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Chelsea had three goals disallowed for offside but still managed to claim a 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium to delay Manchester City's title celebrations.
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Published 8 May 2021
Chelsea forced Manchester City to put their Premier League title party on hold on Saturday, winning 2-1 to boost their own chances of a top-four finish in a dress rehearsal for the Champions League final.
Raheem Sterling gave the home side the lead just before half-time at an empty Etihad Stadium but Hakim Ziyech levelled and Marcos Alonso bundled in the winner in the dying seconds.
City could be crowned champions before they play again. Second-placed Manchester United face three matches before Guardiola’s men are next in action, against Newcastle on Friday.
The point lifts Chelsea into third spot, six clear of fifth-placed West Ham with just three games to go.
That miss proved crucial as Chelsea fought back in the second half.
Ziyech equalised on 63 minutes, firing in a left-footed shot into the bottom corner of Ederson s net from the edge of the box, before Alonso finished off a low cross from Timo Werner to seal the turnaround in stoppage time.
Despite the frustrating result, it remains only a matter of time before City are crowned champions again and it could even happen on Sunday if second-placed Manchester United lose to Aston Villa.
In the wake of Tuesday s Champions League semi-final second leg win over Paris Saint-Germain, Guardiola made nine changes to his team and deployed a different formation.