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Chelsea remained atop the Premier League on Sunday by coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
Following Man City’s home victory over West Ham earlier in the day, Chelsea were ahead of the defending champions only on goal difference, but they edged a point ahead of City thanks to Jorginho’s equaliser from the penalty spot here. After a goalless first half, Jadon Sancho had given United the lead with his first Premier League goal, calmly slotting home after pouncing on an error by Jorginho. But the Italy midfielder made amends later in the second half, sending David de Gea the wrong way from the spot after Aaron Wan-Bissaka had fouled Thiago Silva in the box.
Cristiano Ronaldo, controversially dropped by caretaker United coach Michael Carrick, replaced a hobbling Sancho later in the game, but he could not provide the spark to make it back-to-back wins under his former teammate – with United waiting for Ralf Rangnick to arrive as their new interim manager. The Red Devils moved back up to eighth in the Premier League with the result, and they will look to push on once Rangnick takes his place in the Old Trafford dugout.
Follow all the fallout and post-match reaction from Chelsea vs Manchester United below:
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Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 4:30pm
Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Alonso, Ziyech, Werner, Hudson-Odoi
Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Bailly, Telles, McTominay, Matic, Fred, Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford
Chelsea FC 1 - 1 Manchester United FC
Reaction from Thomas Tuchel
18:53 , Michael Jones
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel spoke to BBC Sport about his team’s draw with Manchester United and says he is happy with his players performance if not the result. He said:
It can happen in football, unfortunately it happened twice to us, it also happened against Burnley.
“I am absolutely happy with the performance. We dominated from the first minute, we were aggressive and never stopped attacking. Unfortunately we scored two goals, one for each side.
“It was a big chance, if he [Antonio Rudiger] maybe hits the target it could have been a fantastic end to a fantastic performance but we have to swallow the result. We played very well and I am happy.
“We were very disciplined and sharp. I am happy with what I saw, it was a pleasure to coach on the sidelines. We can not guarantee results but if we play like this we can increase the chances for results.
“If he [Romelu Lukaku] is fully fit he is a starter for us but he is not at the moment. It was more than I actually wanted but we were so close to the opponent’s goal I thought maybe he could help with his presence.”
Five things we learned from Chelsea vs Man United as Jorginho makes amends for error by rescuing point
18:50 , Michael Jones
Manchester United produced a battling performance as caretaker manager Michael Carrick’s side held on to secure a point at Premier League leaders Chelsea.
Here are five things we learned:
Five things we learned as Man United battle to point at leaders Chelsea
Reaction from David De Gea
18:47 , Michael Jones
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea spoke to Sky Sports after the match and says that this performance shows United are improving as a team. He said:
We already improved against Villareal, we won, qualified and now we played a very good team away from home. The effort of the team was very good. They had the best chances. For me it is not enough, a draw. We are in a tough moment. I am proud of the effort of the team.
“On the pitch, in the goal, I was feeling danger for nearly the whole game. We defended well, they missed big chances and the one they give us a chance we score. It is not enough to draw but at the moment it is a big point.
“The last games before we were conceding three or four goals. We are improving. This is just two games. At least now we are defending well. We are fighting for every ball. We are a team.”
Jorginho atones for error to secure Chelsea a point against Manchester United
18:44 , Michael Jones
Jorginho held his nerve from the penalty spot to atone for gift-wrapping Jadon Sancho a goal and grab Chelsea a 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester United
Italy midfielder Jorginho failed to control Bruno Fernandes’ up-and-under clearance, paying the price as the last man after a corner.
Sancho cantered through and slotted past a stranded Edouard Mendy to score his second goal of the week and stun the previously-comfortable Blues.
Jorginho atones for error to secure Chelsea a point against Manchester United
Manchester United secure draw with Chelsea to earn a reprieve before their restart
18:41 , Michael Jones
A day of reprieves, as Manchester United now look to a proper restart.
That may mean Chelsea will see this 1-1 draw as a wasted opportunity against a team very much between managers, especially given the nature of Antonio Rudiger’s late miss. It even put the luckless Timo Werner’s chances into perspective, and that’s kind of the thing for Chelsea. It could have been much worse.
