Wild spectacle in London
Four goals are not enough for Man City to win against Chelsea
November 12, 2023, 8:12 p.m
The Premier League is experiencing one of the most spectacular games of the current season, but there is no winner: Manchester City leads Chelsea until deep into stoppage time, then a former youth player from the league leaders scores.
English football champions Manchester City missed the chance to extend their lead in the Premier League and drew for the first time this season. At Chelsea FC, coach Pep Guardiola’s team scored a spectacular 4:4 (2:2) on Sunday. Former Dortmund player Erling Haaland scored twice again in London.
At Stamford Bridge, Haaland initially gave Man City the lead with a penalty kick in the 25th minute. Shortly afterwards, Thiago Silva (29th) equalized for the hosts. Former City striker Raheem Sterling (37th) made it 2-1 for Chelsea before Manuel Akanji (45th+1) equalized for Guardiola’s team led by ex-Leipzig player Josko Gvardiol. The score was 2-2 going into the half-time break.
Immediately after the restart, Haaland scored again (47th). The wild exchange of blows between the two teams continued. After Nicolas Jackson’s equalizer (67th), both teams played for victory. Chelsea goalscorer Silva deflected a shot from Manchester’s Rodri (86th) unstoppable for his goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
But Chelsea’s Cole Palmer (90+5), who came from Man City’s youth team, put the final point with his converted penalty to make it 4-4. Man City leads the Premier League table with 28 points, one point ahead of second Liverpool and third Arsenal. Fourth place is occupied by Tottenham Hotspur (26 points). Chelsea FC, who got out of the crisis with a 4-1 win at Spurs a week ago, remain in tenth place in the table after the draw.