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Riyad Mahrez scored his fourth goal of the season for Manchester CityRiyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez scored as Manchester City beat Premier League rivals Chelsea to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round.
Both sides had chances in an open and even first half to the game as Jack Grealish fizzed a shot just wide, while 18-year-old midfielder Lewis Hall was denied by Stefan Ortega for Chelsea.
But Mahrez struck when he drove in a free-kick early in the second half.
Alvarez sealed the win with a close-range finish soon after.
It was a deserved win for Manchester City as the eight-time winners maintained their record of never losing in the third round under Pep Guardiola.
Chelsea, however, will rue the missed chances they had in the first half, with Christian Pulisic twice denied by Ortega, while Hall should have done better with his attempt from close range, having done the hard work by making space for himself.
Hall was unlucky in the second half when his fierce first-time effort was superbly saved by the excellent Ortega.
Raheem Sterling came on midway through the second half to make his first appearance against City since leaving them in the summer.
However, he was unable to help instigate a fightback as the home side extended their winning run at Etihad Stadium to 16 games in all competitions.
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Line-ups
Man City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 18Ortega
- 82Lewis
- 3Rúben Dias
- 14LaporteSubstituted forAkéat 81'minutes
- 21Gómez
- 16RodriSubstituted forPhillipsat 50'minutes
- 8GündoganSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 50'minutes
- 26Mahrez
- 80Palmer
- 10GrealishBooked at 89mins
- 19Álvarez
Substitutes
- 4Phillips
- 5Stones
- 6Aké
- 9Haaland
- 17De Bruyne
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 25Akanji
- 31Ederson
- 47Foden
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-3
- 16Mendy
- 14ChalobahBooked at 52minsSubstituted forAzpilicuetaat 69'minutesBooked at 89mins
- 26KoulibalyBooked at 18mins
- 32Cucurella
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 8Kovacic
- 20ZakariaSubstituted forGallagherat 68'minutes
- 67HallSubstituted forHavertzat 75'minutes
- 22ZiyechSubstituted forSterlingat 68'minutes
- 18BrojaSubstituted forMountat 68'minutes
- 10Pulisic
Substitutes
- 6Thiago Silva
- 9Aubameyang
- 13Bettinelli
- 17Sterling
- 19Mount
- 23Gallagher
- 28Azpilicueta
- 29Havertz
- 56Hutchinson
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester City 2, Chelsea 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Chelsea 0.
Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling tries a through ball, but Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher following a corner.
Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Lewis Hall.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
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