Aston Villa v Manchester City, 22 December 2007

Score1-1
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,455

Goals:

John Carew 14 G

Goals:

Rolando Bianchi 11 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Wilfred Bouma
Defender Zat Knight
Defender Martin Laursen
Defender Olof Mellberg
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Shaun Maloney
Midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker
Forward John Carew

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Richard Dunne Defender
Nedum Onuoha Defender
Micah Richards Defender
Michael Ball Defender/Midfielder
Elano Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes Midfielder
Dietmar Hamann Midfielder
Rolando Bianchi Forward
Martin Petrov Forward
Darius Vassell Forward

Substitutions:

Stilian Petrov for Shaun Maloney 75

Substitutions:

Vedran Corluka for Dietmar Hamann 70
Javier Garrido for Elano 76
Kelvin Etuhu for Rolando Bianchi 85

Cards:

Gareth Barry 55 Y
Nigel Reo-Coker 80 Y

Cards:

Dietmar Hamann 38 Y
Gelson Fernandes 56 Y
Michael Ball 63 Y
Darius Vassell 69 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Stilian Petrov

On the bench:

Defender Vedran Corluka
Defender/Left back Javier Garrido
Midfielder Kelvin Etuhu

Comments:

League position: 8th Unused substitutes: Stuart Taylor, Marlon Harewood, Curtis Davies and Craig Gardner The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Aston Villa's goal against Manchester City on 22nd December has been confirmed as a John Carew goal. [re: Circular 2 - 10/1/2008]

Comments:

League position: 4th Unused substitutes: Andreas Isaksson and Deiberson Geovanni

Goals:

John Carew 14 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Wilfred Bouma
Defender Zat Knight
Defender Martin Laursen
Defender Olof Mellberg
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Shaun Maloney
Midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker
Forward John Carew

Substitutions:

Stilian Petrov for Shaun Maloney 75

Cards:

Gareth Barry 55 Y
Nigel Reo-Coker 80 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Stilian Petrov

Comments:

League position: 8th Unused substitutes: Stuart Taylor, Marlon Harewood, Curtis Davies and Craig Gardner The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Aston Villa's goal against Manchester City on 22nd December has been confirmed as a John Carew goal. [re: Circular 2 - 10/1/2008]

Goals:

Rolando Bianchi 11 G

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Richard Dunne Defender
Nedum Onuoha Defender
Micah Richards Defender
Michael Ball Defender/Midfielder
Elano Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes Midfielder
Dietmar Hamann Midfielder
Rolando Bianchi Forward
Martin Petrov Forward
Darius Vassell Forward

Substitutions:

Vedran Corluka for Dietmar Hamann 70
Javier Garrido for Elano 76
Kelvin Etuhu for Rolando Bianchi 85

Cards:

Dietmar Hamann 38 Y
Gelson Fernandes 56 Y
Michael Ball 63 Y
Darius Vassell 69 Y

On the bench:

Defender Vedran Corluka
Defender/Left back Javier Garrido
Midfielder Kelvin Etuhu

Comments:

League position: 4th Unused substitutes: Andreas Isaksson and Deiberson Geovanni