Man City v Chelsea LIVE: Premier League score and goal updates as Raheem Sterling curls in opener

51 mins: CLOSE! City counter, and De Bruyne releases Foden down the right. He lofts a ball across goal to Haaland, whose finish is sloppy again, and the ball ends up far wide of the left-hand post.

49 mins: City fans want a penalty as Haaland is grabbed in the box, but nothing doing. From the goal kick, Petrovic sends it straight out of play.

City have constantly had the ball this half, and they want a penalty as Sterling brings down Kyle Walker in the box. It’s more of a coming together than a foul – it looks like Walker has dangled his leg to try and get the penalty.

47 mins: Kevin De Bruyne lines up the free-kick and its a brillaint effort. He curls it towards the far corner, but it’s inches too high, landing on the top netting.

KICK-OFF! City get us back underway.

The half begins with a City attack, as Doku gets to the touchline and lifts a ball in, but it is cleared easily. Caicedo fouls Rodri on the edge of the box, and the crowd reminds the referee that he’s already on a booking.

If the game were to end like this, City would go into their midweek game against Brentford five points behind Liverpool, but with a game in hand.

The champions would hardly be worried about such a points gap – having caught Arsenal last year from further back – but dropping points today would be a bitter blow ahead of the two teams facing each other on 10 March (with a Manchester derby the week before).

Chelsea, on the other hand, stand to move up to a season-high position of seventh if they win.

City had 68 per cent of possession in that half, with 14 shots to Chelsea’s three.

But only two of their shots were on target compared to Chelsea’s three, and the quality of the away side’s opportunities was better too.

The nine fouls that Chelsea have committed – compared to City’s three – gives you some insight into their disruptive, counter-attacking game plan.

HALF-TIME! The ref blows the whistle and Chelsea go into the break one goal up.

An interesting half, after which Chelsea probably deserved to head in ahead. Both sides have had chances, but City haven’t been their usual selves.

46 mins: There’ll be three minutes of added time.City venture into the box again, and Alvarez’s shot is blocked. City are just lacking that little bit of quality now – even a Kevin De Bruyne cross is overhit, and Chelsea clear.

Ake sends in a cross from the left; Haaland wins the header easily, but it goes wide of the right-hand post.

44 mins: City come searching for an equaliser, and a ball comes in towards Haaland at the far post, but Disasi heads it behind. From the corner, Disasi clears again after Jackson’s header is goal-bound, and Haaland can’t make the most of it as the ball comes to him.