Although they are an away team, Chelsea chose an attacking style of play from the first minutes. The reason is quite understandable because currently the central defender duo Zouma - Tomori are too weak to face strong attacks from the opponent. Along with that, the attack with "locomotive" Abraham is playing well and is ready to torn the net of any team.
Man City felt Chelsea's recklessness, so they took the initiative to control and find loopholes to overwhelm the opponent. However, Pep himself did not expect Lampard's team to dare to play so adventurously when they focused all their efforts on attacking right in the early part of the first half.
Before they could find a solution after a series of blocked shots, Man City conceded a goal. Chelsea's best player in the first half, Kante, opened the scoring after Kovacic's assist in the 27th minute.
The early goal made Chelsea players play more excitedly. Along with that, Kante once again deserved the title of club's most classy player when playing as a whole and appearing in all hot spots.
Man City woke up after the goal because they knew that if they failed, they would be 12 points behind Liverpool and stuck in 4th place. With no other choice, Pep directed his players to play their best early to find an equalizer.
Within just 10 minutes from 27 to 37, Chelsea conceded twice after excellent individual situations from the home team. De Bruyne's resounding fall and Mahrez's beautiful curling shot brought the match back to The Citizens.
The first half ended with a temporary victory for Man City. Lampard quickly stepped into the tunnel to prepare the transmission scenario for his students in the remaining 45 minutes.
In the second half, Chelsea were constantly pressured. The ball once reached Kepa's crossbar, along with stormy situations. Although Man City was ahead, they still wanted to score more goals to crush their opponents.
Unable to smile from luck, the home team proactively slowed down to preserve the score. Chelsea could not do much on a day with too many challenges.
At the end of the match, Sterling put the ball in Kepa's net once more but the referee later denied it due to an offside error. However, that was enough when the clock struck the last minute of extra time.
The match ended with a victory for Man City. With this result, The Citizens have overcome Chelsea to rise to 3rd place in the rankings.
Results of matches on the evening of November 23
West Ham 2-3 Tottenham
Arsenal 2-2 Southampton
Brighton 0-2 Leicester
Watford 0-3 Burnley
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
Bournemouth 1-2 Wolves
Everton 0-2 Norwich
