Man City 1-0 Chelsea LIVE! Alvarez goal – Premier League match stream, latest score updates today
Newly crowned champions Manchester City face Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium as they look to celebrate their title triumph in style before being presented with the Premier League trophy. Defeat for Arsenal at Nottingham Forest sealed a fifth title in six years for Pep Guardiola’s side, who remain on course from an historic Treble.
City are set to be given a guard of honour by Chelsea, who cannot wait for the season to end as they prepare to start a rebuild under incoming head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
The Blues, who are in danger of their lowest ever Premier League finish, are set to finalise the appointment of Pochettino but the former Tottenham manager is not expected to be at the game in Manchester as Frank Lampard takes his final few games as interim boss. With kick-off at 4pm BST, follow all the action from the Etihad Stadium.
Live updates
20min: Chelsea players don’t appear too bothered about closing down City, who are just passing the ball around with ease and waiting for the perfect moment.
15min: City are literally queuing up.
Foden, Alvarez, Foden again and Mahrez all have shots blocked inside the area.
The following corner flies out of play.
GOAL!
12min: So, so easy.
Chelsea give the ball away through Fofana with a slack pass. City break, Palmer through the middle who finds Alvarez to take a touch and slot from from 18 yards.
The champions are up and running.
9min: Pause in play after Walker goes through Fernandes. The Premier League’s most expensive ever player should be fine, though.
6min: The game isn’t being played at the most electric pace, I have to say. City findings gaps, already, but it does have the feel of a ‘let’s all get in on the act’ up front.
Nizaar Kinsella at Etihad Stadium
“It’s a shame Carney Chukwuemeka is only on the bench after being withdrawn from the England squad for the Under 20s World Cup.”
3min: Another another for City which ends with a speculative half-volley from Gomez, which is a few yards wide.
2min: City players lining up already. First Mahrez is blocked on the edge of the area, and then Phillips has a pop which is deflected wide.
Kick-off
1min: Here we go!
City players are clapped through by their Chelsea counterparts. Then City fans boo the Premier League anthem.
