 31p matches buffer.
In Palmer, Jackson has three other options he will have to compete for playing time with in Mykhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke.
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👏 Erling Haaland has now scored on the opening day of each of the last two Premier League seasons (v West Ham in 2022 and v Burnley in 2021).
Another double against Chelsea for him?
Haaland warms up at Stamford Bridge. [Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters]
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1h ago
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Players warm up
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer warms up [David Klein/Reuters]
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland eyes another opening game success [Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters]
Ederson returns to the City goal after injury towards the end of last season [Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters]
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1h ago
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Brentford 2-1 Crystal Palace: Late Wissa goal helps Bees progress to EFL Cup last_16
Brentford also enjoyed a successful to life back in the Premier League with a 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace and once more Yoane Wissa found the net, this time from inside six yards after Joel Valle’s cross.
Palace did find the net after 26 minutes through a brilliant Eberechi Eze free kick, but it was disallowed for another foul by Will Hughes just as the strike hit.
The hosts took the lead with 26 minutes remaining when Bryan Mbeumo capitalised on a swift break down their right, cutting inside and slotting into the bottom corner as Brentford scored against the run of play three minutes later.
Ethan Pinnock had earlier turned into his own net to level in the 56th minute, but Wissa scored a scrappy goal with 14 minutes left.
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2h ago
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It will be gathered from Stamford Bridge.
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2h ago
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Chelsea XI announced
Robert Sanchez (goalkeeper), Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella; Romeo Lavia, Moises Caicedov; Enzo Fernandez(c), Cole Palmer >Nicolas Jackson> Christopher Nkunku
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Manchester City XI announced
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2h ago
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Crystal Palace 0-0 Brentford (currently in progress)
The other league game today is level at 1-1 with 20 minutes left to play.
At the Gtech Community Stadium, Bryan Mbeumo put Brentford in front during the first half but Crystal Palace levelled through an Ethan Pinnock own-goal early on after the break.
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2h ago
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City arrive at the Bridge
Man City Boss Pep Guardiola gets his side off the bus [Shaun Botterill/Getty Images]
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2h ago
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The battles between City and Chelsea of late
City edged a 1-0 win over Arsenal in the final four of that competition at Wembley Stadium, London back in May.
The Blues last journey to Stamford sat Cheek become a competitively contested 4-4 draw back in November, which saw Cole Palmer net City’s late equaliser from the penalty spot.
It was one of two stalemates in the league meetings, halting a run of six straight wins for Guardiola’s men over the West Londoners. Kai Havertz (above) scored Chelsea’s only goal in their Champions League final win earlier this yearChelsea before that run, was won the 2021 Champions League with a one-goal victory over Manchester City and Arsenal.
It was indeed Chelsea’s third straight victory over City in that campaign — the first two coming via a home-and-away pair of FA Cup games involving both sides’ B teams — but he did lose to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge 3-1, with Phil Foden scoring among others.
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2h ago
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Stamford Bridge for Chelsea
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer arrives at the stadium [David Klein/Reuters] 36 min Post update.
(Reporting by Simon Evans and Nick Said; Editing by Ken Ferris) Marc Cucurella of Spain steps off Chelsea team bus [David Klein/Reuters]
Malo Gusto y equipo de Marc Cucurella adelanta en Stamford Bridge [Shaun Botterill/Getty Images]
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2h ago
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Head-to-head
The 177th time these two clubs have faced off. City have 65 wins compared to Chelsea’s haul of 69.
That inaugural clash arrived in 1907 and ended with a Division One contest finishing as a stalemate in West London, the final score-line read Chelsea 2-2 Sunderland.
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2h ago
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Paul Tierney will be the man in black at Stamford Bridge this week as Manchester City travel to London toastride Chelsea.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has warned Manchester City that his pricy Chelsea rebuild will be competing against them for the Premier League title soon.
Recruited from Leicester last summer, Maresca is Chelsea’s sixth manager in a tumultuous post-Todd Boehly takeover spell.
City were runaway champions last season – the Blues finished 28 points off the pace of their rivals in second place – and are struggling to fit all of Boehly’s new signings into one squad, with Maresca dealing as best he can.
Maresca will get a taste of life against City, who hammered Hull to so close in the Premier League last season.
However, the 44-year-old Italian — who was Guardiola’s number two at City before his single season with Leicester after Claudio Ranieri’s sacking and would be interested in working for Chelsea full-time — fears they will face another “uphill battle” if not.
