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Man City 1-1 Chelsea: Player ratings as Rodri strikes late to snatch crucial point

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Manchester City had Rodri to thank as the midfielder's late goal secured them a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday. The Blues were excellent and led through former City man Raheem Sterling's smart first-half strike , but Rodri struck late in the Game to mask over an uncharacteristically poor performance from Pep Guardiola's side. Erling Haaland missed two great headed chances and sent another effort wide of goal, summing up City's struggles. How the game unfolded Julian Alvarez struck wide inside the first two minutes as City made a hot start, before Haaland sent a header flying well wide of goal when he should have been celebrating a simple tap-in. Chelsea did offer some real threat on the counter. Conor Gallagher's dangerous cut-back was well cleared, as was a smart through-ball to Cole Palmer, while Sterling found an inch of space but could only muster up a tame effort. Nicolas Jackson should have scored 20 minutes in when a counter left him one-on-one with Eders...

Leeds 2-2 West Ham: Player ratings as Hammers pegged back by Rodrigo strike

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Rodrigo's fine strike 20 minutes from time earned Leeds United a 2-2 draw against struggling West Ham United at Elland Road. David Moyes' side fell behind to Wilfried Gnonto's well-taken goal just before the half-hour mark, but turned the Game on its head thanks to quick-fire goals either side of half time from Lucas Paqueta and Gianluca Scamacca. But Rodrigo's 10th goal of the season - a fine effort that swept past Lukasz Fabianski into the far corner - earned Jesse Marsch's side a share of the spoils in a feisty encounter. Leeds took the lead through 19-year-old Gnonto's first goal for the club, which came about after fine play from Crysencio Summerville. The Dutchman, who was lucky to avoid a red card in the second half for an ugly challenge on Vladimir Coufal, played a fabulous reverse pass into the feet of Italy international Gnonto, and he fired home with power at the near post before Nayef Aguerd could cover the shooting angle. The Whites were good valu...