Man United secure draw with Chelsea to earn a reprieve before their restart
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:37 , Michael Jones
A mistake from Jorginho allowed Jadon Sancho to put Manchester United in front early in the second half but he redeemed himself by slotting home a penalty kick. Chelsea then dominated the last 10 minutes a pushed for a winner, the best chance fell for Antonio Rudiger but he sent his effort over the crossbar and the game ended in a draw.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:31 , Michael Jones
Jadon Sancho (21y 248d) is the third-youngest player to score for Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, following Paul Scholes in 1995 (20y 339d) and Phil Neville in 1998 (21y 38d).
He’s also found the back of the net in consecutive matches under Michael Carrick having failed to do so under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:28 , Michael Jones
What does that result mean?
Chelsea are now only one point clear of Manchester City but remain top of the table. Manchester United are in 8th place, 11 points behind the league leaders.
Full-time: Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:26 , Michael Jones
90+8 mins: There goes the final whistle! The points are shared at Stamford Bridge. Manchester United escape with a draw. Michael Carrick remains undefeated as head coach.
Thomas Tuchel will see this as two points dropped. His Chelsea side were the better team over the course of the 90 minutes.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:24 , Michael Jones
90+7 mins: Chance! Hude chance Mount knocks the ball down the right side and Pulisic collects it. He gets away from Ronaldo and chips a cross to the far post. Rudiger is free and he volleys a shot at goal but smokes the chance over the crossbar!
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:22 , Michael Jones
90+5 mins: Chelsea defend the corner and win a free kick deep in their own half. A long ball is won by Matic who heads the ball up to Fred. Fred is clipped by Jorginho just inside Chelsea’s half and he goes in the book as well.
We’re into the added time of stoppage time.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:20 , Michael Jones
90+2 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo is shown a yellow card for dissent as the referee tries to restart the game. Jesse Lingard sends Ronaldo away down the left wing. Ronaldo is clearly offside as he collects the ball and drives into the box. He cuts back onto his right foot but gets tackled and Man Utd are awarded a corner.
Thomas Tuchel is fuming over the decision. He gives Anthony Taylor an earful and the referee pulls out a yellow card for the Chelsea manager.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:17 , Michael Jones
90 mins: Donny van de Beek comes on in place of Bruno Fernandes.
Scott McTominay blocks a shot and takes the full force of the ball in the face. That one has to hurt. He gets a bit of treatment from the physios. There’s going to be five minutes of added time to play.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:15 , Michael Jones
87 mins: Lingard runs the ball away after a Chelsea corner but he can’t take it around James. James passes it back to Mendy who makes a mistake and kicks the ball out to Fred. Fred brings the ball to the front of the box with Lingard screaming for him to pas it. Instead he tries to chip it over Mendy and just ends up giving it back to the goalkeeper. Wasteful.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:10 , Michael Jones
84 mins: Ziyech curls a corner into the middle of the United box and picks out Loftus-Cheek. He misses his header but the ball hits his shoulder and goes wide of the goal.
Chelsea are the ones pushing for a winning goal, United clinging on to a point.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:08 , Michael Jones
82 mins: Timo Werner swaps place with Lukaku who has around 10 minutes to play. Will he score the winner against his former club?
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:07 , Michael Jones
81 mins: Ziyech receives the ball in the inside left channel and takes it into the box. He shimmies away from Matic and hits a low right-footed effort at De Gea who keeps it out and scoops up the ball.
Romelu Lukaku is about to be introduced.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:04 , Michael Jones
78 mins: Bruno Fernandes attempts to get a breakaway going but knocks the ball too close to Thiago Silva. He tries to get to it first and slides into a challenge taking out the Chelsea defender. Fernandes gets booked.
Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic are brought on by Thomas Tuchel, Marcos Alonso and Callum Hudson-Odoi are the men replaced.
Lingard is also on for Rashford.
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
18:01 , Michael Jones
75 mins: Fred kicks Manchester United into a counter-attack and wins the visitors a corner that Chelsea deal with without too much trouble. Jesse Lingard is getting ready to come on.
15 minutes to play and this one is wide open. Who’s going take the three points?
Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd
17:59 , Michael Jones
72 mins: Loftus-Cheek blasts one from just outside the box and has his effort blocked by the United defence. He gets the ball back and dinks it out to Hudson-Odoi. The cross comes in from the left and James heads it down to Ziyech who boots a shot high and wide!
GOAL! Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd (Jorginho, 69’)⚽️
17:55 , Michael Jones
69 mins: Chelsea are level! It’s redemption for Jorginho who sends De Gea the wrong way and guides the spot kick into the bottom left corner.
It’s game on now at Stamford Bridge!
Penalty to Chelsea!
17:54 , Michael Jones
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
68 mins: Another corner comes curling into the box. The ball drops in between Wan-Bissaka and Thiago Silva. Thiago gets there first as Wan-Bissaka looks to boot it clear. He kicks out and connects with Thiago who goes down. Anthony Taylor takes a moment and then points to the spot.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
17:51 , Michael Jones
65 mins: There’s a chorus of boos from the Chelsea fans as Cristino Ronaldo is brought on with just under 30 minutes to play. He replaces the goalscorer Jadon Sancho for Man Utd.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
17:49 , Michael Jones
62 mins: Chelsea seem to have upped the tempo since going behind. They have penned United back with Ziyech and James taking turns whipping crosses in from the right. Another corner is headed clear by Lindelof.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
17:47 , Michael Jones
59 mins: James tries to pick out Werner in the middle of the box but Lindelof squeezes in front of the Chelsea striker and boots the ball out for another corner.
United clear the set piece and Rashford bombs forward on the counter-attack. He drives down the left side but is tracked by Hudson-Odoi who takes the ball off him just as Rashford gets to the penalty area.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
17:44 , Michael Jones
56 mins: Chelsea win a corner that gets swung into the box by Alonso. Thiago Silva wins the initial ball and heads it down for Werner. He cuts across his shot and tries to send the ball back to across goal but fires it wide of the left-hand post.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
17:42 , Michael Jones
53 mins: Man Utd attempt to break away again, this time down the left wing. Rashford flies forward off the ball and gets checked by Reece James who picks up a yellow card. Manchester United have come alive in this second half.
GOAL! Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd (Sancho, 50’)⚽️
17:36 , Michael Jones
50 mins: Man Utd are in front! A hoof from the United defence sends the ball into Chelsea’s half. Jorginho is the deepest outfield player but he miscontrols the ball as it drops and knocks it into the path of Jadon Sancho. He sprints towards goal with Marcus Rashford in tow. They create a two-on-one against Mendy, Sancho feints a square pass and then slots it round the goalkeeper to give United the lead!
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:36 , Michael Jones
48 mins: Ouch! Trevoh Chalobah pushes high on the right side and gets to the ball before Marcus Rashford who lunges into a late tackle and hacks the Chelsea defender down. Rashford goes in the book and Chelsea win a free kick near the front right corner of the United box.
Reece James swings the set piece into the middle and Man Utd scramble it clear.
Second half: Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:32 , Michael Jones
Kick off: Bruno Fernandes restarts the match. There haven’t been any personnel changes for either team but Cristiano Ronaldo had a good warm-up during half-time. It may not be long before we see him.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:31 , Michael Jones
David De Gea has been instrumental again for Manchester United, making four good saves in the first half to keep the match on level terms. Can he get a clean sheet today?
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Man City retain ice-cold conviction to ease past West Ham and underline title credentials
17:22 , Michael Jones
Perhaps it was fitting that as Storm Arwen battered the Etihad with snow, Manchester City continued to play with the ice-cold conviction of champions who are confident of retaining their crown.
After comfortably dispatching with one of their rivals for the Champions League in midweek, Pep Guardiola’s title contenders did the same to one of this Premier League season’s early overachievers.
David Moyes and his players are quickly discovering the air is a little thinner at this level, even if it would be premature to say that West Ham’s bubble has burst.
Man City retain ice-cold conviction to ease past West Ham
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:18 , Michael Jones
A few stats from the first half?
Chelsea had 68% possession, 10 shots and four on target. Man Utd in contrast had just one attempt at goal and Bruno Fernandes dragged it well wide of the target.
