Welcome to Nigerianeye's live text coverage of the Premier League meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
The Citizens head into this match on a real high, having secured their passage into the final four of the Champions League in midweek.
Manuel Pellegrini's men still have outside hopes of winning the English title, too, although they must make up a 15-point gap on leaders Leicester City with just a single game in hand.
Chelsea are still marooned in mid-table, meanwhile, with their 15-match unbeaten run under interim boss Guus Hiddink coming to a halt last week at the hands of Swansea City.
OFFICIAL LINE-UP
MANCHESTER CITY
STARTING XI: Hart; Kolarov, Mangala, Otamendi, Zabaleta; Toure, Fernandinho; Nasri, De Bruyne, Navas; Aguero
SUBS: Caballero, Sagna, Demichelis, Fernando, Delph, Bony, Kelechi
CHELSEA TEAM
STARTING XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Baba Rahman; Mikel, Fabregas; Willian, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro; Diego Costa
SUBS: Begovic, Miazga, Matic, Kenedy, Traore, Pato, Falcao
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The full-time whistle sounds at Stamford Bridge, finally putting Chelsea out of their misery. Manchester City were simply too good, scoring three times through Sergio Aguero to climb up to third place in the Premier League table. A week to remember for the Citizens, then, but one to certainly forget for the Blues who have now lost successive games.
90+4 min FULL TIME: CHELSEA 0-3 MANCHESTER CITY
90+3 min City happy to take this 3-0 win, rather than going all out for a fourth. The away section in full voice as we enter the final minute of the contest, while the other sections of this famous ground are now almost deserted.
90+1 min No real action at the moment; the offside flag again preventing Chelsea a chance in front of goal. A disappointing showing from the hosts, who have failed to build on what was a promising start in the opening 10 minutes.
89 min Kenedy has his shot pushed away by Hart, but it falls nicely for fellow sub Traore to take it on. The offside flag was up, however, so there is to be no late goal for the Blues. Four minutes of added time to be played.
87 min Just a cause of going through the motions now for City. It is Chelsea who are doing most of the attacking at the moment, albeit in vain as this one is certainly over. The Blues are just desperate for full time now; not just this evening but in terms of the season as a whole.
85 min MANCHESTER CITY SUB! Aguero now has 21 goals for the season, incidentally - one short of current top-scorer Harry Kane. The South American has just made way for Kelechi Iheanacho, who will be desperate to join the goalscoring part at the Bridge.
83 min City not particularly looking to get forward, instead perhaps waiting to catch their opponents off guard with another counter. Fabregas's latest shot is easily stopped by Hart, sparking a mass exodus at Stamford Bridge on an evening to forget for those home fans.
81 min Aguero makes no mistake from the resulting penalty, bagging hat-trick number seven for the Citizens. Still nine minutes to play, so City could bag one or two more at this rate against the 10-man Blues
80 min GOAL! CHELSEA 0-3 MANCHESTER CITY (SERGIO AGUERO, PEN)
79 min RED CARD! Fernandinho marches right through the middle of the pitch, only to be halted - illegally - by Courtois who is shown red. A bad evening for Chelsea could get worse, with Aguero stepping up for this resulting penalty. Mikel is the man sacrificed for Mignolet.
77 min MANCHESTER CITY SUB! Samir Nasri has another 77 minutes under his belt, putting in a solid shift and picking up an assist for that second Aguero goal. Fabian Delph replaces the Frenchman in central midfield for these final stages.
75 min It has been a frustrating evening for Diego Costa, who has limited service in attack on his return to action. Just one shot on target for the Blues thus far, with time fast ticking down to find a route back into the game.
73 min YELLOW CARD! Mikel is the latest to be shown a yellow card for catching Nasri. Play is constantly being interrupted at the moment, which will likely continue to happen as Delph is being readied to come on shortly.
71 min CHELSEA SUBS! A double change for Chelsea, as Traore and Kenedy come on for Willian and Pedro. Twenty minutes left to play at Stamford Bridge, with home fans in attendance pretty much resigned to defeat in this one.
