Sunday April 19, 2009 Finished City of Manchester Stadium
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Manchester City
- Robinho 8’
- Onuoha 21’
- Elano 56’ (pen.)
- Sturridge 90’
West Bromwich
- Brunt 37’, 54’
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City send WBA close to drop
Manchester City held off a spirited challenge from struggling West Brom to win 4-2 in an entertaining Premier League encounter at Eastlands. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Manchester City
- West Bromwich
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90'+4 And there goes the final whistle! 4-2 rather flatters City, but it's three points nonetheless!
90'+3 GOAL! Irleand breks free on the City left... he centres to Sturridge amid some lacklustre defending and he finds the back of the net with ease! 4-2 now!
89' Zabaleta looks like he's pulled his hamstring here... and having used up all their substitutions, City will have to see out the game with just 10 men!
85' Kompany has the ball in the back of the net from Martin Petrov's free-kick! But it's disallowed for a foul!
83' Here comes Martin Petrov... and Hughes takes off Robinho to rapturous applause.- 80' The ball in from the free-kick falls to Greening on the edge of the box! He stabs goalwards! But it's straight at Given, who does a cricket-style long barrier and makes the save!
- 79' De Jong fouls Zuiverloon and West Brom have a free-kick in a similar position to where Brunt scored his second....
- 76' Mark Hughes gets a bit of stick from the crowd for that decision... but it's clear what he's trying to do...
- 75' Gelson Fernandes comes on to replace Elano as City look to gain the upper hand in the middle of the park.
74' Kompany brings down Greening and is booked for his indiscretion.- 71' Greening dances into the City box... he nearly squeezes through the hosts' back line, but Dunne stands firm in the end and City clear their lines!
70' Great ball into the box by Simpson... that's a great cross in, but Onuoha is there to head clear under pressure from Olsson!- 67' Elano sends a free-kick wide of the post now... that's not going to trouble the keeper...
- 66' And then Morrison is hauled off... Mulumbu comes on.
- 66' Morrison is booked for kicking the ball away...
- 65' This game is so open at the moment! Chances at both ends!
- 64' Elano shoots on target as City break quickly! But Carson gets down well to make the stop!
- 62' West Brom make a double change now... on come Valero and Simpson at the expense of Dorrans and Koren.
- 61' Olsson leaps like a salmon to meet a corner now, but the big defender can't direct his effort on target!
- 60' Sturridge looks to make an immediate impact on the game, but his shot is well taken by Carson!
- 58' Sturridge comes on to replace Caicedo...
- 57' What's Given doing here?! Fortune fires a hopeful shot off from a tight angle... it's going well wide, but Given opts to push the ball out towards the edge of the box! Fortunately for him, he gets away with it!
- 56' GOAL! ELANO SCORES! The Brazilian sends Carson the wrong way and City have the lead again!
- 55' PENALTY TO CITY STRAIGHT AWAY! Elano is tripped in the box by Olsson and the hosts will have a chance to take the lead again, immediately after haiving lost it!
- 54' GOAL! BRUNT EQUALISES FOR WEST BROM! His low free-kick evades everyone, including Given, and hits the back of the net! 2-2 now!
- 52' Robinho holds his head in his hands after curling a right-footer wide of the far post... he knows that was a chance.
- 50' Ooh! Great chance for West Brom to pull level! Fortune gets to a near post cross but can only direct his effort over the bar!
- 48' Great strike by Morrison on the half-volley from the edge of the penalty area... but it's straight at Given, who takes without any fuss...
46' Back underway at Eastlands! No changes in personel to tell you about...- 45'+2 And there goes the half-time whistle! City take a 2-1 lead in with them at the break...
- 45' Oooh! That said, here come City with Caicedo! He blasts goalwards and Carson is forced to parry the ball away to safety!
- 43' West Brom are looking the more likely to score at the moment... and City are looking like conceding!
- 41' Good stuff from Fortune on the West Brom right... he gets to the by-line before crossing towards the near post... but Onuoha is there to mop up the danger.
- 38' West Brom deserve that! They've played well this half, despite having let in two...
