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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City returned to winning ways with a 2-1 success over Chelsea on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium, ending the Londoners' run of six straight wins and keeping Pep Guardiola's side nine points behind leaders Liverpool.
City's loss at Anfield before the international break made this a key game for them but they were made to work for their three points by Frank Lampard's enterprising side.
Chelsea sliced open City's defence in the 22nd minute with Mateo Kovacic superbly picking out N'Golo Kante's forward burst and the French midfielder held off compatriot Benjamin Mendy before smartly slipping the ball past the advancing Ederson.
But six minutes later Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne brought the champions level when the ball fell to him on the edge of the box and he cleverly wrongfooted the Chelsea defence before unleashing a low drive which took two deflections before rattling past wrongfooted Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Chelsea had looked the slicker and sharper of the two teams -- and indeed enjoyed the rare status of having more possession at the Etihad - but it was Guardiola's side who went in with the advantage at the break.
Riyad Mahrez cut in from the left and, with Chelsea's defence backing off, he drove a left-foot shot into the far bottom corner to make it 2-1.
Chelsea nearly put themselves out of the game two minutes before the break when Kepa gifted the ball to Sergio Aguero but the Argentine's shot from distance crashed off the bar.
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When does it kick-off?
The match gets underway at 5:30pm on Saturday 23 November.
How can I watch the match?
The match will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event from 5pm.
Teams
Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Stones, Fernandinho, Mendy, Rodrigo, Silva (C), Mahrez, De Bruyne, Sterling, Aguero
Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Emerson; Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
81 mins: Pulisic squares the ball to Willian who drills one from the edge of the box and Ederson tips the ball over the bar. The referee gives a goal kick and Chelsea can't believe it.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
84 mins: Ederson's overconfidence almost undoes Man City and he tries to hit the ball over the top of Batshuayi but doesn't get the elevation. The ball hits the Chelsea forward and bounces wide of goal.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
87 mins: Mendy boots a free kick up the left wing and Man City regain the ball. Mahrez plays it into the box where Foden runs onto it. He squares the ball but Chelsea clear it away.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
90 mins: Four added minutes to end the game. Can Chelsea salvage an equaliser?
Man City 3 - 1 Chelsea - Sterling
90+3 mins: GOAL! Sterling finishes off the match with a decent finish after the ball bounces up to him as he runs into the box. VAR is going to check to see if he was offside.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
90+4 mins: No goal! Sterling is found to be a couple of milimetres ahead of the defenders as so the goal doesn't stand.
The final whistle goes and Man City hold out for the win draw. They've bounced back from their defeat to Liverpool with a victory over Chelsea.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez put City in front after N'Golo Kante had sent them behind.
Chelsea’s courage was their undoing when two cheap concessions of possession gave City the opportunity to counter-attack:
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