Aston Villa v Manchester City, 17 August 2008

Score4-2 to Aston Villa
RefereePhil Dowd
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance39,955

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4 Aston Villa

2 Manchester City

Goals:

John Carew 47 G
Gabby Agbonlahor 69 G
Gabby Agbonlahor 74 G
Gabby Agbonlahor 76 G

Goals:

Elano penalty 64 P
Vedran Corluka 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Friedel
Defender Luke Young
Defender/Centre back Curtis Davies
Defender/Centre back Martin Laursen
Defender/Midfielder Gareth Barry
Defender/Left back Nicky Shorey
Midfielder Stilian Petrov
Midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker
Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Forward Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward John Carew

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Javier Garrido
Defender Vedran Corluka
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Tal Ben Haim
Midfielder Michael Johnson
Midfielder Kelvin Etuhu
Midfielder Gelson Fernandes
Midfielder Elano
Forward Ched Evans
Forward Martin Petrov

Substitutions:

Substitutions:

Stephen Ireland for Gelson Fernandes 81
Danny Sturridge for Ched Evans 81

Cards:

Cards:

Tal Ben Haim 33 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender/Centre back Zat Knight
Defender/Midfielder Isaiah Osbourne
Midfielder Craig Gardner
Midfielder Wayne Routledge
Forward Marlon Harewood
Forward Moustapha Salifou

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender/Midfielder Michael Ball
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Midfielder Dietmar Hamann
Forward Danny Sturridge
Forward Felipe Caicedo

Comments:

League position: 2nd

Comments:

League position: 18th