2012/13 MAN CITY 2 CHELSEA 0
1. Joe Hart
5. Pablo Zabaleta
28. Kolo Toure
33. Matija Nastasic
22. Gael Clichy
14. Javi Garcia
42. Yaya Toure
17. Jack Rodwell 54'
7. James Milner
16. Sergio Aguero 90+1'
21. David Silva 90+2'
Subs
30. Costel Pantilimon
6. Joleon Lescott 90+2'
8. Samir Nasri 90+1'
10. Edin Dzeko
11. Scott Sinclair
13. Aleksandar Kolarov
32. Carlos Tevez 54'
Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez took advantage of a rare Frank Lampard penalty miss to fire Manchester City to their first Barclays Premier League win in a month.
Lampard was a kick away from his 200th Chelsea goal when he lined up a second-half spot-kick at the Etihad Stadium but Joe Hart, who stayed on after fouling Demba Ba, saved from his England team-mate.
Yaya Toure made Chelsea pay with a fine finish from inside the area and substitute Tevez made victory certain with a long-range effort late on.
The result reduced Manchester United's lead at the top of the table to 12 points but, perhaps more importantly with the title drifting away, increased City's advantage over third-placed Chelsea to seven.
Both managers had gone into the game under considerable pressure but City boss Roberto Mancini ended it far happier than Chelsea counterpart Rafael Benitez, who suffered more abuse from fans.
Benitez again put Fernando Torres and John Terry on the bench as he looked to drag City into a battle for second place, also restoring Lampard and Ba among six changes.
City were again without captain Vincent Kompany but Mancini opted to flood midfield by handing Jack Rodwell only his third City start with Sergio Aguero alone up front.
He was rewarded with a superb performance from Rodwell, who fully justified his inclusion as he attempts to ignite his City career after injury troubles.
He played a part in a positive start by City, who had their first shot within 40 seconds as Yaya Toure took aim from the edge of the area but Petr Cech saved easily.
City controlled possession with David Silva looking to pull the strings, Yaya Toure getting forward at every opportunity and Rodwell making several powerful runs.
It was some time before Chelsea threatened, but after initially being beaten, Kolo Toure recovered well to cut off Ba's counter-attack.
Despite their early dominance, it was 15 minutes before City really tested Cech as Matija Nastasic went forward for a corner but the goalkeeper dealt with the Serbian's powerful header.
Rodwell had a shot blocked by Gary Cahill and Silva played in Aguero but the Argentinian overran the ball.
Lampard, looking to reach that double century by scoring for a fourth successive Premier League game, had his first sight of goal from a 30-yard free-kick but blazed well over.
The game became scrappy as Chelsea tried to regain some control and Ramires was booked for a late challenge on Yaya Toure.
City continued to look the more creative and another good chance came as Aguero pulled back a James Milner cross and Pablo Zabaleta's powerful volley was headed away by Cahill.
Rodwell then tested Cech twice in just over a minute, first forcing the keeper to tip over a powerful 25-yard drive and then heading into his arms from the resulting corner.
City went into the second half with the same determination but Aguero's acrobatic volley from Silva's cross went well wide.
The game's pivotal moment came in the 50th minute as City switched off at the back and Ba raced on to a long ball from deep.
Ba shrugged off Kolo Toure and clipped the ball past the out-rushing Hart but was brought down as he got tangled in the goalkeeper's legs.
Referee Andre Marriner immediately pointed to the spot but importantly felt Ba was just moving away from goal and did not show Hart a card.
Hart made the most of the reprieve to earn instant redemption by saving from Lampard, who had scored his last 10 spot-kicks, low to his right.
He was in action again seconds later to deal with the resulting corner and City set about making sure Chelsea paid for missing their chance.
Surprisingly, Mancini opted to replace the influential Rodwell with Tevez but the resulting change in shape gave Chelsea more to think about.
The game opened up as Aguero raced through from a Milner pass and chipped just over before Ramires almost exposed Kolo Toure on the counter at the other end.
City made the decisive breakthrough just after the hour.
Milner found Silva in the box with a clever reverse pass and his pull-back found Yaya Toure on the edge of the area.
The Ivorian still had much to do but his first two touches took out two defenders and gave him space to curl a superb low finish beyond Cech and in at the far post.
Chelsea made a double change in response with Lampard, after a frustrating game by recent standards, making way along with Eden Hazard for Victor Moses and Oscar.
