Manchester City remain seven points behind leaders Manchester United after a comfortable 3-0 home win over Stoke City. More
90+4' FULL TIME. A good win for Manchester City but an injury to Aguero certainly takes the gloss off. They remain seven points behind Man Utd.
90+2' Abdul Razak replaces Dzeko as City shut up shop.
90+1' Sinclair almost gets a goal! Milner embarks on a fine run and whips in a vicious cross that is just out of the reach of the forward, arriving at the back post.
86' Stoke hit the post! Whelan with an ambitious shot from 35 yards that Hart touches onto the woodwork! A great hit and a good save.
82' Silva replaced by Scott Sinclair for Manchester City.
77' Carlos Tevez replaces Aguero, whose afternoon is cut short by injury.
74' GOAL! Manchester City 3-0 Stoke! Aguero tucks the ball out of the reach of the diving Begovic. It shouldn't have been a spot-kick but in all truth it probably wouldn't have mattered in any case.
73' Nzonzi is booked as replays reveal the contact clearly happened outside of the box.
73' Penalty to Man City! Nzonzi brings down Silva just inside the box.
68' A change for Stoke as Adam is replaced by Dean Whitehead in midfield.
63' Big chance for Stoke! A corner is flicked on by Jerome at the near post and Cameron is surprised when the ball comes to him, scooping his shot over the bar from eight yards.
61' A slice of controversy as Lescott appears to block a goal-bound shot with his arm. Need a replay to be sure.
58' Lescott bundles Jerome to the ground as he approaches the box and earns a booking for himself.
57' To celebrate, Dzeko lifted up his shirt to reveal a message reading 'Happy New Year' and gets booked for his troubles. Silly from the ref - nothing wrong with a nice festive message.
56' GOAL! Manchester City 2-0 Stoke City! City take a quick free-kick and Aguero rolls away from his man to stab a shot at goal. Begovic can only spill the ball to the feet of Dzeko, who tucks the ball home.
50' An early change for Stoke as Matthew Etherington replaces Jones, who looks a bit unimpressed.
49' City go close! Toure plays a direct ball to Dzeko and he runs onto it before unleashing a ferocious drive that flies narrowly over the bar.
46' KICK OFF!
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45+1' HALF TIME. Zabaleta's late strike has Manchester City 1-0 in front.
43' GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Stoke City! Pablo Zabaleta is the unlikely hero. Silva stabs a lovely pass through for Milner and Begovic gets a foot to his low cross, only to turn the ball into the path of Zabaleta. The right-back side-foots home for his second of the season.
33' City hit the post! Barry delivers a cross from the left and Aguero ghosts in at the near post to direct his header against the woodwork!
22' Aguero with another chance as he spins away rom Shawcross too easily! Begovic repels a clipped shot from the City striker as Stoke manage to bundle the ball clear.
20' Silva is the unexpected target of the Milner free-kick and the Spaniard stoops to head the ball at the penalty spot, only to get under it and send his effort spinning over.
9' Unlucky Aguero! Gareth Barry plays in Aguero with a delicious ball through the centre. He chests it down and gets a shot away but rifles the ball over from 10 yards.
2' Sergio Aguero lively early on. The striker makes a surging run through the centre of the pitch and then forces Asmir Begovic into action with a firm drive at the near post following a pass from Milner.
1' KICK OFF! Manchester City kicking left to right.
14:20 TEAMS - Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Lescott, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Milner, Silva, Aguero, Dzeko. Subs: Pantilimon, Nastasic, Sinclair, Garcia, Kolo Toure, Tevez, Razak. /// Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Huth, Wilkinson, Jerome, Nzonzi, Adam, Whelan, Walters, Jones. Subs: Sorensen, Upson, Shotton, Whitehead, KEIRA, Etherington, Crouch.
90+1' Sinclair almost gets a goal! Milner embarks on a fine run and whips in a vicious cross that is just out of the reach of the forward, arriving at the back post.
