Manchester City will definitely try to win the home match against Chelsea. But Chelsea are probably playing for a draw. Chelsea players played defensive strategy today. Manchester City players made 5 shots in 20 minutes. City had 68% ball possession.
Chelsea have had some good chances, with Jackson having the clearest chance of the game but missed it because he hesitated in taking a one touch shot. Chelsea have not totally been dominated, they are not not afraid to attack and that has put Manchester City. If this game ends in the first half with no goals, Chelsea would have lost their opportunity to score because Manchester City will come back stronger. If Chelsea losses this game, I will blame Nicholas Jackson because he should have scored that goal to see the mode for Chelsea. Early goals have a way of influencing the outcome of games.
Chelsea lead 1-0 at the end of the first half. This surprised me a lot. Manchester City played very well. Even then, they could not break Chelsea's defense. Chelsea did not attack at all. However, they made several counterattacks. And Sterling managed to score a goal. Manchester City dominated the first half. They made 14 shots. Even then they could not score a single goal. Chelsea played a defensive strategy in this match. And now it looks like Chelsea will not lose the match. The match will be a draw or Chelsea will win. Chelsea's defenders are playing very well in today's match.
You cannot go into conclusion that Chelsea will win the match, because we still have the second half which is big enough for Manchester city to equalize the game or if possible have a welcome back in the second half.
It was just a hard luck that Manchester city had in the first half, and they lack the capacity of breaking through Chelsea's defense, making it more difficult for City to find the back of the net. We might see more surprises from Chelsea in the sevond half, but it will be a big shock to me if Chelsea ends up winning this match with the current score. 1-0 in Etihad