Chelsea, Manchester City and Fernandez
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Enzo Fernandez's astonishing last-gasp equaliser rescues a point for managerless Chelsea in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
In our first home game of 2026, Pep Guardiola’s men looked to be heading for all three points courtesy of a scorching first half strike by Tijjani Reijnders. After earlier chances went begging for Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland, Reijnders sent us in at half-time in buoyant mood with a lovely left foot effort.
Enzo Fernandes fires the equaliser off a Malo Gusto assist four minutes into stoppage time, cancelling out Tijjani Reijnders’ superb first-half strike and helping Chelsea hold Manchester City to a draw in the first game since parting ways with manager Enzo Maresca.
Enzo Fernandez dealt a massive blow to Manchester City's Premier League title hopes with a 94th-minute equaliser to snatch a 1-1 draw for managerless Chelsea at the Etihad.Filip Jorgensen made his first Premier League start of the season in the Chelsea goal due to an injury to Robert Sanchez and produced a brilliant save to tip Erling Haaland's deflected effort behind.
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Man City vs Chelsea live: Chelsea in action for the first time since Enzo Maresca's departure
A chaotic week for the now manager-less Chelsea culminates in a trip to title-chasing Manchester City. In terms of off-field narratives, it doesn't get much better than this. Plenty of information will surely continue to trickle out of Stamford Bridge on the nature of former boss Enzo Maresca's departure.