Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between title contenders Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Let's get straight into the team news ahead of this 12:30pm kick-off!
Premier League / Matchday 6
Stamford Bridge / 25.09.2021
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Updated 25/09/2021 at 13:25 GMT
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90'
There we have it. City victorious, Chelsea drop points at home here. Thanks for joining us on Eurosport, stay tuned for more live Premier League content in just a few minutes.
93'
One minute of additional time... Azpilicueta goes down under the channel of Cancelo at the back post... nothing doing says Michael Oliver.
90'
Four minutes added.
88'
Delicious cross from Azpilicueta... Lukaku! The ball just evades his head.
82'
Grealish bears down on goal... this could be the moment... Mendy stays big and stops him. Huge save.
79'
De Bruyne's delivery... Laporte! Had to score.
73'
Grealish wins the corner off Azpilicueta really well, spinning in behind his Spanish counterpart.
71'
Kovacic on the run with the block... well covered by Dias, but great hold-up play intiially from Lukaku.
68'
de Bruyne's nutmeg on Silva... Grealish's outside of the boot cross... Jesus.... de Bruyne again! Blocked, corner.
66'
Alonso to take it again... in it comes... Dias away, back in by Kovacic, back out to Alonso, but an awful cross hinders any kind of attacking momentum buiilt.
66'
Alonso...off de Bruyne in the wall... corner.
66'
Alonso over this set piece for Chelsea. Big moment here for the European champions.
65'
Lukaku wins the free-kick on the edge of the area, and wins the foul off Laporte on the turn. The Frenchman is booked as well.
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Yellow card
A. Laporte
Manchester City
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Fouls2
Wide1
Free Kicks3
63'
Goal! Is it? No. Lovely ball from Christensen, knocked down by Alonso, Havertz finds Lukaku with the square pass, but the German was offside in the build-up.
61'
What a move by City..., Grealish does incredibly to find Cancelo whilst falling, and the early low cross is cleared unconvincingly by Mendy... for Jesus on the rebound! What a block by Thiago Silva off the line!
60'
Kai Havertz is coming on for the Blues. N'Golo Kante is the man to come off; 3-4-2-1 is the new shape.
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On
K. Havertz
Chelsea
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N. Kanté
Chelsea
59'
Nicely held up by Kante... Jorginho out to Azplilicueta... Lukaku down the right channel... looks for Werner in the middle and cleared well by Rudiger.
58'
Grealish... teasing Azpilicueta... onto his right somehow under the watchful eye of Kante... and Mendy stops it curling inside the far post! What a move from the £100 million man.
57'
Kovacic, slips away from Bernardo Silva... slides in Werner, has he? Ederson is quick out.
56'
Corner, Chelsea. Alonso's delivery is cleared by de Bruyne with a considerable level of ease at the near post.