FOOTBALL Live

Sunday September 21, 2008 Finished City of Manchester Stadium

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Manchester City

  • Jo 13’
  • Dunne 20’
  • Robinho 57’
  • Wright-Phillips 68’
  • Evans 78’
  • Fernandes 83’

Portsmouth

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester City
    • Portsmouth
    • 90' That's the final whistle, and what a performance from Manchester City! Maybe that top-four finished isn't so far-fetched after all...
    • 90+1' Three minutes of stoppage time to be played.
    • 89' Yello card Diarra for a petulant hack.
    • 85' Robinho goes off after a magnificent display and gets a well-deserved standing ovation. On comes Daniel Sturridge.
    • 83' GOAL!!! And another! Comical defending from Portsmouth! Garrido had time and space to deliver a cross from the left that James could only clear to the edge of the six-yard box, and Gelson reacted quickest to make it 6-0!
    • 82' Portsmouth change: Noe Pamarot on for Glen Johnson.
    • 81' The crowd have begun to 'Ole!' every pass - and the only question is why it took so long?
    • 78' GOAL!!! FIVE!!! CHED EVANS!!! Robinho bamboozles his man and plays a low cross in from the right. SWP then backheels to Evans, who sidefoots into the bottom right corner. What a goal!
    • 77' Off comes Stephen Ireland, and Gelson Fernandes replaces him.
    • 72' Off goes £18m Brazilian international Jo. On comes Ched Evans.
    • 70' Richards turns at the edge of the box and fires his shot high and wide!
    • 68' GOAL!!! It's four!! Shaun Wright-Phillips!! Ireland finds him with a superb through-ball and SWP beats James at his near post. Sensational City!
    • 62' Great take by Joe Hart, who leaps high to catch Diarra's cross.
    • 60' What an impact Robinho is having on English football. Two games, two goals. And today's performance has been absolutely sublime.
    • 57' GOAL!!! Three-nil City, and guess what? It's Robinho! Jo controls Ireland's long ball and finds his fellow Brazilian, who tucks the ball into the bottom-right corner. Cue samba dancing from Robinho, Jo, Elano and, er, Steven Ireland.
    • 55' Portsmouth corner drifted in by Diarra... downward header by Crouch, which bounces into the hands of Hart.
    • 53' Pompey come away on the break with Defoe racing towards goal.. Ireland does brilliantly to get all the way back and make a saving tackle.
    • 52' Elano strikes a long-range free-kick that comes off Diarra and goes out for a corner.
    • 50' City have a free-kick 40 yards from goal, but contrive to play the ball all the way back to Joe Hart. Not so good.
    • 47' Harry Redknapp made his second change at half-time, bringing on John Utaka for Younes Kaboul.
    • 46' Jermain Defoe races through from the left-hand side with Crouch inside him... he cannot decide whether to pass or shoot and his final ball splits Crouch and the goal perfectly. In a bad way. Goal kick.
    • 46' Second half under way. Portsmouth in possession.
    • 45+3' That's half-time and City are two goals to the good! Portsmouth have shown signs of life but it will take quite an effort for them to get anything out of this.
    • 45+1' Diarra goes close!! He collects the ball on the left, cuts back onto his right and shoots, but sees his effort deflected for a corner.
    • 45+1' Two minutes of stoppage time to be played.
    • 44' Zabaleta clears off the line for City!! Crouch knocks the ball down with a towering header and Campbell helps the ball goalwards, but the Spaniard is there to save the day.
    • 42' Robinho is at it again!! He dribbles the ball around a bemused James but is out wide and cannot finish what would have been a remarkable goal!
    • 40' Zabaleta is released overlapping down the right. Crosses in the direction of Jo and Campbell heads behind for a corner.
    • 39' Ireland lays the ball off for Robinho who has another crack.. James saves!!
    • 36' Portsmouth free-kick 40 yards out... Traore delivers an outswinger into the area... Kaboul gets a touch but sends it over!
    • 33' Sean Davis is the man who makes way for Diop. A like-for-like change, or so it would seem.
    • 31' Harry Redknapp has seen enough of this, and is about to bring on Papa Bouba Diop.
    • 28' CROUCH!!! He meets Johnson's low cross and looks certain to find the net, but fires wide first time!
    • 26' A dangerous ball is played across the City backline... Defoe can't quite get hold of it. If he had that would have been a real chance.
    • 25' Glen Johnson crosses from the right for Defoe, who claims his shot took a deflection off Dunne but referee Alan Wiley says goal kick.
    • 22' Harry Redknapp looks less than impressed by his side's performance, and it is hard to blame him. Pompey's defending has been rubbish today.
    • 20' GOAL!!! It's two for City!! Richard Dunne!! Elano's corner is rather tamely patted away by James and Dunne pounces to bundle in the rebound.
    • 18' Corner Portsmouth on their right.. Crouch gets his head on it but the ball flies over.
    • 17' What a pass by Robinho!! He brings the ball down and, ni the same movement, plays a superb through ball for Steven Ireland. Nothing comes of it in the end, but this is spectacular stuff.
    • 14' There was some debate over whether Robinho would actually be any good in the Premier League. In fact he's brilliant.
    • 13' GOAL!!! City lead through Jo!! He times his run perfectly and Robinho finds him down the left flank, then he rounds James and finishes into the empty net! Great goal!
    • 11' James to the rescue again! Robinho plays in Wright-Phillips with a superbly-weighted ball and the winger's shot is palmed away as it arrows towards the top-right corner.
    • 10' Played through for Defoe, who is flagged offside... and he was, just.
    • 9' Crouch wins good aerial ball and heads down for Defoe, but the little man's first touch is poor and he knocks the ball out for a goal-kick.
    • 8' SWP attempts to spread the ball across the pitch for Robinho on the right, but he overhits it and the ball scuttles out for a throw.
    • 5' Wright-Phillips brings down Lassana Diarra as he chases a ball in Pompey territory.
    • 3' So close Robinho!!! He turns and shoots from the edge of the box, and his effort appears to be curling into the far corner before David James pushes it acrobatically away!
    • 1' It's game on! City get under way to a tremendous roar - they are looking for the first league win of the Robinho era!
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of Manchester City v Portsmouth from the City of Manchester Stadium.

