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Chelsea came within just a few minutes of producing their most impressive result of the Mauricio Pochettino era so far at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. The Argentine almost pulled off the perfect game plan on the road in a daunting fixture as Raheem Sterling’s brilliant counter-attacking goal had his side into a deserved half-time lead.

Erling Haaland was unusually wasteful as Man City toiled in search of a dramatic turnaround, while Ederson made a few strong saves in a pulsating, end-to-end clash to round off another thrilling day in the Premier League. Ultimately Chelsea could not cling on for a first win over City since the 2021 Champions League final in Porto, with Rodri’s emphatic late strike taking a big deflection on its way past Djordje Petrovic.

Though City’s late equaliser kept their long home unbeaten streak alive, they still fell behind in the title race after big wins for both leaders Liverpool and Arsenal earlier in the day, over Brentford and Burnley respectively. Follow Man City vs Chelsea reaction live below, with expert analysis from Standard Sport’s Nizaar Kinsella at the Etihad.

A really impressive performance from Chelsea shows they can compete with the best ahead of the Carabao Cup final next weekend.

Little progress is made in the Premier League table though, with Chelsea in 10th.

Man City 1-1 Chelsea
95 mins: VAR has a good look at that but it’s no penalty.

City have another corner that is missed by Petrovic, but Chelsea scramble clear and the full-time whistle sounds.

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Man City 1-1 Chelsea
94 mins: Absolute chaos in that Chelsea box as City push for a last-gasp winner!

An uncharacteristic punch from Petrovic, VAR now looking after an Akanji appeal for handball against I think Colwill as he tussled with Ruben Dias.