Man City 1-1 Chelsea: Rodri's late goal gives City a point

Rodri dramatically saved a point with a late equaliser, helping Manchester City deny Chelsea the win and maintain the team's long unbeaten home record.

Raheem Sterling gave Chelsea the lead just before half-time and completed a fine fightback by cutting inside Kyle Walker to meet Nicholas Jackson's cross and curling his shot.

The visitors looked threatening with a break-all game, but Jackson missed another good opportunity from Maro Gusto's cross earlier, but a fierce touch saw Ederson deny the shot, and the City keeper also hit Sterling's 2 from close range. Prevented the goal.

City also had more chances, but despite increasing the pressure in the second half, they were unable to convert any of them and did not seem to even seriously test Chelsea goalkeeper Dolde Petrovic. is.

The main culprit was Erling Haaland, who made his worst mistake when he managed to go wide of Kevin De Bruyne's excellent cross.

The defending champions were facing their first home league defeat since November 2022 until Rodri's goal with seven minutes remaining.

Rodri fired home a fierce opener after Walker's shot was deflected off the edge of the box, but he took the touch of Chelsea substitute Trevor Chalobah on the way to goal.

The draw means City will drop to third place, four points behind leaders Liverpool, but with games remaining, a win against Brentford here on Tuesday could close the gap and help second-placed Arsenal. will be able to overtake.

Chelsea remain in 10th place after a third successive away win, but they head to Wembley for next weekend's Carabao Cup final after producing their best performance in a volatile season.

More to come.