  • Summary

    • 83' GOAL!!! And another! Comical defending from Portsmouth! Garrido had time and space to deliver a cross from the left that James could only clear to the edge of the six-yard box, and Gelson reacted quickest to make it 6-0!
    • 78' GOAL!!! FIVE!!! CHED EVANS!!! Robinho bamboozles his man and plays a low cross in from the right. SWP then backheels to Evans, who sidefoots into the bottom right corner. What a goal!
    • 68' GOAL!!! It's four!! Shaun Wright-Phillips!! Ireland finds him with a superb through-ball and SWP beats James at his near post. Sensational City!
    • 57' GOAL!!! Three-nil City, and guess what? It's Robinho! Jo controls Ireland's long ball and finds his fellow Brazilian, who tucks the ball into the bottom-right corner. Cue samba dancing from Robinho, Jo, Elano and, er, Steven Ireland.
    • 45+1' Diarra goes close!! He collects the ball on the left, cuts back onto his right and shoots, but sees his effort deflected for a corner.
    • 44' Zabaleta clears off the line for City!! Crouch knocks the ball down with a towering header and Campbell helps the ball goalwards, but the Spaniard is there to save the day.
    • 42' Robinho is at it again!! He dribbles the ball around a bemused James but is out wide and cannot finish what would have been a remarkable goal!
    • 39' Ireland lays the ball off for Robinho who has another crack.. James saves!!
    • 28' CROUCH!!! He meets Johnson's low cross and looks certain to find the net, but fires wide first time!
    • 20' GOAL!!! It's two for City!! Richard Dunne!! Elano's corner is rather tamely patted away by James and Dunne pounces to bundle in the rebound.
    • 13' GOAL!!! City lead through Jo!! He times his run perfectly and Robinho finds him down the left flank, then he rounds James and finishes into the empty net! Great goal!
    • 11' James to the rescue again! Robinho plays in Wright-Phillips with a superbly-weighted ball and the winger's shot is palmed away as it arrows towards the top-right corner.
    • 3' So close Robinho!!! He turns and shoots from the edge of the box, and his effort appears to be curling into the far corner before David James pushes it acrobatically away!
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of Manchester City v Portsmouth from the City of Manchester Stadium.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Wiley

  • Manchester City

    Manager: Mark Hughes

    Captain: Richard Dunne

    Starting line-up

    • J. Hart
    • P. Zabaleta
    • M. Richards
    • R. Dunne Goal
    • J. Garrido
    • S. Wright-Phillips Goal
    • B. Elano
    • V. Kompany Substitution Out (46′)
    • S. Ireland Substitution Out (77′)
    • .. Robinho Goal Substitution Out (85′)
    • .. Jo Goal Substitution Out (72′)

    Subs

    • D. Hamann
    • M. Ball
    • K. Schmeichel
    • T. Ben Haim
    • G. Fernandes Substitution In77′ Goal
    • D. Sturridge Substitution In85′
    • C. Evans Substitution In72′ Goal

    Injured

    • D. Vassell
    • M. Petrov
    • V. Bojinov
    • M. Benjani
    • M. Johnson

    Suspended

    None

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Sol Campbell

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • G. Johnson Substitution Out (82′)
    • S. Campbell
    • S. Distin
    • N. Belhadj
    • L. Diarra Yellow Card
    • Y. Kaboul
    • S. Davis Substitution Out (33′)
    • A. Traore
    • J. Defoe
    • P. Crouch

    Subs

    • N. Pamarot Substitution In82′
    • N. Kanu
    • H. Hreidarsson
    • J. Ashdown
    • P. Bouba Diop Substitution In33′
    • J. Utaka Substitution In46′
    • A. Mvuemba

    Injured

    • E. Lauren
    • R. Hughes
    • N. Kranjcar
    • J. Thomas
    • R. Duffy
    • B. Sahar

    Suspended

    None