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Man City halted to a 1-1 draw by Chelsea at Etihad
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The Citizens stay third with a game in hand

Rodri delivered a dramatic late equalizer for Manchester City, salvaging a point and denying Chelsea a victory, thus maintaining City’s impressive unbeaten home record.

While this result meant City slipped in the title race standings with Liverpool and Arsenal securing emphatic wins earlier on Saturday, the late goal proved crucial in preventing a home defeat.

Chelsea took the lead just before halftime through Raheem Sterling, who finished off a brilliant counter-attack by meeting Nicolas Jackson’s cross, skillfully cutting inside Kyle Walker, and curling his shot into the net.

Despite Chelsea’s threatening breaks, City had their chances, with Ederson denying Sterling a second goal and Erling Haaland missing a golden opportunity to score.

City piled on the pressure in the second half but struggled to seriously test Chelsea’s goalkeeper, Dorde Petrovic. Facing the possibility of their first home league defeat since November 2022, Rodri emerged as the hero with a ferocious first-time strike from the edge of the box, finding the net with the help of a touch off Chelsea substitute Trevoh Chalobah.

While the draw sees City drop to third in the table, four points behind leaders Liverpool with a game in hand, they have the chance to close the gap and leapfrog second-placed Arsenal if they secure a victory against Brentford on Tuesday. Chelsea, on the other hand, maintains their 10th position but heads to Wembley for the Carabao Cup final with renewed confidence after a commendable display against City.