Gary Cahill had given City a deserved lead just before halftime, slicing the bal

l into his own net with a clumsy attempted clearance, and the home side had chan
ces to wrap up the points after the break as Kevin De Bruyne missed from three m
etres when it seemed easier to score.
In stoppage time, with Chelsea already guaranteed a four-point lead at the top,
mayhem broke out following a terrible tackle by Sergio Aguero on David Luiz.
The Argentine was shown a red card and, as players piled in, Fernandinho was als
o dismissed for pushing Cesc Fabregas over the advertising hoardings.
It was the first time a team had finished a game with nine men in the Premier Le
ague for eight years yet, for large parts, it had looked as if it could be the e
nd of Chelsea's purple patch with City largely dominating until Pep Guardiola's
men were again found out defensively.
Several times, Aguero came close, thwarted by a brilliant Cesar Azpilicueta bloc
k and heading wide from De Bruyne's pinpoint cross.
Yet City's goal was a soft one with Cahill displaying technical deficiency, tryi
ng to clear Jesus Navas's cross with his right foot when he needed to use his le
ft.
City piled on the pressure after the break with De Bruyne forcing a fine save fr
om Courtois and more comedy defending almost gifting a goal for Aguero before De
Bruyne's open-goal miss from Navas's cross.
Gary Cahill had given City a deserved lead just before halftime, slicing the bal
l into his own net with a clumsy attempted clearance, and the home side had chan
ces to wrap up the points after the break as Kevin De Bruyne missed from three m
etres when it seemed easier to score.
In stoppage time, with Chelsea already guaranteed a four-point lead at the top,
mayhem broke out following a terrible tackle by Sergio Aguero on David Luiz.
The Argentine was shown a red card and, as players piled in, Fernandinho was als
o dismissed for pushing Cesc Fabregas over the advertising hoardings.
It was the first time a team had finished a game with nine men in the Premier Le
ague for eight years yet, for large parts, it had looked as if it could be the e
nd of Chelsea's purple patch with City largely dominating until Pep Guardiola's
men were again found out defensively.
Several times, Aguero came close, thwarted by a brilliant Cesar Azpilicueta bloc
k and heading wide from De Bruyne's pinpoint cross.
Yet City's goal was a soft one with Cahill displaying technical deficiency, tryi
ng to clear Jesus Navas's cross with his right foot when he needed to use his le
ft.
City piled on the pressure after the break with De Bruyne forcing a fine save fr
om Courtois and more comedy defending almost gifting a goal for Aguero before De
Bruyne's open-goal miss from Navas's cross.