- 37' GOAL! BRUNT FINDS THE CORNER OF THE NET FROM FORTUNE'S LAY-OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE BOX! And West Brom are back in it!
- 36' Ireland threatens to burst into the West Brom box... but Olsson is there to stick out a crucial boot...
- 34' Morrison fires goalwards now! But Given gets down well to make the save at the foot of his left-hand post! Again City allowing West Brom to create goalscoring chances....
- 31' Ooh! A goalmouth scramble nearly results in a West Brom goal! First Caicedo heads off the line... it comes out to Robinson but his effort is blocked!
- 30' This is a good run from Dorrans now... he plays the ball to Fortune, but the Frenchman can't make anything of it...
- 28' Chance for City! But Elano's half-volley from Bridge's cross from the by-line is poor and goes wide of the mark... Robinho got in his way a little there and Elano wasn't really expecting the ball to reach him.
- 26' Oooh! Fortune allows the ball to skim off the top of his head when he should really find the target from Brunt's excellent cross!
- 24' That's harsh on West Brom - they're looked good going forward so far...
- 22' Ireland nearly makes it three moments later! But the City midfielder can't find the back of the net from close range and it stays 2-0!
- 21' Carson is fuming at that one! And he talks his way into the referee's notebook!
- 21' GOAL! ONUOHA PUTS CITY TWO UP WITH A HEADER FROM CLOSE RANGE! It's a controversial one, as it seems that Carson is blocked by Caicedo as the keeper tries to get to a ball from a corner... it falls to Onuoha who plants a header into the back of net amid the commotion! 2-0 to City now!
- 19' That's a great ball into the box from Morrison... but Onuoha is there to head clear...
- 17' And then the City striker is put away by a lovely Robinho through ball... but his left-footed shot across the face of goal is weak and rolls wide of the far post!
- 16' Caicedo tries his luck from 25 yards out... but the ball balloons well wide of its intended target and Carson is untroubled.
- 14' City may be 1-0 up but they're looking terrible at the back and West Brom are carving out opportunities galore...
- 12' What a miss from Meite! Greening plays in a great ball to the near post where the defender somehow conspires to put wide from two yards out!
- 11' Oooh! Olsson flicks just over the bar from the corner kick!
- 10' Robinson skips past the challenge of Elano to get to the by-line... but the Baggies skipper brings him down and it'll be a free-kick near the corner flag.
- 8' GOAL! ROBINHO BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! And City have the lead! Ireland plays a ball in to the back stick where the Brazilian sidefoots home on the volley! 1-0 to the hosts!
- 6' But here's Robinho with a crisp drive from 25 yards! And Carson is forced into making a save, low down to his right!
- 6' The Baggies have started by far the better side... City are far too vulnerable at the back so far...
- 5' Oooh! Great effort from Morrison! He moves inside and unleashes a curler from the edge of the area! Just wide of the far post!
- 2' Oooh! It opens up a little for Fortune, who fires well wide of the post!
1' Here we go in bright sunshine at Eastlands!- - And it's an unchanged side for West Brom...
- - So, just one change for City - Richards starts on the bench with Nigel de Jong restored to the starting line-up.
- - Today's referee is Mike Jones (Cheshire).
- - West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Greening, Koren, Dorrans, Brunt, Fortune - Subs: Kiely, Filipe Teixeira, Borja Valero, Simpson, Donk, Mulumbu, Wood
- - The teams are in... Man City: Given, Zabaleta, Onuoha, Dunne, Bridge, De Jong, Kompany, Ireland, Elano, Caicedo, Robinho - Subs: Hart, Richards, Garrido, Petrov, Fernandes, Evans, Sturridge
- - Manchester City welcome struggling West Brom to Eastlands, hoping to bounce back from last weekend's defeat to Fulham.
