Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea
2026-01-04 · Matchweek 20
· Referee: Michael Oliver · VAR: Darren England
Manchester City were booked 3 times — 2.2× their usual 1.4 — to Chelsea's 3.
How Michael Oliver refereed it
Oliver showed 6 yellow cards against a career average of 3.2, and awarded 26 fouls against an average of 21.9.
Match statistics
| Manchester City | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 12 | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42' | Normal Goal | Manchester City | T. Reijnders | 1-0 |
| 52' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Reece James | 1-0 |
| 54' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Rúben Dias | 1-0 |
| 79' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Matheus Nunes | 1-0 |
| 79' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Liam Delap | 1-0 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Chelsea | E. Fernandez | 1-1 |
| 90+3' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Bernardo Silva | 1-1 |
| 90+5' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Enzo Fernández | 1-1 |