Manchester City v Arsenal, 12 September 2009

Score4-2 to Manchester City
RefereeMark Clattenburg
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium
Attendance47,339

2 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Micah Richards 20 G
Craig Bellamy 74 G
Emmanuel Adebayor 80 G
Shaun Wright-Phillips 84 G

Goals:

Robin van Persie 62 G
Tomáš Rosický 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Wayne Bridge
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Craig Bellamy

Starting lineup:

Manuel Almunia Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
William Gallas Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Thomas Vermaelen Defender
Alex Song Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Denilson Midfielder
Abou Diaby Midfielder

Substitutions:

Martin Petrov for Stephen Ireland 73

Substitutions:

Tomáš Rosický for Denilson 52
Emmanuel Eboué for Bakary Sagna 77
Eduardo for Alex Song 77

Cards:

Joleon Lescott 14 Y
Emmanuel Adebayor 82 Y
Nigel de Jong 90 Y

Cards:

Bakary Sagna 19 Y
Alex Song 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender Javan Vidal
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Left back Sylvinho
Midfielder Vladimír Weiss
Forward Martin Petrov

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Forward Eduardo

Comments:

League position: 3rd The Dubious Goals Committee has ruled on the following: - Manchester City's first goal against Arsenal on 12th September 2009 has been confirmed as a Micah Richards goal (so not own goal by Manuel Almunia).

Comments:

League position: 8th

Goals:

Micah Richards 20 G
Craig Bellamy 74 G
Emmanuel Adebayor 80 G
Shaun Wright-Phillips 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Wayne Bridge
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Craig Bellamy

Substitutions:

Martin Petrov for Stephen Ireland 73

Cards:

Joleon Lescott 14 Y
Emmanuel Adebayor 82 Y
Nigel de Jong 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender Javan Vidal
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Left back Sylvinho
Midfielder Vladimír Weiss
Forward Martin Petrov

Comments:

League position: 3rd The Dubious Goals Committee has ruled on the following: - Manchester City's first goal against Arsenal on 12th September 2009 has been confirmed as a Micah Richards goal (so not own goal by Manuel Almunia).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Robin van Persie 62 G
Tomáš Rosický 88 G

Starting lineup:

Manuel Almunia Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
William Gallas Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Thomas Vermaelen Defender
Alex Song Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Denilson Midfielder
Abou Diaby Midfielder

Substitutions:

Tomáš Rosický for Denilson 52
Emmanuel Eboué for Bakary Sagna 77
Eduardo for Alex Song 77

Cards:

Bakary Sagna 19 Y
Alex Song 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Forward Eduardo

Comments:

League position: 8th