Half-time: Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:16 , Michael Jones
45 mins: Things are getting heated out there. Rudiger’s been squaring up to a bunch of United players and now McTominay leaves a bit to on Alonso with a tackle and picks up a yellow card.
There’s no extra time and both teams go into the break on level terms.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:13 , Michael Jones
42 mins: If Manchester United can get to half-time on level terms they’ll think they’ve played a great first half. Chelsea have been all over them.
Fred attempts to play Sancho in behind Thiago Silva with an aerial forward pass but Sancho’s first touch is poor and the ball runs away to Mendy.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:10 , Michael Jones
39 mins: Fred is put under pressure by a poor pass from Rashford and he’s jumped on by Ziyech and James. Ziyech comes away with the ball and crosses it into the middle from the right side. Wan-Bissaka heads it out to James who brings the ball under control and fires a shot wide of the near post!
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:06 , Michael Jones
36 mins: Save! Bruno Fernandes makes an error with a pass into the midfield and gives the ball to Hudson-Odoi. He drives into the box as Scott McTominay arrives to tackle him. Hudson-Odoi gets a shot away but De Gea dives low to his right and keeps it out.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
17:04 , Michael Jones
33 mins: Hudson-Odoi wins another corner for Chelsea and Alonso delivers it into the box. United win the initial ball but only clear it as far as Ziyech. He slides a pass to Werner whose cross is won by Alex Telles and he heads it back out of the box.
Off the bar! Rudiger comes close to the opener!
17:02 , Michael Jones
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
30 mins: Chelsea slowly make their way up the pitch and send the ball out to Hudson-Odoi on the left side. He brings the ball into the box and tries to take on Wan-Bissaka but can’t find a way through. Instead he pulls it back to Rudiger who is encouraged to shoot by the Stamford Bridge faithful. He drills one from range and the shot looks to be sneaking into the goal before De Gea tips it onto the crossbar!
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:58 , Michael Jones
27 mins: Reece James arrives late in a challenge on Alex Telles and eases the pressure on Manchester United’s defence. The visitors knock the ball back to De Gea who gives it to Lindelof. Werner almost takes it off the defender but he manages to poke it back to De Gea who belts it long down the pitch.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:54 , Michael Jones
24 mins: A long ball up from Lindelof is headed away by Thiago Silva but he only knocks the ball down to Fernandes. Rashford and Sancho both make runs into the box and Fernandes attempts to play in Rashford but Thiago intercepts and Chelsea run the ball clear.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:52 , Michael Jones
21 mins: Manchester United work the ball quickly up the pitch and send it over to Sancho on the right. He knocks a simple pass inside to Bruno Fernandes who snaps a shot from outside the box and drags it wide of the far post.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:51 , Michael Jones
18 mins: Some quick play from Rudiger, Hudson-Odoi and Jorginho plays Alonso in down the left side. Wan-Bissaka takes the ball ouff him just inside the United box and manages to squeeze it into Fernandes. He passes the ball up to Sancho who is fouled by a pressing Antonio Rudiger.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:48 , Michael Jones
15 mins: Chelsea have dominated possession over the opening 15 minutes. Alonso collects another loose ball from Matic and counter-attack. He feeds the ball out to Hudson-Odoi on the left wing and the Chelsea forward cuts it back to Ziyech. Ziyech swings a cross into the box from the inside left channel but sends it straight out of play.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:45 , Michael Jones
13 mins: Manchester United are pressing more intensely than in recent weeks and it almost pays off as a pass deep in Chelsea’s half just evades Bruno Fernandes.
The Blues manage to work the ball out to the left wing though and Marcos Alonso is caught offside.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:40 , Michael Jones
10 mins: Marcos Alonso curls a corner ball into the middle for Chelsea, Antonio Rudiger wins the header but doesn’t get a clean connection and softly knocks the ball to De Gea.
