At 23 pm Beijing time on May 21, Manchester City hosted Chelsea in the 37th round of the 2022-23 Premier League season. In the first half, Alvarez scored to break the deadlock when Gallagher hit the post; In the second half, Calvin Phillips' header hit the post, Raheem Sterling's shot was cleared by Stones on the goal line, and Alvarez scored another goal that was disallowed by his teammate's handball first. In the end, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 to beat Chelsea four times this season and win 12 consecutive Premier League matches. After the game, Manchester City celebrated their victory at home and received the Premier League trophy.
In the first match of this round, Arsenal suffered a 1-0 defeat to relegation team Nottingham Forest, and also allowed Manchester City at the top of the table to win without a fight. Manchester City have won all three league and League Cup games against Chelsea this season. With the FA Cup final and Champions League final to play, Manchester City are in a big rotation, and Haaland, De Bruyne and other cores have not played. Chelsea lined up for Premier League champions before the start of the game.
In the third minute, Mahrez drove a corner kick from the left into the box, Havertz headed it away, the ball came to the box, and Sergi Gomez's left-footed volley from the top of the arc was deflected. In the 8th minute, City's right-hand corner kick drove into the box, this time with a header from Thiago Silva, and Foden in front of the box fired a left-footed shot that was also deflected.
In the 12th minute, Fofana's back-of-the-air pass was handed directly to the opponent, Palmer received the ball and advanced diagonally, Alvarez, who entered the box, received a low left-footed shot and the ball went into the far corner, giving Manchester City a 1-0 lead over Chelsea.
In the 15th minute, Manchester City played a delicate combination with a series of passes in front of the field, Foden's shot in the box was blocked, and Mahrez's supplementary shot was also blocked. In the 24th minute, Manchester City crossed the Chelsea defence with a succession of passes in the middle of the pitch, Palmer received a low shot from the left side of the box and Chalobah cleared the ball in front of goal.
In the 29th minute, Calvin Phillips sent a long pass over the top in midfield, and Foden stopped the ball on the right side of the box and fired into the far corner, and the ball was deflected. In the 33rd minute, Kai Havertz sent in in midfield and Raheem Sterling was given a solo chance and his left-footed push was saved by Ortega. In the 36th minute, Lewis Hall picked up a cross from the left side of the box and Gallagher's header popped off the upright.
In the 43rd minute, Calvin Phillips took the ball in front of the box and fired a long-range shot that deflected off the upright. At the end of the first half, Manchester City led Chelsea 1-0.
In the second half, Lewis Hall took the ball in front of the box and fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, Ortega fell to the ground to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Enzo hoisted a free-kick into the box and Chalobah's header was not strong enough to be saved by Ortega. In the 58th minute, Manchester City won a free-kick from the left in front, Mahrez hoisted the ball into the box and Calvin Phillips' header popped off the post.
Chelsea immediately counter-attacked, with Lewis Hall volleying left-footed from the left side of the box, Ortega saving the ball and the Manchester City defender clearing the ball with his big foot. In the 65th minute, Loftus-Cheek sent a long pass at the back, Raheem Sterling stepped forward to form a single knife, he played a defensive defender in the box, a low shot was missed by Ortega in the armpit, but before the ball rolled into the goal, Stones cleared the goal line.
In the 71st minute, Ortega kicked off at the back, Mahrez on the right side of the field received the ball into the box to attract the goalkeeper and crossed, and Alvarez, who was unguarded in the middle, pushed an empty goal. However, after watching the VAR, the referee decided that Mahrez had the handball first and the goal was invalid.
In the 74th minute, Alvarez split the ball on the left side of the penalty area and substitute Haaland swept a small angle into the far corner. In the 77th minute, Alvarez fired a long-range right-footed shot in front of the penalty area and Kepa saved the ball. In the 90th minute, Mudrick received a left-footed volley from the left side of the penalty area, and the ball was deflected.
In the end, the game was over, with Manchester City beating Chelsea 1-0. After the game, Manchester City held a grand victory celebration at home, the players received medals, and Manchester City captain Gundogan lifted the trophy.