Manchester City v Everton, 31 August 2002
| Score | 3-1 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Barry Knight |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Maine Road |
| Attendance | 34,835 |
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3 Manchester City
Manager: Kevin Keegan
Goals:
| Tomasz Radzinski | own goal | 14 |
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| Nicolas Anelka | 16 |
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| Nicolas Anelka | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Peter Schmeichel
Defender
Sylvain Distin
Defender
Niclas Jensen
Defender
SUN Ji Hai
Defender/Centre back
Steve Howey
Midfielder
Ali Benarbia
Midfielder
Eyal Berkovic
Midfielder
Marc-Vivien Foe
Midfielder
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Forward
Nicolas Anelka
Forward
Darren Huckerby
Substitutions:
| Kevin Horlock for Eyal Berkovic | 66 |
| Danny Tiatto for Darren Huckerby | 79 |
| Shaun Goater for Ali Benarbia | 86 |
Cards:
| Ali Benarbia | 77 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Carlo Nash
Defender
Richard Dunne
Defender/Midfielder
Danny Tiatto
Midfielder
Kevin Horlock
Forward
Shaun Goater
Comments:
The red card shown to Shaun Wright-Phillips after 28 minutes was subsequently rescinded on appeal. City's opening goal was originally credited to Nicolas Anelka but was reclassified as an own goal by the Dubious Goals Panel. Input amendment [31.07.2012]: Added substitutions of Danny Tiatto for Darren Huckerby and Shaun Goater for Ali Benarbia.1 Everton
Manager: David Moyes
Goals:
| David Unsworth | penalty | 29 |
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Starting lineup:
Steve Simonsen
Goalkeeper
Gary Naysmith
Defender
David Unsworth
Defender
David Weir
Defender
Alan Stubbs
Defender/Centre back
Tony Hibbert
Defender/Midfielder
Niclas Alexandersson
Midfielder
Thomas Gravesen
Midfielder
LI Tie
Midfielder
Kevin Campbell
Forward
Tomasz Radzinski
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tobias Linderoth for LI Tie | 25 |
| Wayne Rooney for Niclas Alexandersson | 64 |
| Rodrigo for David Unsworth | 64 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Paul Gerrard
Midfielder
Tobias Linderoth
Midfielder
Rodrigo
Midfielder
LI Tie
Forward
Wayne Rooney
Comments:
The red card shown to Shaun Wright-Phillips after 28 minutes was subsequently rescinded on appeal. City's opening goal was originally credited to Nicolas Anelka but was reclassified as an own goal by the Dubious Goals Panel. Input amendment [31.07.2012]: Added substitutions of Danny Tiatto for Darren Huckerby and Shaun Goater for Ali Benarbia.