In the 63rd minute, visiting midfielder Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring after a pass from Jack Grealish. Jose Guardiola's team continues to chase down league leaders Arsenal. In the matchday 19 match, the Gunners drew 0-0 with Newcastle, and Mikel Arteta's team now has 44 points. If the Citizens win today's match, they will reduce the gap with Arsenal to five points.
Chelsea have managed to collect just 25 points from 16 Premier League games this season and sit 10th in the standings, 10 points behind 4th-placed Manchester United, who are in the Champions League qualifying zone. It is worth noting that Chelsea and Manchester City will meet again in just three days – on January 8 in Manchester, the FA Cup Round of 1 match will take place.
The Premier League standings after the last matchday see Arsenal top with 44 points. Manchester City sit second with 39 points, five points behind the Gunners. Newcastle United sit third with 38 points, followed by Manchester United in fourth with 35 points. Tottenham Hotspur complete the top five with 5 points.
The race for the Champions League places is a tight one. Manchester United occupy the final qualifying spot with 35 points, but Newcastle, Tottenham and Liverpool are all within striking distance. Chelsea's disappointing start to the season sees them sit 10th, 10 points off the top four.
One of the main talking points of the weekend was the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. The Gunners were held to a 0-0 draw at home, missing the chance to extend their lead at the top. Spurs will be the happier of the two, earning a valuable point away against their bitter rivals.
Elsewhere, Manchester City continued their relentless run against Arsenal with a comfortable 3-1 win over Leeds United. Erling Haaland scored again, taking his goal tally for the season to an incredible 21 goals in just 16 league appearances.
Newcastle's excellent start to the season continued with a 0-0 draw against another top-flight side, Leeds. Eddie Howe's side have been one of the surprises so far and sit just behind the top two in the table. The relegation battle is also heating up, with Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Southampton and Everton all struggling to make it to the bottom of the table. West Ham United's inconsistent form has them closer to the relegation zone than the European places, a far cry from their impressive campaign last season.
