Manchester City v Arsenal, 18 December 2011

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereePhil Dowd
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance47,203
Kick-Off: 4.10pm

0 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

David Silva 53 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Samir Nasri
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Forward Sergio Agüero
Forward Mario Balotelli

Starting lineup:

Wojciech Szczęsny Goalkeeper
Johann Djourou Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Thomas Vermaelen Defender
Alex Song Defender/Midfielder
Mikel Arteta Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Gervinho Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

James Milner for Mario Balotelli 72
Nigel de Jong for Yaya Touré 85
Edin Džeko for Samir Nasri 85

Substitutions:

Ignasi Miquel for Johann Djourou 47
Andrei Arshavin for Theo Walcott 69
Marouane Chamakh for Per Mertesacker 82

Cards:

Gareth Barry 39 Y
Sergio Agüero 72 Y

Cards:

Alex Song 11 Y
Laurent Koscielny 45 Y
Mikel Arteta 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Stefan Savić
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Forward Edin Džeko

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia
Defender Ignasi Miquel
Midfielder Yossi Benayoun
Midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Forward Andrei Arshavin

Comments:

League position: 1st

Comments:

League position: 5th

Goals:

David Silva 53 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Samir Nasri
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Forward Sergio Agüero
Forward Mario Balotelli

Substitutions:

James Milner for Mario Balotelli 72
Nigel de Jong for Yaya Touré 85
Edin Džeko for Samir Nasri 85

Cards:

Gareth Barry 39 Y
Sergio Agüero 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Stefan Savić
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Forward Edin Džeko

Comments:

League position: 1st

0 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Wojciech Szczęsny Goalkeeper
Johann Djourou Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Thomas Vermaelen Defender
Alex Song Defender/Midfielder
Mikel Arteta Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Gervinho Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ignasi Miquel for Johann Djourou 47
Andrei Arshavin for Theo Walcott 69
Marouane Chamakh for Per Mertesacker 82

Cards:

Alex Song 11 Y
Laurent Koscielny 45 Y
Mikel Arteta 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia
Defender Ignasi Miquel
Midfielder Yossi Benayoun
Midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Forward Andrei Arshavin

Comments:

League position: 5th