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Manchester City Defeats Chelsea 3-0 in Premier League Match at Stamford Bridge

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Manchester City Dominates Chelsea in 3-0 Victory at Stamford Bridge

Sunday, April 12, 2026 — Manchester City defeated Chelsea 3-0 in a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, with all three goals coming in the second half.

Match Events

First Half

Chelsea's Marc Cucurella thought he had opened the scoring in the first half, but his goal was disallowed for offside following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review.

Second Half

  • Opening Goal: Manchester City struck approximately five minutes after halftime.
  • Second Goal: Roughly five minutes later, City doubled their lead. Several sources credited Rayan Cherki with creating the opportunity.
  • Third Goal: City added a third goal later in the match.

Chelsea defender Jorrel Hato played as a center back, tasked with marking Manchester City forward Erling Haaland.

"Chelsea has not scored a goal in nearly 400 minutes of play against opponents not from the third division."

Team Lineups and Officials

The match was officiated by referee Chris Kavanagh, with Paul Howard serving as the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

Chelsea Starting Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Robert Sánchez (GK); Marc Cucurella, Jorrel Hato, Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto; Andrey Santos, Moisés Caicedo (captain); Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Estêvão; João Pedro.

Chelsea Substitutes: Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Mamadou Sarr, Ronnie Essugo, Roméo Lavia, Alejandro Garnacho, Marc Guiu, Liam Delap.

Manager: Liam Rosenior.

Manchester City Starting XI

Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK); Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guéhi, Joe O'Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo Silva (captain), Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland.

Manchester City Substitutes: James Trafford, Tijjani Reijnders, Nathan Aké, Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovačić, Nico Williams, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Savinho, Phil Foden.

League Standings Impact

  • Chelsea: Remains in sixth place in the Premier League standings. The team is four points behind fifth place and one point ahead of seventh and eighth places. Three points separate sixth place from eleventh place.
  • Manchester City: The victory reduced Manchester City's deficit to the league leader to six points. The team holds one game in hand over the leader.

This was Chelsea's fourth defeat by three or more goals in its last six matches across all competitions.

Upcoming Matches

  • Chelsea: Next match is against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
  • Manchester City: Next match is against Arsenal on the following weekend.

Broadcast Information

The match was broadcast on:

  • UK: Sky Sports Main Event
  • USA: USA Network and Telemundo
  • India: Star Sports Select HD1
  • Nigeria: SuperSport Premier League

Streaming: Available on Sky Go (UK), NBC Sports Live and Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA), JioHotstar (India), and DStv Now (Nigeria).