Chelsea have been all over Man Utd’s defence in these opening 10 minutes. It’s been a shaky start from the visitors.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:39 , Michael Jones
8 mins: Lindelof makes a mistake and gives the ball away deep in his own half. Nemanja Matic tries to win it back quickly and ends up giving Chelsea a free kick on the right wing. Reece James swings it into the box but United manage to head it clear.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:36 , Michael Jones
5 mins: Save! This is so simple for Chelsea. Thiago Silva sends a long ball up to Marcos Alonso on the left wing. He’s not challenged by Aaron Wan-Bissaka and heads the ball behind the Manchester United right-back for Hudson-Odoi. He sprints into the box, opens up the far side of the goal and hits a right-footed strike but De Gea sticks out a hand and pushes the effort wide of the back post!
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:34 , Michael Jones
3 mins: Nearly! Antonio Rudiger gets the ball off Edouard Mendy and drives into the midfield for Chelsea, He sends the ball up to Timo Werner who slots the ball into the box for Callum Hudson-Odoi but Victor Lindelof gets to the ball first and boots it out of play.
The throw in comes to Hudson-Odoi who drives into the box before setting up Hakim Ziyech. He shoots on the turn but David De Gea keeps out his shot.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
16:30 , Michael Jones
Kick off: Chelsea are the favourites to win this game especially with the form Manchester United have been in. If the Red Devils lose they’ll have lost their last three Premier League games, equalling the club record.
Timo Werner gets the ball rolling for Chelsea.
Chelsea vs Man Utd: Ronaldo on the bench
16:26 , Michael Jones
Cristiano Ronaldo’s next goal will be his 800th for club and country but Ronaldo has failed to score in his 10 league appearances against Chelsea - they are the side he has faced the most without scoring against in the top flight.
Chelsea vs Man Utd: Chelsea’s leading goalscorer
16:22 , Michael Jones
Reece James has four goals and four assists from seven Premier League starts so far this season - he has scored or assisted in each of Chelsea’s last four league matches.
Chelsea vs Man Utd: Head-to-head
16:20 , Michael Jones
Chelsea haven’t beaten Manchester United in the last seven Premier League meetings. There have been four draws and three defeats for the Blues in that time.
Chelsea have also failed to score in their last four league games against the Red Devils. However, they remain the only team to have won more Premier League matches against United than they have lost, with 18 victories and 17 defeats.
Chelsea vs Man Utd: Carrick on benching Ronaldo
16:17 , Michael Jones
Michael Carrick spoke to Sky Sports about his Manchester United starting XI and why he felt it was best to start Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench. He said:
Few tweaks and changes from the other night, freshen things up a bit. Gameplan, ideas. Had a good chat with Ronaldo and he was great, we have decided to go like that today.
“It is a decision to pick a team, don’t think it needs any more drama than that. Everyone is fine, all the boys who have come out of the team have been terrific, Crisitiano included and ready to come on if needed.”
Chelsea vs Man Utd: ‘He puts the puzzle together’: How Ralf Rangnick can transform Manchester United
16:14 , Michael Jones
In the boardroom where most of the big decisions at RB Leipzig are made, Julian Nagelsmann provided a window into why Ralf Rangnick – soon to be Manchester United’s interim manager – is so overwhelmingly respected in the inner sphere of the sport.
“He puts the puzzle together, he makes a club whole,” he said. “It’s sustainability with style and being really football smart.”
‘He puts the puzzle together’: How Ralf Rangnick can transform Manchester United
Chelsea vs Man Utd
16:12 , Michael Jones
Reaction from Manchester City’s win over West Ham is still to come but now the focus moves to Stamford Bridge where league leaders Chelsea take on Manchester United. Here are the two line-ups:
Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Alonso, Ziyech, Werner, Hudson-Odoi
Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Bailly, Telles, McTominay, Matic, Fred, Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford
There’s no Cristiano Ronaldo for Man Utd who has to settle for a place on the bench as caretaker boss Michael Carrick elects to go with three holding midfielders and pace up top through Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.
Chelsea set up in their familiar 3-4-3 formation. N’Golo Kante and Ben Chilwell are injured so there are starts for Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Marcos Alonso whilst Timo Werner is given the nod ahead of Romelu Lukaku to lead the line.
Man City 2 - 1 West Ham
16:07 , Michael Jones
Manchester City are up to second in the table behind Chelsea on goal difference before the Blues take on Manchester United at 4:30pm. The defeat isn’t disastrous for West Ham, they’re still fourth in the table and put in a good showing against the Premier League champions.