“From my point of view, now in this moment, the gap between us and other teams that are dominating English football it is only a matter of time,” Maresca claimed.
Clubs that have had a manager for nine years, eight of clubs. We are with the same manager for a month. Certainly over time, we are going to make up the difference. And hopefully, it can happen very soon.
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Yves Dabila and Allen Flannigan are out injured while Gaizka Garitano is yet to recover his fitness, which suggests United may soon be back in that transfer market.
Pep Guardiola has revealed that Rodri picked up an injury and Manchester City will be missing the Spain midfielder for their opening game of the Premier League season against Chelsea.
The highly-regarded 28-year-old has only recently resumed training, having been withdrawn at half-time in Spain’s Euro 2024 final win over England last month. Phil Foden, John Stones and Kyle Walker are expected to be available at Stamford Bridge following their post-Euros break but Rodri has not been given the all-clear.
When asked if Rodri could be in contention to face Chelsea prior to the clash, Guardiola said: “No. He is in training. You know what, I haven´t seen him. He feels good. And Murty said: “We will have to see how he is after training.
Rodri has become unavailable at a somewhat premature stage of City´s quest for an unprecedented five straight English league titles. City will be desperate to start their defence in style at Stamford Bridge, although Guardiola has revealed that he could still have personnel problems when the new season gets under way. Foden, Stones and Walker are lacking fitness as they only resumed training this week after holidays.
“Probably they are not going to be ready for 90 minutes but maybe, yes, one is ready and another in the last 15,” said Guardiola. “The bottom line of it is everybody back more or less and, besides Oscar [Bobb], the rest are fine.
A non-contact training pitch incident left Bobb with a fractured bone in his leg, and he was to have an operation on Friday.
The 20-year-old Norway winger is likely to be out of action for between two and four months, according to Guardiola. The news of Bobb’s setback comes at a time when Argentina forward Julian Alvarez departed for Atletico Madrid, and Guardiola admitted he may need to delve into the transfer market in order to bring in replacements.
We will see, maybe Yes or Maybe not….” Spaniard said. I’m really happy with the squad I’ve got. We will see. I’m set. Lets see what comes in the market. That way we can carry on until January, or maybe add some players.”
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New transfers in the new EPL season
The summer transfer window slams shut at 11pm on August 31, so there is plenty of time for clubs to get deals done this summer.
In the meantime here is our top signings thus far:
Obertan was back in Italy within hours of leaving to sign Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna
Matthijs de Ligt – signed by United from Bayern Munich
Joshua Zirkzee – United Bologna-signed
Dominic Solanke, £20 million from Bournemouth to Spurs
Pedro Neto – Signed for Chelsea from Wolves.
FULL BY FULLGSB: Niclas Fullkrug, signed by West Ham from Borussia Dortmund
Emile Smith Rowe previously joined Fulham from Arsenal
Manchester United linked Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt was coached by Erik ten Hag at Ajax in their native Netherlands [Julian Finney/Getty Images]
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Liverpool manager — Salah hands Slot opening victory
Liverpool earned a 2-0 win over Ipswich Town on Saturday, the Reds’ second victory of the new Premier League season.
But the Reds came to life in the second half, with Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah scoring their goals of the game a 3-1 victory at Portman Road.
Liverpool was managing the competitive game for Arne Slot instead of Jurgen Klopp.
In contrast, Ipswich were looking to prove their credentials as a Premier League side after returning this season following promotion from the Championship last year.
Onana: 5; Mazraoui, Veltman (Álvarez) Blind Onyekuru Tadic Schuurs Martínez Idrissi Salah celebrates scoring his side’s second goal during the English Premier League win at Ipswich Town [Alastair Grant/AP]
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Read also Late Zirkzee debut goal seals Man Utd Premier League win against Fulham
Manchester United defeated Fulham 1-0 on Friday night in the opening match of the English Premier League season.
United new recruits Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee all took to the field within Old Trafford in Manchester; using their “goal names” because they were given birth to.
The latter, signed from Bologna in Italy, was introduced as a substitute and scored the opener after 87 minutes to finish2-0winners — he later collected Player of the Match honours.
Zirkzee strikes the decisive goal under pressure from Fulham’s Calvin Bassey [Michael Regan/Getty Images]
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A two-horse race?
Manchester City and Arsenal are thought to be the only serious title contenders for 2024-25.
