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Melbourne-based Student Journalist, willing servant to the round ball game, Liverpool diehard, keen writer.
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This is a rampant affair! The two sides are irrepressibly attacking one another, fuelled by attacking intent.
Chelsea break up the right side, Moses flashes across goal from the edge of the box but it’s behind the oncoming Diego Costa.
Just lacking a moment of true quality.
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Aguero is seemingly bumped over by David Luiz as Azpilicueta bumbles a ball towards his own goal. Referee Taylor looks like he raises the whistle to his mouth and reaches towards his pocket, but no call is made.
Was the ref about to give Aguero a yellow card for simulation there? Or did he change his mind on issuing David Luiz a warning? The linesman seems to have had a word to the centre official there. Big decision.
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Hard to say it hasn’t been an entertaining game so far, though!
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Chelsea break straight up the other end, Otamendi misjudges a long ball and Hazard is seemingly in on an empty goal. He looks to pick out a teammate as the City defenders scramble back. It’s all happening here!
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GOAL – but OFFSIDE! De Bruyne whips a delicious ball in from the right, Fernandinho nods in from the penalty spot but the linesman’s flag is up! He’s certainly off there.
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Kante foules Fernandinho on the right flank in another challenge, nothing serious but a clash of legs.
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Now Pedro is down after a nudge from Aguero. The Spaniard seems to get his legs caught up, and medics are called onto the pitch. He’ll be alright, Geoff.
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First shot on target for City! Aguero finds a yard of space outside the box and unleashes with his left, pushed over the goal by Courtois.
Again City take the corner short, with no noticeable result. Seems like strict instructions from Guardiola – maybe they don’t fancy themselves against Chelsea’s physicality from set pieces.
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You certainly can’t question the two sides’ competitiveness here. Flying in to 50-50 challenges, hard an fair. This is why we love the Premier League.
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An annoying aspect that too many football fans accept as ‘part of the game’, I agree.
Perhaps if you spend more than 2 minutes on the ground, you should be required to spend the next 5 off the pitch? Such a subjective punishment though.
Any other suggestions to stamp it out?!
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Otamendi receives the first yellow card of the game. He takes out Fabregas on halfway as Chelsea attempt to break, somewhat cynical and Taylor issues a card.
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De Bruyne nudges Gary Cahill from behind and Chelsea have a free kick near their defensive box. City are yet to really assert themselves on this game.
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First big chance!
The ball is bouncing around outside the City box, and Hazard unleashes from the centre of the goal. Misses to the right of the post by about a metre. The City crowd certainly held their breath there.
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Foul called against Kante for a slightly high foot on Gündogan.
Neither team is happy to let the other have the ball, and Chelsea are certainly not conceding possession as one suspected they might have.
Both are adopting a definite 5 at the back in defence, with the wing-backs breaking at every opportunity.
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Stones is playing with fire, hassled and harried by Diega Costa. The Spaniard wins the ball just inside the 18-yard box on the left hand side, but his compatriot Pedro wastes it.
We are certainly up and running here! Both teams up for it.
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Frustrating, especially in the first couple of minutes. But these guys do play at an incredible intensity – who are we to question the pain?!
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Penalty shout! Cahill goes to ground early and City appeal for a handball. Referee Anthony Taylor is unmoved. Interesting, but Chelsea would feel hard done by there.
The resulting corner is cleared by David Luiz.
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City have the first corner of the game, take it short and nothing eventuates.
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A see-sawing start to the game, both teams breaking without any significant result.
As suspected, Sané starts as a left wing-back, with Jesus Navas on the right side,
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Hazard has the first attempt on goal, blocked by Stones on the 18 yard line before it can generate any kind of panic in the City defence.
City’s intent on pressuring Chelsea’s midfield is obvious as soon as the Londoners get the ball.
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Fernandinho is given a talking to for catching Eden Hazard’s heel on the halfway line, hardly a feisty challenge but enough for the Belgian to go down.
Guardiola has already called John Stones over for further instructions. Without question the former Everton man will be integral for years to come.
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So Man City get us underway, a respectful acknowledgment of that minute of silence from all involved,
Stones in the middle of a back 3 of (from left to right) Kolarov, Stones, Otamendi.
It seems like there are still a few empty seats in the stadium. Let’s hope they’re just a few fans finishing off their pre-game refreshments!
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The teams observe a minute of silence in respect to those who suffered during the plane crash in Colombia this week.
Football community.
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Amazingly, this is Manchester City’s first week without a mid-week game.
In other interesting match-ups, the recently resurgent Pedro comes up against his previous mentor in Guardiola, while Kevin De Bruyne faces his previous side – though his current sentiments towards the club seem to primarily revolve around Jose Mourinho, rather than Chelsea FC.
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Shot on goal from De Bruyne, but saved easily by Courtois. Straight at him from his Belgian teammate.
The stage looks set for someone in the ilk of De Bruyne, Silva or Hazard to provide a moment of brilliance amidst this wild intensity.
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