The changes did not bear fruit and it was not long before Torres was introduced for Mikel.
But it was City's substitute Tevez who made the most dramatic impact, putting the game beyond the visitors with a superb strike from outside the area five minutes from time.
MAN CITY v CHELSEA
2013/2014 Sun 27 Oct Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City Premier League
2012/2013 Sun 24 Feb Man. City 2 - 0 Chelsea Premier League
Sun 25 Nov Chelsea 0 - 0 Man. City Premier League
Sun 12 Aug Chelsea 2 - 3 Man. City Charity Shield
2011/2012 Wed 21 Mar Man. City 2 - 1 Chelsea Premier League
Mon 12 Dec Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City Premier League
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Sat 25 Sep Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Chelsea 2 - 4 Man. City Premier League
Sat 05 Dec Man. City 2 - 1 Chelsea Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 15 Mar Chelsea 1 - 0 Man. City Premier League
Sat 13 Sep Man. City 1 - 3 Chelsea Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 05 Apr Man. City 0 - 2 Chelsea Premier League
Sat 27 Oct Chelsea 6 - 0 Man. City Premier League
2006/2007 Wed 14 Mar Man. City 0 - 1 Chelsea Premiership
Sun 20 Aug Chelsea 3 - 0 Man. City Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 25 Mar Chelsea 2 - 0 Man. City Premiership
Wed 28 Dec Man. City 0 - 1 Chelsea Premiership
2004/2005 Sun 06 Feb Chelsea 0 - 0 Man. City Premiership
Sat 16 Oct Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 28 Feb Man. City 0 - 1 Chelsea Premiership
Sat 25 Oct Chelsea 1 - 0 Man. City Premiership
2002/2003 Sat 22 Mar Chelsea 5 - 0 Man. City Premiership
Sat 19 Oct Man. City 0 - 3 Chelsea Premiership
2000/2001 Sat 19 May Man. City 1 - 2 Chelsea Premiership
Sun 03 Dec Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City Premiership
1995/1996 Tue 12 Mar Chelsea 1 - 1 Man. City Premiership
Sat 23 Dec Man. City 0 - 1 Chelsea Premiership
1994/1995 Wed 08 Mar Man. City 1 - 2 Chelsea Premiership
Wed 31 Aug Chelsea 3 - 0 Man. City Premiership
1993/1994 Sat 30 Apr Man. City 2 - 2 Chelsea Premiership
Mon 22 Nov Chelsea 0 - 0 Man. City Premiership
Tue 26 Oct Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea League Cup
1992/1993 Sat 09 Jan Chelsea 2 - 4 Man. City Premier League
Sun 20 Sep Man. City 0 - 1 Chelsea Premier League
1991/1992 Sat 28 Mar Man. City 0 - 0 Chelsea First Division
Wed 01 Jan Chelsea 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1990/1991 Sat 09 Feb Man. City 2 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Sat 22 Sep Chelsea 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1989/1990 Wed 21 Mar Man. City 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Sat 28 Oct Chelsea 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1988/1989 Sat 18 Mar Man. City 2 - 3 Chelsea Second Division
Tue 20 Sep Chelsea 1 - 3 Man. City Second Division
1986/1987 Sat 14 Mar Man. City 1 - 2 Chelsea First Division
Sat 18 Oct Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
1985/1986 Sat 08 Mar Chelsea 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 05 Oct Man. City 0 - 1 Chelsea First Division
1983/1984 Fri 04 May Man. City 0 - 2 Chelsea Second Division
Sat 03 Dec Chelsea 0 - 1 Man. City Second Division
1978/1979 Sat 20 Jan Man. City 2 - 3 Chelsea First Division
Sat 16 Sep Chelsea 1 - 4 Man. City First Division
1977/1978 Fri 05 May Chelsea 0 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 26 Nov Man. City 6 - 2 Chelsea First Division
1974/1975 Sat 12 Apr Chelsea 0 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 05 Oct Man. City 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division
1973/1974 Sat 09 Feb Chelsea 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 22 Sep Man. City 3 - 2 Chelsea First Division
1972/1973 Tue 27 Mar Man. City 0 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Sat 26 Aug Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
1971/1972 Sat 18 Mar Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division
Sat 21 Aug Chelsea 2 - 2 Man. City First Division
1970/1971 Sat 17 Apr Man. City 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Sat 10 Oct Chelsea 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1969/1970 Sat 20 Dec Chelsea 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 06 Sep Man. City 0 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1968/1969 Sat 11 Jan Man. City 4 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Sat 02 Nov Chelsea 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
1967/1968 Tue 16 Apr Chelsea 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
