MATCH FACTS

■ Manchester City have won each of their last 12 Premier League games. It’s the ninth run of 12+ successive victories in the competition’s history, with the Citizens now responsible for four of those (and all under Pep Guardiola).

■ This was the 50th Premier League meeting between Manchester City and Chelsea – having won just three of the first 25 (12%), the Citizens have won 13 of the last 25 between the sides (52%).

■ Chelsea failed to register a single shot in the first half of this match, the first time they’d failed to record one in a single half of Premier League football since May 2018 (first half v Newcastle).

■ The Londoners had just seven touches in Manchester City’s penalty area today, their fewest in a single Premier League match since January 2015 – also seven against the same opposition.

■ Against no side has City’s Kevin De Bruyne scored more Premier League goals than he has v Chelsea

(5), while his five goals against them is the most v the Blues by any player who has previously played for them in the competition.

■ Kevin De Bruyne has scored 21 Premier League goals from outside the box, the most

of any player since his first season with City (2015-16), and the joint-most of any Man City player in the competition’s history (level with Sergio Aguero).

NEXT FIVE MATCHES... MANCHESTER CITY

Jan 22 Southampton (a)... PL Feb 5 Fulham (h) ...... FA Cup Feb 9 Brentford (h) ......... PL Feb 12 Norwich (a) ............ PL Feb 15 Sporting Lisbon (a). CL CHELSEA

Jan 18 Brighton (a) ........... PL Jan 23 Tottenham (h) ....... PL Feb 5 Plymouth (h) .. FA Cup Feb 19 C Palace (a) ........... PL Feb 22 Lille (h) ................... CL