Overview
- Manchester City, which won Sunday at Stamford Bridge, beat Chelsea 3-0 to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to six points with one match still to play.
- City decided it after the break with three goals in about 20 minutes: Nico O’Reilly in the 51st minute, Marc Guéhi in the 57th, and Jérémy Doku in the 68th.
- Pep Guardiola praised the improved second half and said the squad will recover and go back at it at full throttle.
- Chelsea’s slump worsened to one win in seven Premier League games and a third straight match without scoring under Liam Rosenior.
- Attention now turns to next Sunday, when City host Arsenal at the Etihad in a head-to-head that could further reshape the title picture given City’s game in hand.