Manchester City 2 - 1 Chelsea

City stun Chelsea at Eastlands

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba rues a missed chance

Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given saved a late penalty from Frank Lampard as Mark Hughes' side beat Premier League leaders Chelsea 2-1 at Eastlands. The victory ends a run of seven draws for City and leaves Chelsea just two points clear of Manchester United

Shay Given emerged a hero on both sides of Manchester by saving a late Frank Lampard penalty to give City a precious 2-1 win over Chelsea and cut their advantage over United to two points.

Carlos Tevez's brilliant free-kick ultimately proved decisive after Emmanuel Adebayor had inadvertently put Chelsea in front, then cancelled out that own goal himself seven minutes before the interval.

However, that hardly told the story as bad tempered Chelsea went down in a hail of yellow cards - six in all - and skipper John Terry went off with a leg injury that will bring a moment of dread to Fabio Capello even if the damage is not too great.

The two first-half goals were certainly not in keeping with a pulsating opening in which City more than matched their highly-rated opponents without ever looking completely secure at the back.

Mark Hughes' men had already been given one warning when Shay Given turned away Drogba's angled drive.

Yet, when he looks at the replay, Hughes will probably conclude the main factor in Chelsea's opener was complete bad luck.