Premier League 25/26 · 12 Apr 2026

Chelsea 0–3 Manchester City

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 24% · Standout: Phil Foden scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Chelsea favourites at 53%.

Manchester City won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Marc Guéhi, 81.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Nico O'Reilly +26.7, Matheus Nunes +18.9, Marc Guéhi +18.2.

Well below it: Estêvão −18.5, João Pedro −16.4, Malo Gusto −14.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

21 Mar 2026	L 0–3	at Everton Premier League
17 Mar 2026	L 0–3	v Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
14 Mar 2026	L 0–1	v Newcastle United Premier League
11 Mar 2026	L 2–5	at Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
4 Mar 2026	W 4–1	at Aston Villa Premier League

17 Mar 2026	L 1–2	v Real Madrid Champions League
14 Mar 2026	D 1–1	at West Ham United Premier League
11 Mar 2026	L 0–3	at Real Madrid Champions League
4 Mar 2026	D 2–2	v Nottingham Forest Premier League
28 Feb 2026	W 1–0	at Leeds United Premier League

4 Jan 2026	Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea Premier League

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Roméo Lavia Midfielder	23	–	84.3	–
Dário Essugo Midfielder	8	–	55.2	–
Marc Cucurella Defender	90	0.54	53.1	−0.9
Pedro Neto Midfielder	90	0.05	52.2	−0.5
Cole Palmer Midfielder	90	0.28	50.9	−3.9
Wesley Fofana Defender	90	–	50.7	−6.2
Josh Acheampong Defender	11	–	49.5	–
Jorrel Hato Defender	90	–	49.1	−5.9
Andrey Santos Midfielder	67	0.05	47.2	−3.7
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper	90	–	42.7	−5.7
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder	82	0.03	42.6	−10.8
João Pedro Forward	81	0.18	42.4	−16.4
Alejandro Garnacho Forward	23	–	40.2	–
Estêvão Midfielder	67	–	37.7	−18.5
Liam Delap Forward	9	–	36.2	–
Malo Gusto Defender	88	–	34.8	−14.7

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender	26	0	0	–	100.0	–
Phil Foden Midfielder	14	0	0	–	100.0	–
Marc Guéhi Defender	90	1	0	0.26	81.5	+18.2
Nico O'Reilly Defender	64	1	0	0.39	79.7	+26.7
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	76	0	2	0.14	78.7	+16.3
Matheus Nunes Defender	90	0	0	–	71.7	+18.9
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	76	1	0	0.13	71.1	+5.2
Sávio Midfielder	14	0	0	–	68.3	–
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder	9	0	0	–	63.9	–
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.0	+6.3
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.29	58.5	+10.1
Rodri Midfielder	90	0	0	–	51.9	−12.1
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	81	0	0	0.25	51.6	−11.2
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	90	0	0	0.02	49.2	−7.2
Erling Haaland Forward	90	0	0	0.40	48.1	−5.1