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90: The two goal hero Hazard goes off to be replaced by Loftus Cheek. The job is all but done here for Chelsea, with inly three minutes left to play.
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89: City now leaving plenty of space at the back as they go in search of an equaliser. In truth, they had an encouraging 20 minute spell in this second half, but the longer then game has gone on the more comfortable and threatening Chelsea have become.
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86: Nolito replaces Sane for the final five or so minutes. The Spaniard hasn’t seen much football recently, but he has a chance here to try and get his side back into this. His first touch isn’t good though, as he gives it away to Pedro who drives through the middle.
A corner comes from the attacking venture but Caballero claims.
Chelsea 2-1 City
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83: No love lost here . Kompany dives in on his Belgian team mate Hazard down near the right corner flag and gets a yellow for his troubles. Willian’s ball in is flat and cleared easily by Clichy.
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80: First substitution of the game. De Bruyne is brought off and replaced by Raheem Sterling. His pace against the clearly tiring legs of Chelsea’s defence could prove useful.
It breaks for Aguero in the box, but the angle is against him and he lashes it wide.
Conte has the same idea as Pep though as Fabregas is replaced by Willian.
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78: Conte still like a traffic warden on the touchline. “Yes, go!” “Yes, go!”
Hazard seems to be listening to the directions the most as he slaloms into the box. A neat bit of exchanges between Fabregas, Pedro and the Belgian eventually sees the main man with a shooting chance just inside the box. On the chance of a hat-trick he smashes it well over the bar. He should have done better there.
Meanwhile, Delph is the second man in the book as he chops down Costa. Chelsea all of a sudden are starting to threaten again as we head into the final ten minutes or so.
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73: David Luiz strikes it, but it is straight at the wall.
The ball then pings around between both midfields as neither side can assert any sort of authority onto proceedings.
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Cahil does wonderfully to nip the ball off Aguero’s toes just as he looked set to pull the trigger from close range.
A corner is whipped in, but once again Chelsea deal comfortably with it.
Up the other end Kompany clumsily brings down Diego Costa on the edge of the box…
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70: It has all been City lately as they look the more likely to score so far.
Diego Costa gives away a free kick- that’s not like him- for a foul on Kompany. The attacking free kick is lofted straight to Courtois though. Disappointing.
Chelsea 2-1 City
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Chance! From an inswing corner Stones leverages a bit of space off Matic and has a free header only a few yards out. He gets power behind it, but there is no direction able to be generated, thankfully, in Courtois’ case.
De Bruyne then floats in another corner, but this time it is dealt with by Luiz.
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63:Guardiola talking plenty with his hands on the touchline as Chelsea are awarded a contentious free kick. Conte comes over to see what all the fuss is about, but it quickly settles down.
Neither side have really gotten going in this second half so far.
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61:Silva goes down clutching his face after tangling with Kante and then Matic. The ref awards the free kick and it is in an inviting position. De Bruyne stands over the ball and slips in an unexpected low pass into Sane’s path. The youngster cant control it though and it goes out for a corner which Luiz deals with.
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59: Cagey start to the second half. Conte is yelling instructions like always to his players from the sidelines as they seek to shut down each City attack. Once again they are drifting all around the outside of the box without any real incision.
Chelsea 2-1 City
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55: This fixture hasn’t particularly got a reputation for being feisty, but there has actually been four red cards shown in the last five meetings between the pair.
It doesn’t look like it will delve into the type of spiteful clash yet which occurred in December. But then again there’s always time.
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Chance! What a miss from Fernandinho. He is offside as the ball is looped back into the box, but let’s not let rules like that get in the way. The flag doesn’t go up and he has just the keeper to beat. His volley goes closer towards the corner flag.
Clichy then chops down Pedro out on the right wing with a tackle that was only a few minutes late. The Frenchman is the first to go in the book.
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Chance: Kante is lucky to escape a booking after chopping down Silva- sometimes it really is the only way to stop him. From the resulting free kick Kompany escapes his marker at the far post and floats a header towards goal. Azpilicueta is there to head it off the line though.
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It seems recently Guardiola’s men fancy a bit of London on their travels. They have lost just once in the capital in their last six league games played there. However, as the second half commences at the Bridge, they are 2-1 down.
Kurt Zouma is replaced by Nemanja Matic. The back three for Chelsea looks like it is being reverted to. Conte perhaps unhappy with City’s dominance through the middle of the park. The returning Delph was particularly impressive as he had more touches of the ball than any other during the first 45.
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45: Stones dribbles out from the back in his long legged style. His options are limited. He skips around one final challenge before giving it off to Delph as City start building once again. Chelsea are happy to sit back and keep their lead into half time.
Only one minute added for the first stanza, which the Blues manage to see out rather comfortably.
HT: Chelsea 2-1 City
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42: Its end to end as City break away through the middle before Navas over hits his pass which sends Aguero scurrying after it. David Luiz shoves him off the ball and starts a Chelsea attack- possession is lost quickly though and City drive forwards once again.
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38: After a subdued start, this game has well and truly sprung into life. Both sides look vulnerable at the back, while both sides are also looking sharp up front. Could be anything this.
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PENALTY! Fabregas gave it off to Pedro in the box, who stepped off his right foot only to be chopped down by Fernandinho. Mike Dean had little doubt.
GOAL! Hazard steps up to the spot and… it is saved by Caballero. The Belgian is lucky to pounce on the rebound though and puts Chelsea back ahead.
Chelsea 2-1 City
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33: Silva is beginning to cause all sorts of problems for Chelsea. He is picking the ball up from deep and driving at the shaky defence. David Luiz once again comes rushing out to put pressure on the midfielder but he simply steps around him like he is concreted into the ground and feeds De Bruyne down the touchline.
A corner is awarded, but City cant make anything from it.
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Chance! This time Silva plays in Sane who attempts a deft little flick over the onrushing Courtois. The big keeper manages to get down low and stop it. Somewhat of amends made there from the Belgian.
Chelsea are suddenly looking a little shaky.
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GOAL! Dreadful from Courtois as Aguero silences the crowd with a simple tap in.
The Chelsea keeper will be wanting the ground to open up and swallow him right now. He is given a back pass and instead of launching it up field he tries a gentle chip pass. However, it falls straight to Silva. The Spaniard drifts into the box and squares to Aguero is left with a simple tap in.
Chelsea 1-1 City
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Chances! Nolito puts in a delightful ball behind the back and Aguero just about gets a touch on it. Courtois is brave though and concedes a corner. From that Stones somehow misses the goal from just a few yards out. Terrible miss.
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