Premier League 25/26 · 4 Jan 2026

Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester City favourites at 64%.

Chelsea deserved more from the draw, creating 1.7 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jorrel Hato, 94.9 in 28′.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	20	0	0.03	72.8
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder	70	1	0.05	66.3
Rodri Midfielder	90	0	–	60.8
Rúben Dias Defender	81	0	0.08	60.0
Phil Foden Midfielder	90	0	0.20	54.2
Nico O'Reilly Defender	90	0	0.10	52.6
Nathan Aké Defender	9	0	–	51.7
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	39	0	–	51.5
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	0	–	49.8
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	90	0	0.05	48.8
Erling Haaland Forward	90	0	0.41	47.5
Joško Gvardiol Defender	51	0	–	46.5
Matheus Nunes Defender	90	0	–	44.9
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	90	0	0.06	44.3

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Jorrel Hato Defender	28	0	–	94.9
Enzo Fernández Midfielder	90	1	0.89	77.4
Malo Gusto Defender	90	0	–	62.2
Andrey Santos Midfielder	45	0	–	60.7
Reece James Defender	90	0	–	56.8
Liam Delap Forward	28	0	0.23	54.7
Filip Jørgensen Goalkeeper	90	0	–	52.3
Trevoh Chalobah Defender	90	0	–	51.1
Pedro Neto Midfielder	90	0	0.30	47.3
Benoît Badiashile Defender	90	0	–	46.1
Cole Palmer Midfielder	90	0	0.13	45.9
João Pedro Forward	62	0	–	45.2
Josh Acheampong Defender	62	0	–	41.1
Estêvão Midfielder	45	0	0.19	40.6