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In the 23rd round of the English Premier League, Manchester City hosted Chelsea.
"Report" informs that the match, which took place at the City Of Manchester Stadium, was managed by referee John Brooks.
The score was opened early in the game: Noni Madueke did not forgive a gross mistake by Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov of the "citizens". Despite the early goal, Josep Guardiola's team managed to recover and restore the status quo towards the end of the first half: in the 42nd minute, Joško Gvardiol made the most of Mateus Nunes's pass.
The home side started the second half of the match actively. As a result of the increasing pressure, Erling Haaland sent the ball into the net in the 68th minute, taking advantage of the goalkeeper's advance. Phil Foden put the final point in the match in the 87th minute – 3:1.
Thus, after this victory, Manchester City (41 points) rose to the fourth place. The team of Italian coach Enzo Maresca (40) dropped to the sixth place. The leader of the tournament table is Arne Slot's Liverpool (53).
It should be reminded that earlier the "Reds" crushed Ipswich.
