Manchester City v Stoke City, 08 March 2017

Score0-0
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,625

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Kick-off: 8.00pm Stoke City had lost all of their preceding seven visits to Manchester City in the Premier League by an aggregate score of 19-0. This game was played on a night when UEFA Champions League games were played as Manchester City's progression to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and the last 16 of the Champions League, along with the postponement of their Premier League game with Manchester United due to United's EFL Cup Final victory against Southampton, meant this day was the only possible alternative.

0 Manchester City

0 Stoke City

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Sergio Agüero

Starting lineup:

Lee Grant Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi Midfielder
Jon Walters Midfielder/Forward
Saido Berahino Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward

Substitutions:

David Silva for Jesús Navas 57
Kelechi Iheanacho for Yaya Touré 76

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Afellay for Mame Biram Diouf 69
Glenn Whelan for Saido Berahino 79
Giannelli Imbula for Joe Allen 85

Cards:

Leroy Sané 54 Y

Cards:

Phil Bardsley 24 Y
Jon Walters 84 Y
Ramadan Sobhi 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Nolito

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 3rd After scoring five goals in each of their last two games at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City failed to score in a home game for the first time since the goalless draw in the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid on 26 April 2016. City had now kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for first time since September 2015. This was only the second clean sheet they had kept in their last 14 home games in all competitions. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "They defended deep and it was complicated to find the players between the lines. We were there in the last minutes. I don't have regrets about how they ran, how they fought."

Comments:

League position: 9th Stoke City had lost five of their preceding six away games in the Premier League. The Potters had yet to win a game in this Premier League against a team that was currently in 11th position or higher. They had now failed to score in each of their last three away games in the Premier League. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes: "We didn't rely on luck. We made our own luck and were difficult to break down. You can see what it meant tonight and that shows the honesty of the group."

0 Manchester City

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Sergio Agüero

Substitutions:

David Silva for Jesús Navas 57
Kelechi Iheanacho for Yaya Touré 76

Cards:

Leroy Sané 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Nolito

Comments:

League position: 3rd After scoring five goals in each of their last two games at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City failed to score in a home game for the first time since the goalless draw in the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid on 26 April 2016. City had now kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for first time since September 2015. This was only the second clean sheet they had kept in their last 14 home games in all competitions. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "They defended deep and it was complicated to find the players between the lines. We were there in the last minutes. I don't have regrets about how they ran, how they fought."

0 Stoke City

Starting lineup:

Lee Grant Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi Midfielder
Jon Walters Midfielder/Forward
Saido Berahino Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Afellay for Mame Biram Diouf 69
Glenn Whelan for Saido Berahino 79
Giannelli Imbula for Joe Allen 85

Cards:

Phil Bardsley 24 Y
Jon Walters 84 Y
Ramadan Sobhi 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 9th Stoke City had lost five of their preceding six away games in the Premier League. The Potters had yet to win a game in this Premier League against a team that was currently in 11th position or higher. They had now failed to score in each of their last three away games in the Premier League. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes: "We didn't rely on luck. We made our own luck and were difficult to break down. You can see what it meant tonight and that shows the honesty of the group."