86' Stoke hit the post! Whelan with an ambitious shot from 35 yards that Hart touches onto the woodwork! A great hit and a good save.
74' GOAL! Manchester City 3-0 Stoke! Aguero tucks the ball out of the reach of the diving Begovic. It shouldn't have been a spot-kick but in all truth it probably wouldn't have mattered in any case.
73' Penalty to Man City! Nzonzi brings down Silva just inside the box.
63' Big chance for Stoke! A corner is flicked on by Jerome at the near post and Cameron is surprised when the ball comes to him, scooping his shot over the bar from eight yards.
61' A slice of controversy as Lescott appears to block a goal-bound shot with his arm. Need a replay to be sure.
56' GOAL! Manchester City 2-0 Stoke City! City take a quick free-kick and Aguero rolls away from his man to stab a shot at goal. Begovic can only spill the ball to the feet of Dzeko, who tucks the ball home.
49' City go close! Toure plays a direct ball to Dzeko and he runs onto it before unleashing a ferocious drive that flies narrowly over the bar.
43' GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Stoke City! Pablo Zabaleta is the unlikely hero. Silva stabs a lovely pass through for Milner and Begovic gets a foot to his low cross, only to turn the ball into the path of Zabaleta. The right-back side-foots home for his second of the season.
33' City hit the post! Barry delivers a cross from the left and Aguero ghosts in at the near post to direct his header against the woodwork!
22' Aguero with another chance as he spins away rom Shawcross too easily! Begovic repels a clipped shot from the City striker as Stoke manage to bundle the ball clear.
20' Silva is the unexpected target of the Milner free-kick and the Spaniard stoops to head the ball at the penalty spot, only to get under it and send his effort spinning over.
9' Unlucky Aguero! Gareth Barry plays in Aguero with a delicious ball through the centre. He chests it down and gets a shot away but rifles the ball over from 10 yards.
2' Sergio Aguero lively early on. The striker makes a surging run through the centre of the pitch and then forces Asmir Begovic into action with a firm drive at the near post following a pass from Milner.
14:20 TEAMS - Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Lescott, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Milner, Silva, Aguero, Dzeko. Subs: Pantilimon, Nastasic, Sinclair, Garcia, Kolo Toure, Tevez, Razak. /// Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Huth, Wilkinson, Jerome, Nzonzi, Adam, Whelan, Walters, Jones. Subs: Sorensen, Upson, Shotton, Whitehead, KEIRA, Etherington, Crouch.
Manchester CityManager: Roberto Mancini
Stoke CityManager: Tony Pulis
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We were well beaten and looked tired BUT we made 2 mistakes and they scored and we didnt even dispute the rediculous penalty. The stupid thing was that even though we didnt look like winning, without the mistakes that were punished we didnt look like losing either........RS4 STOKE
Only Huth
two scrappy goals and a pen that shouldn't have been! typical fluky lucky man city. your luck and money isn't gonna win you the title this time. Arsenal will destroy them in the next match
Stoke fans can just suck it!! The score proves everything and even without a penalty we would kick your #$%$ and money does buy u happiness suckers !!man city is the real city not stoke
SUPERMAN Me thinks that more than half the responses here are United supporters and most others are Stoke's , so they would dispute any query that arises , they are prejudist for any City advantage ..........they are FERGAL'S ROBOTS who say YES SIR , MR Fergie!"
Interesting, Stoke have a real claim for a penalty ignored, then the ref gives a penalty for a foul committed outside the box. Makes you think .
What the hell is going on with refs, last week stoke had two penalties definate hand ball turned down today a fowl outside the box ref gives a pen to man city,
Blatant cheating for the penalty. Wasnt a penalty at all. Brown envelopes me thinks coming from a neutrals everywhere.
suppose that will give fergie more ammo to try to slag city down
Cheating bast***s
., were is your mum
come on stoke
Come on Stoke
man city dirty overpaid cheats
23, theyve let fewer goals in than you lot, Man u for the title, you will never see it again
come on man city stuff man u
stop saying city for man city, they are BOTH CITIES!