Manchester City v Aston Villa, 16 September 2007

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium
Attendance38,363
KICK-OFF: 4.00pm

Goals:

Michael Johnson 48 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Vedran Corluka
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Left back Javier Garrido
Midfielder Elano
Midfielder Dietmar Hamann
Midfielder Michael Johnson
Forward Émile Mpenza
Forward Martin Petrov
Forward Darius Vassell

Starting lineup:

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

Substitutions:

SUN Ji Hai for Darius Vassell 64
Michael Ball for Elano 83
Rolando Bianchi for Émile Mpenza 85

Substitutions:

Shaun Maloney for John Carew 66
Craig Gardner for Wilfred Bouma 82
Stilian Petrov for Nigel Reo-Coker 82

Cards:

SUN Ji Hai 68 Y

Cards:

Luke Moore 78 Y

On the bench:

Defender SUN Ji Hai
Defender/Midfielder Michael Ball
Forward Rolando Bianchi

On the bench:

Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner
Midfielder Shaun Maloney
Midfielder Stilian Petrov

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Joe Hart and Gelson Fernandes

Comments:

League position: 11th Unused substitutes: Stuart Taylor and Curtis Davies

Goals:

Michael Johnson 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Vedran Corluka
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Left back Javier Garrido
Midfielder Elano
Midfielder Dietmar Hamann
Midfielder Michael Johnson
Forward Émile Mpenza
Forward Martin Petrov
Forward Darius Vassell

Substitutions:

SUN Ji Hai for Darius Vassell 64
Michael Ball for Elano 83
Rolando Bianchi for Émile Mpenza 85

Cards:

SUN Ji Hai 68 Y

On the bench:

Defender SUN Ji Hai
Defender/Midfielder Michael Ball
Forward Rolando Bianchi

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Joe Hart and Gelson Fernandes

Goals:

Starting lineup:

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

Substitutions:

Shaun Maloney for John Carew 66
Craig Gardner for Wilfred Bouma 82
Stilian Petrov for Nigel Reo-Coker 82

Cards:

Luke Moore 78 Y

On the bench:

Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner
Midfielder Shaun Maloney
Midfielder Stilian Petrov

Comments:

League position: 11th Unused substitutes: Stuart Taylor and Curtis Davies