Premier League – Enzo scores as Chelsea draw 1-1 with Manchester City

2026-01-05 01:11

The 20th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season continued with a key match, where Chelsea, the "Blue Lions," drew 1-1 with Manchester City, the "Blue Moon," after Enzo scored a goal while Chelsea were trailing.

In the 11th minute, Manchester City created an attacking opportunity when Laryan Scherki took a free kick, which Enzo immediately cleared. In the 19th minute, Chelsea striker Pedro Neto dribbled into the penalty area and crossed the ball, but Estewan Willian's low shot was blocked by Manchester City defender Gwadiol.

Subsequently, Foden received a pass from Reindes and shot, but the ball went wide. In the 28th minute, Foden chipped a pass from the left wing into the penalty area, where Haaland headed the ball, but it struck an opposing player and went out of play. In the 38th minute, Manchester City intercepted the ball and launched an attack. Haaland received a pass from his teammate and shot again, but the ball deflected off an opposing player and was saved by Chelsea goalkeeper Jorgensen.

In the 42nd minute, Manchester City's attack was cleared, and Reindes, after dealing with the defense, received the ball and slotted it home, giving Manchester City a 1-0 lead. In the 45th minute, Manchester City's corner kick was blocked by João Pedro, and Foden's subsequent shot went over the bar.

In the 49th minute of the second half, Chelsea attempted a counter-attack. Palmer passed the ball into the penalty area, and Pedro Neto received Enzo's back pass and shot, but the ball went over the post. In the 51st minute, Gwadiol suffered an injury and was subsequently replaced by Husanov. In the 55th minute, Achampong lost possession, and Haaland's attacking opportunity was thwarted by Achampong.

In the 69th minute, Rajan Sherkhi dribbled forward and passed the ball across the box, but Foden's attempt to receive it was cleared by an opposing player. In the 72nd minute, Chelsea launched an attack, and Liam Delap received the ball and fired a low shot from inside the box, but the ball was blocked by Manchester City goalkeeper Donnarumma.

In the second half stoppage time, Gusto broke through the defense and passed the ball to Enzo, whose close-range shot was blocked by Manchester City goalkeeper Donnarumma. Enzo then followed up with a shot to score, helping Chelsea equalize the score at 1-1.

Chelsea ultimately drew 1-1 with Manchester City. With just one point, Chelsea currently sits in 5th place in the standings with 31 points, while Manchester City is in 2nd place with 42 points.