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Team Stats
Manchester City Stats West Bromwich 48% Possession 51% 18 Shots 30 9 Shots on target 10 4 Saves 2 3 Corners 9 14 Fouls 18 2 Offsides 3 1 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 28 Tackles 24 266 Accurate passes 292 29 Bad passes 55 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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Manchester City G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 37 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 25 Wayne Bridge 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 6 2 5 Pablo Zabaleta 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 0 2 22 Richard Dunne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 3 4 Nedum Onuoha 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 26 1 1 33 Vincent Kompany 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 25 3 1 7 Stephen Ireland 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 27 1 5 34 Nigel de Jong 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 45 4 6 11 Blumer Elano 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 26 2 1 10 Robson de Souza 1 6 2 2 4 2 0 28 4 5 20 Felipe Caicedo 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 14 0 1 24 Ched Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Joe Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Gelson Fernandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 17 Martin Petrov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 Javier Garrido 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Daniel Sturridge 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 2 Micah Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
West Bromwich G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 19 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 3 Paul Robinson 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 31 15 2 22 Gianni Zuiverloon 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 29 2 9 26 Jonas Olsson 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 23 2 1 23 Abdoulaye Meite 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 23 2 1 17 Graeme Dorrans 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 22 3 3 27 James Morrison 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 25 2 1 11 Chris Brunt 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 22 1 2 8 Jonathan Greening 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 36 6 1 7 Robert Koren 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 24 11 0 32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné 0 8 2 1 3 1 1 19 5 1 30 Ryan Donk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Chris Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Jay Simpson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 28 Borja Valero 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13 1 0 20 Filipe Teixeira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Youssuf Mulumbu 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2 3 1 Dean Kiely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Summary
- 90'+3 GOAL! Irleand breks free on the City left... he centres to Sturridge amid some lacklustre defending and he finds the back of the net with ease! 4-2 now!
- 85' Kompany has the ball in the back of the net from Martin Petrov's free-kick! But it's disallowed for a foul!
- 70' Great ball into the box by Simpson... that's a great cross in, but Onuoha is there to head clear under pressure from Olsson!
- 64' Elano shoots on target as City break quickly! But Carson gets down well to make the stop!
- 61' Olsson leaps like a salmon to meet a corner now, but the big defender can't direct his effort on target!
- 56' GOAL! ELANO SCORES! The Brazilian sends Carson the wrong way and City have the lead again!
- 55' PENALTY TO CITY STRAIGHT AWAY! Elano is tripped in the box by Olsson and the hosts will have a chance to take the lead again, immediately after haiving lost it!
- 54' GOAL! BRUNT EQUALISES FOR WEST BROM! His low free-kick evades everyone, including Given, and hits the back of the net! 2-2 now!
- 50' Ooh! Great chance for West Brom to pull level! Fortune gets to a near post cross but can only direct his effort over the bar!
- 45' Oooh! That said, here come City with Caicedo! He blasts goalwards and Carson is forced to parry the ball away to safety!
- 37' GOAL! BRUNT FINDS THE CORNER OF THE NET FROM FORTUNE'S LAY-OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE BOX! And West Brom are back in it!
- 34' Morrison fires goalwards now! But Given gets down well to make the save at the foot of his left-hand post! Again City allowing West Brom to create goalscoring chances....
- 31' Ooh! A goalmouth scramble nearly results in a West Brom goal! First Caicedo heads off the line... it comes out to Robinson but his effort is blocked!
- 28' Chance for City! But Elano's half-volley from Bridge's cross from the by-line is poor and goes wide of the mark... Robinho got in his way a little there and Elano wasn't really expecting the ball to reach him.
- 26' Oooh! Fortune allows the ball to skim off the top of his head when he should really find the target from Brunt's excellent cross!
- 22' Ireland nearly makes it three moments later! But the City midfielder can't find the back of the net from close range and it stays 2-0!
- 21' GOAL! ONUOHA PUTS CITY TWO UP WITH A HEADER FROM CLOSE RANGE! It's a controversial one, as it seems that Carson is blocked by Caicedo as the keeper tries to get to a ball from a corner... it falls to Onuoha who plants a header into the back of net amid the commotion! 2-0 to City now!
- 17' And then the City striker is put away by a lovely Robinho through ball... but his left-footed shot across the face of goal is weak and rolls wide of the far post!
- 12' What a miss from Meite! Greening plays in a great ball to the near post where the defender somehow conspires to put wide from two yards out!
