Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City
2024-08-18 · Matchweek 1
· Referee: Anthony Taylor · VAR: Michael Salisbury
A quiet game for the whistle — 2 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Anthony Taylor refereed it
Taylor showed 2 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 21 fouls against an average of 21.1.
Match statistics
| Chelsea | Manchester City | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 12 | 9 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18' | Normal Goal | Manchester City | E. Haaland | 0-1 |
| 66' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Erling Haaland | 0-1 |
| 84' | Normal Goal | Manchester City | M. Kovačić | 0-2 |
| 89' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Moisés Caicedo | 0-2 |