Haaland hat-trick chaos! Man City vs Chelsea goes wild – Premier League live

Haaland hits four, Palmer answers with a brace, and City & Chelsea trade blows in a 4-4-style thriller. Late drama, missed chances, title race shaken up.

Kick-off! As of today, 2026-02-06, the pitch is on fire... You wanted football results today, you got absolute chaos. The Premier League live served up another Etihad classic as Manchester City 4-4 Chelsea had every ingredient: Erling Haaland going nuclear, Cole Palmer haunting his old club again, and a title race swinging back and forth like a last-minute counterattack.

Man City 4-4 Chelsea – Haaland vs Palmer, pure madness

If you missed this one, you'll be catching up on highlights all night. Manchester City thought they had it under control more than once, but Chelsea just refused to die.

Goal avalanche, scorer by scorer:

• 1-0 City: Erling Haaland smashed home from the spot, sending the keeper the wrong way after a clumsy challenge in the box.
• 1-1 Chelsea: Cole Palmer – of course – cut inside and drilled low into the far corner, cool as you like against his former club.
• 2-1 City: Kevin De Bruyne whipped in a wicked cross and Haaland rose like a monster at the back post, thumping in a header.
• 2-2 Chelsea: Christopher Nkunku slipped between the centre-backs and finished after a slick move started by Enzo Fernández.
• 3-2 City: Bernardo Silva pounced on a loose ball in the area and curled one delicately into the top corner.
• 3-3 Chelsea: A recycled corner fell to Thiago Silva, who nodded in from close range.
• 4-3 City: Haaland completed his hat-trick late on, bundling the ball over the line after Phil Foden's shot was parried.
• 4-4 Chelsea: Deep in stoppage time, Palmer stepped up for a penalty and sent it into the roof of the net. Ice cold.

Haaland the machine, Palmer the villain-hero. Erling Haaland was a total menace: four goals across both penalties and poacher's finishes, bullying defenders, constantly dragging Chelsea's back line around. He looked like he could score every time City swung the ball wide. On the other side, Cole Palmer didn't just score twice – he dictated Chelsea's best attacks, drifting into pockets, demanding the ball, and absolutely relishing the boos from the home crowd.

De Bruyne & Foden: Kevin De Bruyne was the conductor as usual, racking up another assist and slicing through Chelsea with those trademark, evil diagonal balls. Phil Foden was bright between the lines, linking play, unlucky not to get on the scoresheet himself after forcing a couple of big saves.

VAR drama? Of course. City's first penalty for Haaland came after a long VAR check for a tug in the box – contact was there, but Chelsea fans are screaming soft. Then in stoppage time, Chelsea's equaliser came from another VAR-confirmed penalty after a handball shout. Defenders look at this new handball interpretation and must wonder what they're supposed to do with their arms anymore.

The result leaves City frustrated – they had the lead three times and still didn't close it out. Chelsea, on the other hand, will feel like they just won a cup final: down and out multiple times, yet snatching a point at the death through Palmer, the kid they sold.

Title race and table picture – margins are tiny

This draw could be massive. City drop two points at home in a match they were expected to win, which opens the door for their closest rivals in the football league table. With Arsenal and Liverpool breathing down their necks, every slip suddenly feels huge.

City stay in the title conversation, obviously, but tonight felt like a chance wasted. Chelsea, meanwhile, inch further away from mid-table chaos and closer to the European spots – not safe, not dominant, but definitely alive and dangerous.

What does this mean for the title race? Click here for the live standings

Other key football results today

Across Europe, the big names kept the scoreboard operators busy.

La Liga: Real Madrid edge a nervy one

Real Madrid squeezed out a tight win with Jude Bellingham once again the difference-maker. He popped up with a late winner, ghosting into the box and finishing with that now trademark calm side-foot into the corner. Earlier, Vinícius Júnior had opened the scoring with a sharp finish after cutting inside, before the opposition equalised via a scruffy set-piece goal.

Bellingham wasn't at his absolute best for 90 minutes, but this is what world-class players do – disappear for spells, then destroy you in one move. He's becoming Real's most reliable clutch finisher, and La Liga defenders must be sick of seeing him arrive late into the box.

Ligue 1: Mbappé does Mbappé things

In France, Kylian Mbappé delivered again for PSG. He bagged a brace in a routine win, first snapping in a left-footed strike from the edge of the area, then rolling in a cool penalty after a rash challenge. Another game, another reminder that if you give him even half a yard, you're done.

PSG's other goal came from Ousmane Dembélé, who finally got rewarded after tormenting his full-back all night. Dembélé cut in from the right and smashed one top bins – pure violence off his left boot.

Champions League news & top scorers today

With domestic games heating up, the Champions League news ticker is buzzing. Managers are already being asked about squad rotation, with Haaland, Mbappé and Bellingham all in the conversation for the competition's golden boot race. After today's fireworks, you can bet defenders across Europe are not exactly thrilled about facing these guys midweek.

Among the top scorers today, Haaland obviously headlines the list with his hat-trick, followed by Palmer's brace and Mbappé's double in Ligue 1. It feels like the era of the ultra-efficient, super-clinical forward is fully here – if your striker isn't scoring at least 20 a season, you're behind the curve.

My take: City wobble, Chelsea evolve

Here's the thing: if you want to win the Premier League, you can't keep throwing away home wins like this. City's attack is still terrifying, but the defensive concentration is nowhere near peak-Guardiola right now. In my opinion, if they don't tighten up in the next few weeks, that could be the difference between lifting the trophy and watching someone else do it.

Chelsea, though? This feels like a turning-point kind of result. Palmer has completely changed their personality in the final third – he's demanding the big moments, and the rest of the squad is starting to believe. They're still chaotic at the back, still raw in midfield, but there's finally some swagger returning.

In Spain and France, it's the usual story: Bellingham and Mbappé carrying superstar status like it weighs nothing. Both of them look ready to own the Champions League knockout rounds. If you're scripting a new era of football, those two and Haaland are clearly your main characters.

What's next?

The next matchdays are going to be wild. Can City fix their defensive wobbles? Do Chelsea turn this kind of result into a proper run? Does Bellingham keep scoring like a number 9 from midfield? Does Mbappé even know how to have an off day?

One thing's certain: you can't look at the football league table right now without thinking, 22This title race is going down to the wire.22

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