Full-time: Man City 2 - 1 West Ham
16:05 , Michael Jones
90+5 mins: Lanzini’s goal is the final touch of the game as the whistle goes for full-time. Manchester City have the win. It was a tough game for them, West Ham were difficult to break down and threatening when they pushed forward. Fernandinho’s goal settled the game with a few minutes to go and the fans were treated to one last spectacle with Lanzini’s last minute strike!
GOAL! Man City 2 - 1 West Ham (Lanzini, 90+4’)⚽️
16:02 , Michael Jones
90+4 mins: What a strike! Out of nothing Manuel Lanzini brings the bouncing ball down on the inside left channel and shoots on the spin. He fires the shot into the near post as Ederson leaps across to keep it out but the ball hits the inside of the post and rebounds into the back of the net!
Man City 2 - 0 West Ham
15:59 , Michael Jones
90+1 mins: There’s four added minutes to play. Man City have another goal disallowed after Ferandinho sends a through ball to play Jesus in behind the lines. He carries the ball into the box, lifts it over Fabianski and finds the back of the net but the offside flag goes up against him,
GOAL! Man City 2 - 0 West Ham (Fernandinho, 90’)⚽️
15:57 , Michael Jones
90 mins: Fernandinho wraps up the points! A short corner comes back to Jesus who gets tackled. The loose ball comes to Rodri and Jesus is switched on enough to sprint into the box. He receives the pass and pulls it back to the front edge of the area where Fernandinho runs onto the ball and guides it into the near bottom corner!
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:55 , Michael Jones
88 mins: Fernandinho is on to see out this match for the Premier League champions. Raheem Sterling is the man taken off.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:54 , Michael Jones
87 mins: Bowen swings the corner into the penalty area but Ederson gets a hand to the ball before Gabriel Jesus completes the clearance.
Declan Rice brings the ball back down the pitch for West Ham and drives it into the box. He’s got two teammates in the middle but can’t pick out a pass and runs the ball out of play much to his own frustration.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:51 , Michael Jones
84 mins: Pep Guardiola is patrolling the Manchester City dugout as his team attempt to close out this game. The edge that City seemed to have in the first half has gone and there’ll be a few nerves out there. West Ham are pushing high up the pitch but they need to get the ball into City’s box. Johnson’s ball into thge middle hits Cancelo and goes out for a Hammers’ corner.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:47 , Michael Jones
81 mins: Save! A cross field pass comes over to Sterling on the left wing. He slips a through ball into the left side of the box for Gundogan who runs onto the pass and shoots first time. Fabianski is quickly off his line to close down the angle and he manages to keep the shot out with a body save. Good goalkeeping.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:45 , Michael Jones
78 mins: Declan Rice is encouraged to shoot byt the travelling West Ham fans and strikes one from range. Ederson is in behind the ball and palms it away for City. West Ham don’t think they’re out of this game, there’s time yet for them to get the equaliser.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:41 , Michael Jones
75 mins: Nearly! Joao Cancelo hasn’t been as prolific with his attacking runs today but he makes his way into the box after a one-two with Bernardo Silva. He knocks the ball past Johnson but is beaten to the loose ball by Fabianski who slides towards it and smothers it with his body.
Jarrod Bowen comes on to replace Arthur Masuaku for West Ham.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:38 , Michael Jones
72 mins: Sterling paces around Johnson and wins another corner when his cutback is booted behind by Dawson. This time the corner is swung into the middle by Gundogan but West Ham deal with it well.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:36 , Michael Jones
69 mins: Sterling sprints into space in behind Craig Dawson and wins a corner after Rice blocks his ball into the middle out of play. City play the corner short and Gundogan floats a cross into the middle Jesus is the target but Zouma gets in front of him and boots the ball clear.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:34 , Michael Jones
66 mins: West Ham are seeing a decent period of possession. A diagonal ball over to the right side almost sees Lanzini sneak in behind down the wing but the offside flag goes up against him.