Fri 12 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1966/1967 Sat 11 Feb Chelsea 0 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 01 Oct Man. City 1 - 4 Chelsea First Division
1961/1962 Sat 07 Apr Chelsea 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 18 Nov Man. City 2 - 2 Chelsea First Division
1960/1961 Sat 08 Apr Man. City 2 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Sat 19 Nov Chelsea 6 - 3 Man. City First Division
1959/1960 Sat 02 Apr Chelsea 3 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 14 Nov Man. City 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division
1958/1959 Sat 04 Apr Chelsea 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 15 Nov Man. City 5 - 1 Chelsea First Division
1957/1958 Wed 04 Sep Man. City 5 - 2 Chelsea First Division
Wed 28 Aug Chelsea 2 - 3 Man. City First Division
1956/1957 Sat 09 Mar Chelsea 4 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 08 Dec Man. City 5 - 4 Chelsea First Division
1955/1956 Sat 11 Feb Man. City 2 - 2 Chelsea First Division
Sat 01 Oct Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
1954/1955 Sat 22 Jan Chelsea 0 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 11 Sep Man. City 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division
1953/1954 Mon 19 Apr Man. City 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Fri 16 Apr Chelsea 0 - 1 Man. City First Division
1952/1953 Wed 29 Apr Chelsea 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 13 Dec Man. City 4 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1951/1952 Wed 26 Dec Man. City 3 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Tue 25 Dec Chelsea 0 - 3 Man. City First Division
1949/1950 Sat 25 Feb Man. City 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Sat 08 Oct Chelsea 3 - 0 Man. City First Division
1948/1949 Mon 18 Apr Chelsea 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
Fri 15 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1947/1948 Mon 29 Mar Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division
Fri 26 Mar Chelsea 2 - 2 Man. City First Division
1937/1938 Sat 02 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division
Sat 20 Nov Chelsea 2 - 2 Man. City First Division
1936/1937 Wed 03 Feb Chelsea 4 - 4 Man. City First Division
Sat 26 Sep Man. City 0 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1935/1936 Thu 26 Dec Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
Wed 25 Dec Man. City 0 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1934/1935 Sat 27 Apr Chelsea 4 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 15 Dec Man. City 2 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1933/1934 Sat 21 Apr Man. City 4 - 2 Chelsea First Division
Sat 09 Dec Chelsea 1 - 2 Man. City First Division
1932/1933 Wed 03 May Man. City 1 - 4 Chelsea First Division
Sat 17 Dec Chelsea 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
1931/1932 Sat 16 Apr Man. City 1 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Sat 05 Dec Chelsea 3 - 2 Man. City First Division
1930/1931 Sat 21 Mar Man. City 2 - 0 Chelsea First Division
Sat 15 Nov Chelsea 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
1927/1928 Sat 24 Mar Chelsea 0 - 1 Man. City Second Division
Sat 12 Nov Man. City 0 - 1 Chelsea Second Division
1926/1927 Sat 30 Apr Chelsea 0 - 0 Man. City Second Division
Sat 11 Dec Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea Second Division
1923/1924 Wed 30 Apr Chelsea 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 05 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1922/1923 Sat 07 Apr Chelsea 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 31 Mar Man. City 3 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1921/1922 Sat 25 Mar Man. City 0 - 0 Chelsea First Division
Sat 18 Mar Chelsea 0 - 0 Man. City First Division
1920/1921 Sat 22 Jan Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division
Sat 15 Jan Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
1919/1920 Sat 10 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Chelsea First Division
Sat 03 Apr Chelsea 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
1914/1915 Sat 26 Dec Man. City 2 - 1 Chelsea First Division
Fri 25 Dec Chelsea 0 - 0 Man. City First Division
1913/1914 Sat 28 Mar Chelsea 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 22 Nov Man. City 2 - 1 Chelsea First Division
1912/1913 Sat 01 Mar Chelsea 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 26 Oct Man. City 2 - 0 Chelsea First Division
1908/1909 Sat 26 Dec Chelsea 1 - 2 Man. City First Division
Fri 25 Dec Man. City 1 - 2 Chelsea First Division
1907/1908 Sat 04 Apr Man. City 0 - 3 Chelsea First Division
Sat 07 Dec Chelsea 2 - 2 Man. City First Division