- 11' Oooh! Olsson flicks just over the bar from the corner kick!
- 8' GOAL! ROBINHO BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! And City have the lead! Ireland plays a ball in to the back stick where the Brazilian sidefoots home on the volley! 1-0 to the hosts!
- 6' But here's Robinho with a crisp drive from 25 yards! And Carson is forced into making a save, low down to his right!
- 5' Oooh! Great effort from Morrison! He moves inside and unleashes a curler from the edge of the area! Just wide of the far post!
- 2' Oooh! It opens up a little for Fortune, who fires well wide of the post!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Mike Jones
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Manchester City
Manager: Mark Hughes
Captain: Richard Dunne
Starting line-up
- S. Given
- P. Zabaleta
- N. Onuoha
- R. Dunne
- W. Bridge
- N. De Jong
- V. Kompany
- S. Ireland
- B. Elano
- F. Caicedo
- .. Robinho
Subs
- M. Petrov
- J. Garrido
- M. Richards
- J. Hart
- G. Fernandes
75′ - D. Sturridge 58′
- C. Evans
Injured
- D. Hamann
- C. Bellamy
- M. Benjani
- M. Johnson
Suspended
None
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West Bromwich
Manager: Tony Mowbray
Captain: Jonathan Greening
Starting line-up
- S. Carson
- G. Zuiverloon
- A. Meite
- J. Olsson
- P. Robinson
- J. Morrison
- J. Greening
- R. Koren
- G. Dorrans
- C. Brunt ×2
- M. Fortune
Subs
- D. Kiely
- F. Teixeira
- V. Borja 62′
- Y. Mulumbu 66′
- R. Donk
- C. Wood
- J. Simpson 62′
Injured
- N. Clement
- R. Bednar
- I. Miller
- L. Barnett
- S. Martis
Suspended
None
- S. Carson
everton r so gay 4 doin that i use 2 like them
Robinho back to Normal???
hughes hasn't the managerial credentials to build the team city deserve, a couple of decent signings but in the summer he's got to get at least 7 top players including the likes of messi and maybe tevez definatly cannovaro. dunns ok in defense but you dont get trophys with ok players, you need exceptional players and with the financial backing now at city they need a manager like wenger or mourinho who know how to spend and where
hi im a villa fan and baggies are @#$% up front they play good football but then they cant finish infrony of goal bottom 3 west brom,middlesbourough and hull
WBA will play in the championship next season
Liverpool RULESwest brom championship bound, newcastle might be joining yall and probably either hull or middlesbrough.
WELLL DONE CITY,,ONCE AGAIN HUGHESY IS LEFT OFF THE HOOK...FOR NOW
C.T.I.D
Albion, you are sh%$.fu57 off back to the championship where you belong.UP THE WOLVES!
cant belive west brom are getting relegated after winning the championship. i thought hull stoke and middlesbourgh would go straight back down but never thought west brom would and especially new castle!!
What can you say, welcome to the Championship West Brom, with the way they play and the team they have, they will find it very hard to get back up again
I agree with comment 22 he is awful. Made it pro because he was a BIG fish in s small pond. Players like him make the team mediocre!
i think steve bull should play for wolves in the premiership bang all the goals in SUPER SUPER STEVE SUPER SUPER STEVE SUPER SUPER STEVE SUPER STEVE BULL WOLVES LEGEND
Elano, He is Fantastic!!
come on west brom they are way better than man city.its like this with man city no matter how much money a lepard has it can't change it's spots
the players are @#$% the manager is @#$% and pearce needs to go hes only interested in how much money he makes not the team and mowbry is a yes man or he would have been sacked ages ago thank god for f 1
Hi cjsmidt alas my playing days are behind me now lol . Thanks for the offer .
west.brom are rubbish!!!!!!!!!
Hi Mark l , hmm sacking Tony would be a bit cruel I think but that seems to be the way the modern game is moving ,look how long it took Sir Alex Ferguson to build some quality squads , give Tony more time . Wba can get another goal I think , or even the winner. there is lots to play for .
Steve Bull, HEREFORD NEEDS YOU
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