5th December 2009: Premiership result Man City 2 Chelsea 1

05/12/09 Manchester City 2: 1 Chelsea

In today's match Mark Hughes effectively stuck 2 fingers up at his critics as he watched his team beat Chelsea 2:1 at Eastlands. The Welshman had come under fire in recent weeks as despite the millions spent over the summer, his team seemed only able to draw and not win games. However today's result visibly lifted the team and the fans, even though it reduced the lead Chelsea have over City's great rivals Manchester United. Shay Given was the match hero after saving a last minute Lampard penalty. Adebayor was villain and then hero after knocking in an own goal afetr 8 minutes but making amends just before halftime by putting the ball in the right net. Carlos Tevez got the winner after 56 minutes. And as well as the deserved victory, Mark Hughes could also celebrate that this time his opponent shook his hand after the match.