69 min So as things stand City will find themselves four points ahead of rivals Man United once again, following the Red Devils' success against Aston Villa earlier today. A mid-table finish is looking more and more likely for the Blues, meanwhile, who are struggling to find a route back into this game.
67 min MANCHESTER CITY SUB! The first alteration of the evening sees Zabaleta withdrawn, just moments after escaping a second booking. Bacary Sagna is on in his place to fill in at right-back - a smart change from Pellegrini.
65 min Zabaleta completely wipes Pedro out, but somehow avoids seeing a booking. Just a talking to from Mike Dean, who perhaps offers the defender a reminder that he is already sitting on a caution picked up in the first half.
63 min Chelsea just not doing enough to ask any questions of Hart, who has had a quiet evening since denying Loftus-Cheek. City have had six shots on target compared to their opponents' solo attempt, but there is of course plenty of time for that to change.
61 min YELLOW CARD! Nice play from Navas to weave his way through. The Spaniard's flicked attempted pass over the top was blocked by the hand of Cesar Azpilicueta, who enters the referee's book as a result. Toure steps up to take the free kick, blasting it straight into the wall.
59 min We are just about an hour in at Stamford Bridge - usually the time in which managers will think about making a change or two. The onus is on Chelsea to find a route back into this game, but City may sense a third and fourth goal as they seek revenge for a 5-1 thrashing here in the FA Cup.
57 min A frustrating evening for Chelsea so far, then, but they could so easily have taken the lead in this game when Pedro was denied by Otamendi on the line. Still plenty of time to pull one back, which will make things interesting to say the least.
55 min It is another well-taken goal from Aguero, who has put City on the brink of three more points here. Nasri slipped the ball through for his teammate, who held his run brilliantly to remain onside and made no mistake when picking his spot. Clinical from the Citizens.
54 min GOAL! CHELSEA 0-2 MANCHESTER CITY (SERGIO AGUERO)
52 min City having to do plenty of defending at the moment, although the Blues are still not quite at the top of their game. More pace from the hosts, granted, but still more is required if they are to break down the opposition.
50 min Loftus-Cheek continuing to be an important player in this match, again taking on a shot which ends a good yard over the bar. Positive play from the Blues, at least, who have started this second half on top.
48 min Great play by Pedro down the left to cause problems, but the end product was lacking from the Blues. The Spaniard put just a tad too much on it for Loftus-Cheek, who could not divert the ball towards Hart's goal.
46 min RESTART! We are back underway in this final Premier League clash of the day, with Chelsea desperately looking for a leveller from the off. Nasri sees an early yellow for a nasty challenge on Cahill.
The first half just fizzed out a little then following what had been a very entertaining match up until around the 35-minute mark. Sergio Aguero's goal separates the two sides, coming after Kevin de Bruyne played him in at the end of a devastating counter-attacking move. The shot took a big deflection off Gary Cahill to leave Thibaut Courtois with little chance of keeping it out.
45+2 min HALF TIME: CHELSEA 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY
45+1 min YELLOW CARD! Nicolas Otamendi is booked for a cynical challenge, but Willian disappointingly blasts over from the resulting free kick. That should be that in terms of the first half's play.
44 min The visitors doing well to see the remainder of this half through with their lead intact, taking the sting out of the game and putting together an attack of their own. Toure concedes a free kick when pulling back Fabregas, however, giving Chelsea one last chance to get the ball forward before the break.
42 min First half just petering out a little at the moment, which is in stark contrast to the manner in which this game started. Man City still sitting back and soaking up pressure, but Chelsea unable to really ask any questions of the Citizens' backline.
40 min Chelsea enjoying a spell of prolonged possession, as City just sit back a little more. The counter is their best route through to goal at the moment - as witnessed 10 minutes ago when Aguero fired home.
