Manchester City v Portsmouth, 27 August 2005
| Score | 2-1 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Alan Wiley |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Attendance | 41,022 |
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Goals:
| Claudio Reyna | 66 |
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| Andrew Cole | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
David James
Defender
Richard Dunne
Defender
Danny Mills
Defender
Nedum Onuoha
Defender/Left back
Ben Thatcher
Midfielder
Joey Barton
Midfielder
Kiki Musampa
Midfielder
Claudio Reyna
Midfielder
Trevor Sinclair
Forward
Andrew Cole
Forward
Darius Vassell
Substitutions:
| SUN Ji Hai for Danny Mills | 46 |
Cards:
| Trevor Sinclair | 16 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
SUN Ji Hai
Comments:
League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Antoine Sibierski, Geert De Vlieger, Stephen Jordan and Bradley Wright-PhillipsGoals:
| Jhon Viafara | 52 |
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Starting lineup:
Sander Westerveld
Goalkeeper
Andy Griffin
Defender
Andy O'Brien
Defender
Brian Priske
Defender
Dejan Stefanović
Defender
Gregory Vignal
Defender/Left back
Richard Hughes
Midfielder
Gary O'Neil
Midfielder
Laurent Robert
Midfielder
Jhon Viafara
Midfielder
Lomano Tresor Lua Lua
Forward
Substitutions:
| Azar Karadas for Gary O'Neil | 76 |
| Matt Taylor for Jhon Viafara | 76 |
| Giannis Skopelitis for Andy Griffin | 85 |
Cards:
| Jhon Viafara | 71 | Y |
| Richard Hughes | 78 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender/Forward
Azar Karadas
Defender/Midfielder
Matt Taylor
Midfielder
Giannis Skopelitis
Comments:
League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Antoine Sibierski, Geert De Vlieger, Stephen Jordan and Bradley Wright-PhillipsComments:
League position: 18th Unused substitutes: Svetoslav Todorov and Jamie Ashdown