For Antonio Conte it's doom and gloom plus huge gratitude towards his goalkeeper.

Thibaut Courtois' excellent save keeps it level at the break.

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You can see Thibaut Courtois' feet begin to dance a panic as Kevin de Bruyne's deep free-kick drifts into the dangerous corridor of doom. Cesar Azpilicueta saves his keeper by sliding in and clearing for a corner.

Courtois pays him back. And how.

From the corner, Fernandinho's header is brilliantly stopped by the Belgian, a fine reaction save.

Cesc Fabregas releases Eden Hazard with a chipped through ball down the right. He has to come back. Can Chelsea create something before the break?

Willian's pass slips through Hazard's feet and out for a City throw. Pressure gone.

Antonio Conte is not a happy man. The home fans will be feeling the same thing.

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Ooooh. So close to a really lovely move from City.

Kevin de Bruyne dinked a chip into Gabriel Jesus, but his flicked header in the box just spun out of Leroy Sane's range. Goal kick.

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...It's terrible, straight into Fernandinho's legs - the one-man wall.

Just over five to go. At this rate, Chelsea will be getting an earful from their manager at the break.

Eden Hazard will have to step up now. Willian swaps a pass with him and is then cleaned out by Kevin de Bruyne. Free-kick wide right that the Brazilian will launch into the box...

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That's a real blow for Chelsea. But Antonio Conte has made a tactical switch - his side playing without a recognised striker now. Lemons and lemonade? Something he has seen from the game so far helping his hand?

Morata is having to come off. He has a quick word with the physios but heads straight down the tunnel - attacking midfielder Willian is on in his place...

Michy Batshuayi watches on.

Hang on, what's this? Alvaro Morata is holding his hamstring...

Eden Hazard gets a touch - we have hardly seen him. The Belgian plays it back as Chelsea look to build. Antonio Rudiger awkwardly ambles forward then panics, sends the ball home, and Gary Cahill's pass is wayward, out for a City throw.

Have Pep Guardiola's side got the champions rattled? They've had the best of this, but the scores are still level.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola pulled an agonised expression as Raheem Sterling's cross flew out of touching distance of David Silva and Gabriel Jesus. The Catalan's hand motions suggested the low, hard delivery was the better option.

Brilliant counter attack from City though.

David Silva tests Thibaut Courtois at his near post. The Spaniard drifts onto a one-two in the box, holds off Cesc Fabregas, but the shot is easy to stop, Courtois parrying to a blue shirt.

Now City break - at lightning speed. Raheem Sterling leave his marker smoking exit dust as he turbos up the field but the final ball is just ahead of the waiting maroon shirts in the Chelsea box - David Silva was agonisingly close.

Fantastic play from Ederson to claim a cross and start the move with a quick throw.

Here's Alvaro Morata looking to hold up the ball up near the City danger zone. It's the first spell of home pressure for a while. A cross goes in, bravely cleared by Nicolas Otamendi. It comes back out to N'Golo Kante - swing and a miss - but Cesar Azpilicueta forces Ederson into a fine save low at his near post.

When City come to town, they bring the ball.

Chelsea have averaged 54.3% possession at home in the league this season - but have managed just 34.6% so far.

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Cesc Fabregas gives the ball away on the edge of the box. A swarm of blue shirts falls back as City look to profit. It's another let-off, as the home side recover to block.

You do not want to give anything away to David Silva in that position. Or Kevin de Bruyne. Like lobbing a leg of lamb in a pool of piranhas.

John Stones is down for Man City getting treatment from the physios. Looks like he landed awkwardly from a challenge with Antonio Rudiger - looking to connect with a high ball at the far stick.

Should be OK, but Eliaquim Mangala is stretching on the sidelines.

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Almost 70% possession for City over these first 20 minutes or so. Their most dangerous moments have come from two moments of hesitation by Chelsea at the back though.

Fabian Delph rifles a shot on the bounce, Antonio Rudiger launches himself at the ball to deflect behind.

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City are not quite finding the spaces they are looking for between the Chelsea back-lines and there is a feeling the home side are growing. Cesc Fabregas, busy, gets on the ball again, looks for Eden Hazard - anonymous so far - but Ederson comes out to coolly intercept on his chest, miles out of his area. Nicely done.

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Alvaro Morata is just offside - so the assistant referee says. It looks really tight, from Cesc Fabregas' tricky low pass. Nicolas Otamendi was taken out of the game and Morata was through on goal, but the flag went up. Right call, looking at the replay.