City — title winners in each of the last four campaigns, are favourites to retain it again.
But a subdued summer and the exit of Alvarez, an important piece to their attack, adds extra question marks. Likewise, it is understood that the future of manager Pep Guardiola at City hangs in the balance with Spaniard inside final year of his deal.
Italy international Riccardo Calafiori has been added to the squad, which looks like it will offer Arsenal one of their best chances in some time at toppling City from top spot if they are able to reproduce last seasons form under Mikel Arteta when finishing second.
City players celebrate on the Open Top Bus with Premier League trophy, (Photo [1]: AFP)
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Premier League format 2024-25?
The English Premier League consists of 380 games, played across 38 weeks: with the league playing out over four midweeks, one bank holiday and every weekend apart from down-time during international breaks.
The Premier League, which is the top level of Englands football league system operates on a promotion and relegation syste that consists with 20 clubs.
It is played sppretty much over a year long period from August to May with every team plays 38 matches -2 against other, one home and one away.
All matches will kick off at the same time on Sunday, 25 May so as to ensure fairness.
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Manchester CityEarly Team News
Rodri is expected to be another notable absentee for the season opener after falling foul of a hamstring complaint suffered in Euro 2024 final against England, meaning that Manchester City must manage without him.
Oscar Bobb is also definitely out with a broken leg. and will set him back three or four months of the season
Jack Grealish is sidelined again with Community Shield mission a no-go but Phil Foden, John Stones and Kyle Walker are all out of action for the champions.
City’s possible starting XI:
Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Bernardo Kovacic Savinho De Bruyne Doku Haaland
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Early Chelsea team news
Chelsea captain Reece James is suspended for their first three fixtures of the season and is also undergoing treatment on a hamstring injury.
The Blues senior squad has ballooned to more than 50 players after a string of summer signings, with Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall perhaps in line for their debuts on Sunday.
Meanwhile, England midfielder Conor Gallagher — whose arranged switch to Atletico Madrid is now stuck in limbo this week — has been training on his own and will remain excluded from selection.
Chelsea are likely to go with the following XI:
Sanchez; Gusto, W Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez. Lavia, Caicedo; Neto (C), Nkunku; Palmer
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Chelsea have sacked another manager, same shit different season
An uncomfortable Mauricio Pochettino spent a year in the Stamford Bridge hotseat lamenting that his squad was overflowing with raw, inexperienced pups.
Bid departure of Agrentinian was much-expected and new manager Enzo Maresca looks to be following suit despite a huge backing.
That represents the third successive window in which they have spent more than any of their rivals on both total fees and number of players signed, with eleven new faces arriving at Stamford Bridge this summer.
But less than 21 years is the average age for those who are joining new. However, with almost $300m spent the expectations will be as ever astronomical.
Maresca is just 4th season as a manager, having previously had stints at Parma and Leicester City, but perhaps the biggest challenge that will face the Italian is a sprawling senior squad in excess of 50 players. Just 25 of those can be registered with the Premier League before next season
Chelsea have the league’s biggest squad and Maresca may find that managing expectation is his toughest job[Eddie Keogh/Getty Images]
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Who can stop Manchester City?
Pep Guardiola’s team became the first ever English champions four times running in May, adding to the 2023 success of five trophies.
Meanwhile, in more of a shock twist at the start of this year Julien Alvarez left Cityzens to go and manage Atletico Madrid having secured two Premier League titles and Champions League over his 2 years.
This is a player that, just looking at the age of 24 and his trajectory early on in City’s hierarchy seemed like the future. But your ability to prefer Argentina moves very clearly from where this group may be headed — as well as how comfortable Guardiola would obviously feel with each step they took together even further into uncharted territory.
It followed the signing of Brazilian forward Savinho by Manchester City from French outfit Troyes. The 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Girona in Spain and inspired the relative minnows to third place in LaLiga.
But are there any realistic challengers to the title this year and just who will go on to raise the crown; Al Jazeera Sport examines potential runners, with focus in particular over whether anyone can halt Manchester City….!!
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Hello and welcome to our live commentary on Chelsea’s home clash with Manchester City in the Premier league.
The last match of GameWeek 1 ahead in the new season of English top flight.
That all hots up here from 4:30pm local time (15:30 GMT), with yours truly, Patrick Keddie.
The full-text commentary of a classic carnival: Chelsea vs Manchester United (17/02) and all post-match pressers from Stamford Bridge will be provided to you by Rohan Sharma