Chelsea vs Man Utd: Line-ups
15:31 , Michael Jones
Kick off for Chelsea vs Manchester United is an hour away. The big team news is that Cristiano Ronaldo starts on the bench for Man Utd! Here’s a look at the two teams:
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Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:29 , Michael Jones
63 mins: Aaron Cresswell isn’t able to continue and David Moyes replaces him with Vladimir Coufal. Coufal usually plays right-back for West Ham but he’s slotted straight in at the vacant left-back role.
GOAL! Leicester 4 - 2 Watford ⚽️
15:28 , Michael Jones
68 mins: Back at the King Power Stadium Ademola Lookman has joined the scorers as Harvey Barnes gets free on the left and delivers a perfect pass into the box for Lookman to slot home.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:27 , Michael Jones
60 mins: Manuel Lanzini comes on to replace Said Benrahma for West Ham. Aaron Cresswell is temporarily off the pitch getting treatment for a knock he picked up clearing Jesus’ shot off the line.
City’s corner comes swinging into the box but it’s cleared by the Hammers who are currently playing with 10-men.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:25 , Michael Jones
57 mins: Chance! Huge chance for Manchester City to double their lead. Raheem Sterling breaks down the left side and carries the ball to the box. He curls a low pass across towards Gabriel Jesus but he’s charged down by Lukasz Fabianski. The ball comes loose and looks to be crossing the goalline but Aaron Cresswell slides towards the ball and knocks it wide!
GOAL! Leicester 3 - 2 Watford ⚽️
15:24 , Michael Jones
61 mins: Watford have one back against Leicester. Emmanuel Dennis is played into the box and he takes the ball around Kasper Schmeichel before tapping it into the back of the net.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:20 , Michael Jones
53 mins: Aaron Cresswell swings the set piece in towards the near post. Declan Rice comes away with the ball but he’s marshalled out of the box. Said Benrahma is played towards the byline and he does well to keep the ball in play but it rolls to a City player and the home side quickly work the ball out from the back and West Ham are left scrambling to get back in formation.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:18 , Michael Jones
51 mins: West Ham stay patient as City pass the ball fluidly around the pitch. They move it from left to right but Cresswell times his tackle well and nicks it away from Riyad Mahrez. The Hammers then break forward down the right side and win a corner of their own.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:16 , Michael Jones
48 mins: Manchester City look to press home their advantage by winning an early corner in this half as Kurt Zouma knocks the ball behind. The set piece is swung into the middle by Mahrez but Dawson heads it clear.
Second half: Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:10 , Michael Jones
Kick off: The grounds staff at the Etihad Stadium have done a beltin’ job getting the pitch ready. Pretty much all of the snow has been cleared as the game gets back underway.
Coming up in the Premier League
15:09 , Michael Jones
As we wait for the match between Manchester City and West Ham to get back underway, here’s a reminder of what is still to come.
Chelsea host Manchester United in the 4:30pm kick off. Team news is expected shortly.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
15:04 , Michael Jones
Half-time is being extended at the Etihad Stadium whilst the grounds staff continue to clear snow from the pitch.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
14:58 , Michael Jones
Ilkay Gundogan gives Manchester City the lead against West Ham before Riyad Mahrez comes close to adding a seconf by hitting the post. Mahrez has also had a goal disallowed as the teams fight it out in the snow at the Etihad Stadium.
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14:55 , Michael Jones
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Elsewhere in the Premier League
14:53 , Michael Jones
Leicester are running rampant at the King Power Stadium with Jamie Vardy and James Maddison having a great time. Maddison has been involved in all three of the Foxes’ goals - one goal, two assists - with Vardy netting a brace. Josh King scored a penalty for Watford but it will probably end up as a consolation goal.
Ivan Toney’s penalty kick is the difference between Brentford and Everton at the Brentford Community Stadium. Thehome side have been the better team but Everton remain threatening and Rafa Benitez will still believe his side can get back into this game.
The half-time scores:
Brentford 1-0 Everton
Man City 1-0 West Ham
Leicester 3-1 Watford
Half-time: Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
14:49 , Michael Jones
45+1 mins: Manchester City lead at the break courtesy of Ilkay Gundogan’s opening goal. The snow is falling heavily now and the grounds staff have their work cut out to get the pitch ready for the second half.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
14:47 , Michael Jones
44 mins: Cancelo shoots from distance but his effort is palmed away by Fabianski and Mahrez gets to the rebound before sending a shot onto the outside of the near post.
