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Chelsea vs Manchester City is a heavyweight meeting in which City’s broader authority is tested by Chelsea’s ability to rise to high-pressure occasions. City won 1–0 in the FA Cup final on 16 May 2026, while Chelsea had beaten them 1–0 in the Champions League final on 29 May 2021. A future meeting will ask whether control returns to City or another major occasion suits Chelsea.
Past matches, Chelsea vs Manchester City
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Mono 29
Starting eleven
Starting XI Chelsea
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1G
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29D
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6D
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21D
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27M
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24M
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25M
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3M
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10F
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8F
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20F
Manchester City Starting XI
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G
1
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D
27
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D
45
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D
15
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D
33
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M
16
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M
20
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M
42
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M
11
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F
7
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F
9
Substitutes Chelsea
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7F
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9F
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49F
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12G
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34D
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4D
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23D
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14M
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17M
Manchester City Substitutes
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M
10
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M
8
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G
25
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D
3
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D
5
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D
6
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M
47
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F
26
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M
4
Match events
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29'Enzo Fernández Yellow Card
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32'Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
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46'Rayan Cherki Omar Marmoush
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56'Abdukodir Khusanov Yellow Card
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65'Mateo Kovačić Rodri
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72'⚽Antoine Semenyo Normal Goal (Asst: Erling Haaland)
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74'Pedro Neto Marc Cucurella
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83'Liam Delap Reece James
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86'Alejandro Garnacho João Pedro
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90' +2Moisés Caicedo Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Chelsea VS Manchester City
City carry the wider weight
Manchester City have generally held the stronger hand, and a 3–0 win at Stamford Bridge on 12 April 2026 showed how their authority can travel. Their 1–0 FA Cup final victory at Wembley on 16 May 2026 added another significant result in a neutral setting. Chelsea still have a clear counterexample: their 1–0 Champions League final win in Porto on 29 May 2021 demonstrated that the underdog label does not settle a meeting of this level.
Chelsea can change the setting
Venue and competition help explain why this pairing remains compelling. Chelsea won 2–1 at Stamford Bridge on 25 June 2020, while City’s 6–0 home success on 10 February 2019 showed the scale of the favourite’s ceiling. League meetings can be tight, as the 1–1 draw in Manchester on 4 January 2026 illustrates, whereas knockout football gives one decisive performance extra weight. A future contest will therefore test whether City’s sustained control survives Chelsea’s capacity for a single, defining response.