38 min Around seven minutes to go until half time at Stamford Bridge, and it is City who find themselves ahead. Chelsea's chances have dried up in the second quarter of this match, but they do look as though they have at least one goal in them.
36 min A nice cross from Pedro is well defended by Kolarov at the expense of a corner - Chelsea's eighth of the match already. The Blues looking to step things up after that Aguero strike, yet it is the Citizens who continue to like livelier in the attacking third.
34 min A devastating City counter leads to the opening goal of the match, converted expertly by Aguero on the edge of the opposition box. Having successfully defended a corner, the Citizens launched a break through De Bruyne, who did well to pick out Aguero in a central position. The South American forward took a touch to compose himself, before picking out the bottom corner via a deflection.
33 min GOAL! CHELSEA 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY (SERGIO AGUERO)
31 min A sweeping City move, led by Aguero, comes to an end when Fernandinho plays a weak pass in midfield. Still no goals in West London, but plenty of entertainment. The quality of play itself has not been great, in truth, with neither side really at their best in front of goal.
29 min SAVE! Courtois again called into action, this time to deny Nasri who was in on goal. Up the other end, Willian's cross is well cut out before a blue shirt can turn it goalwards. Pablo Zabaleta is shown a yellow for his challenge on Fabregas close to the dugout.
27 min End-to-end stuff at Stamford Bridge, it really is. City are looking the more likely to score at the moment, with Navas almost picking out Aguero just a few yards out from goal. Chelsea having to do a fair bit of defending to deny their opponents.
23 min SAVE! Best chance of the match so far for City, who turn defence into attack in seconds thanks to Toure's powerful burst and through-ball to De Bruyne. The Belgian raced through on goal but was denied by Courtois' legs when left under a little pressure in a one-on-one situation.
21 min Mike Dean levelling things up a little when awarding Chelsea a corner kick after Pedro's attempt went wide of the target. A couple of good deliveries into the box, but City are alert and able to clear their lines on both occasions.
19 min SAVE! Great play by Loftus-Cheek to turn his man and create some space for a shot inside the box. It was a decent hit, too, low and hard across Hart which forced the England keeper into a big stop. Referee Mike Dean clearly did not see it, though, and instead awards a goal-kick.
17 min Costa has a shot blocked away and, when Fabregas looked to turn it back into a dangerous position, he was thwarted by a mixture of offside flag and Hart's quick reaction. The game has settled down a little over the past few minutes following that explosive start.
15 min The visitors just finding a few gaps in the attacking third, which they so far have not really capitalised on. Navas instead goes out wide, earning a corner which is curled in by De Bruyne before being headed well clear.
13 min Man City now beginning to look more composed on the ball, working their way up the field in a patient manner. Chelsea soon win back possession in their own box, however, and a quick break forward looks to be on the cards until Mangala got across to cut out the danger.
9 min GOAL DISALLOWED! Baba does well to pick out Costa, who has only Hart to bear. The striker comes out on top in that battle, picking out the net at the second time of asking, but the offside flag was quickly up to deny him a goal on his return to action.
7 min No sign of this game settling down anytime soon, with Chelsea still getting right in their opponents' face. A sloppy Fabregas pack is pounced on by Kolarov, but City unable to make the most of the opening in truth. We can expect a few goals today if these opening seven minutes are anything to go by.
5 min OFF THE LINE! A real frenetic start in West London, as Costa capitalises on some uncertainty in the City defence and sets up Pedro for a free shot on goal. The Spaniard's effort was stopped superbly on the line by Otamendi, who positioned himself well to make the clearance.
3 min CHANCE! It has taken less than three minutes for De Bruyne to tease the Chelsea backline, as he gets in behind and picks out Aguero just a few yards from goal. The goalscoring ace saw his shot brilliantly blocked by Cahill to prevent an early breakthrough.
1 min KICKOFF! We are underway at Stamford Bridge - Chelsea in their traditional blue colours while City are sporting their luminous green strip. Positive start to the game from the visitors, who are looking to make an early impression.
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