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
14:45 , Michael Jones
43 mins: Joao Cancelo flicks a cross in towards the far post but Cresswell gets to the ball first and boots it clear for the Hammers. The pitch is fully covered with snow now. Visibility isn’t great and both teams will be looking forward to getting in at half-time.
GOAL! Leicester 3 - 1 Watford ⚽️
14:43 , Michael Jones
42 mins: Maddison swings a corner into the box for Leicester and picks out Vardy. He lifts the ball over the Watford goalkeeper and Leicester have a third!
OFF THE LINE! Jesus denied by Johnson
14:43 , Michael Jones
Man City 1 - 0 West Ham
37 mins: City come close to a second as they attack down the right side again. This time it’s Gabriel Jesus bringing the ball into the box. He sends a shot past Fabianski’s outstretched right hand and the ball is heading into the back of the net. Ben Johnson sprints to the goalline and lunges out with his left leg to make the block and somehow the ball stays out! Great defending.
GOAL! Leicester 2 - 1 Watford ⚽️
14:40 , Michael Jones
34 mins: Jamie Vardy has sent Leicester back in front. James Maddison set up Vardy with a fine threaded pass and Vardy’s finish was top quality. Leicester lead 2-1 against Watford.
GOAL! Man City 1 - 0 West Ham (Gundogan, 33’)⚽️
14:36 , Michael Jones
33 mins: City take the lead! Ilkay Gundogan has been making nice runs into the box all game. Mahrez sets him up for the opener by bringing the ball into the penalty area from the right wing. He runs towards goal and a deflection sends the ball into a cluster of bodies in the middle of the six-yard box where Gundogan reacts quickest and taps the ball into the back of the net.
Man City 0 - 0 West Ham
14:34 , Michael Jones
32 mins: The snow is properly coming down now at the Etihad Stadium. West Ham win a free kick just to the right side of City’s box as Laporte clips Antonio and goes in the book.
Aaron Cresswell takes the set piece and hits the side-netting of Ederson’s goal.
GOAL! Leicester 1 - 1 Watford ⚽️
14:32 , Michael Jones
30 mins: Wilfred Ndidi took out Emmanuel Dennis in the Leicester box and gave away a penalty to Watford. Josh King steps up to take the penalty and slots it home. Watford are level again against Leicester!
Man City 0 - 0 West Ham
14:30 , Michael Jones
28 mins: Close! Bernardo Silva sends the ball out to Sterling on the inside left. He cuts inside and rolls the ball onto his right foot before striking a decent effort from outside the box. He hits it well but sends the shot wide of the back post.
Man City 0 - 0 West Ham
14:27 , Michael Jones
25 mins: Gundogan seems hungry for a goal today. He meets a cross from the left with his back to goal and flicks an effort into the hands of Fabianski then pulls an effort from outside the box just wide of the left-hand post.
Antonio and Dias resume their contest and Antonio gets in between the defender and the ball as it comes up the pitch winning West Ham a free kick in City’s final third.
GOAL! Brentford 1 - 0 Everton ⚽️
14:25 , Michael Jones
24 mins: Brentford win a penalty and Ivan Toney coolly slots it home, Jordan Pickford choosing to hold his position in the middle of the goal. Brentford lead.
Man City 0 - 0 West Ham
14:22 , Michael Jones
20 mins: Bernardo Silva whips another decent cross in from the left wing and picks out Gundogan’s run from deep. He tussles with Kurt Zouma but manages to bring the ball down. As it bounces back up Gundogan attempts an overhead kick, loops it over Zouma but sends the effort wide of the left-hand post.
Man City 0 - 0 West Ham
14:20 , Michael Jones
17 mins: City score at the Etihad! West Ham give the ball away deep in their own half and Riyad Mahrez is played into the left side of the box. He takes his time and finishes a lovely shot back across goal but he’s marginally offside and the goal gets chalked off!
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