Chelsea and Man City played tit for tat right after the opening whistle. Both teams had almost the same number of shots throughout the match (Chelsea 12, Man City 13). Man City was slightly better in terms of ball control, but the game was not completely in favor of the away team.

Man City broke the deadlock on the penalty spot in the 26th minute thanks to Erling Haaland. Before that, this star was fouled by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) in the penalty area. However, Man City’s advantage did not last too long.

In the 29th minute, from a teammate’s corner kick, Thiago Silva jumped high and headed the ball to equalize the score 1-1 for Chelsea. In the 37th minute, Chelsea suddenly found a goal to take the lead thanks to Raheem Sterling. The former Man City player had a close-range cushion and scored after a cross from Recce James.

The match then changed direction dramatically. Minute 45+1, Manuel Akanji ran to catch Bernardo Silva’s pass and then jumped high to score the equalizer, 2-2. The 3-2 score for Man City took place in the 48th minute. The scorer was Haaland again with a neat close-range kick after a pass from Jack Grealish.

But then once again Chelsea found a goal to equalize the score at 3-3. In the 67th minute, Conor Gallagher fired a powerful long-range shot, forcing goalkeeper Ederson to push the ball away. The ball bounced right into Nicolas Jackson’s position and this player did not miss the opportunity to control the ball and finish, scoring the equalizer.

Events at Stamford Bridge continued to climax in the 84th minute when Rodri hit a long-range shot and hit the Chelsea defender’s leg, causing the ball to change direction and scoring a goal to increase the match score to 4-3. But this is not yet the final goal of the match.

The drama was not over yet as the match had up to 8 minutes of overtime. And in the 90+2 minute, Ruben Dias fouled Broja in the penalty area, causing Man City to receive an 11-meter free kick. Owlman Cole Palmer made the decisive strike to tie the score at 4-4, a crazy scenario that not many people thought of before kickoff. With this result, Man City, although still leading the rankings, is only 1 point ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal.