Manchester City v Stoke City, 14 October 2017

Score7-2 to Manchester City
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance54,128

View Manchester City v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Manchester City had now scored at least four goals in four of the last seven meetings (all Premier League).

7 Manchester City

2 Stoke City

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 17 G
Raheem Sterling 19 G
David Silva 27 G
Gabriel Jesus 55 G
Fernandinho 60 G
Leroy Sané 62 G
Bernardo Silva 79 G

Goals:

Mame Biram Diouf 44 G
Kyle Walker own goal 47 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Tom Edwards Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
Kevin Wimmer Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Jesé Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Gabriel Jesus 63
Ilkay Gündogan for Kevin De Bruyne 66
Yaya Touré for Fernandinho 73

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Afellay for Jesé 46
Bruno Martins Indi for Kevin Wimmer 46
Ramadan Sobhi for Tom Edwards 53

Cards:

Cards:

Ibrahim Afellay 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Danilo
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Forward Sergio Agüero

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City became the first team to score 29 goals in their first eight games of a top division season since Everton in 1894-95. This was the second time that City had scored seven goals in a Premier League game (also 7-0 versus Norwich City on 2 November 2013). They had now scored five of more goals in six games in the Premier League in 2017. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "After the international break, it is always a little bit complicated, but we did it very well. We played quick because we played simple. I'm very pleased because again we won, and especially with the way we won. Everybody had a good performance. You cannot score seven goals if all the team are not good."

Comments:

League position: 15th This was the second time that Stoke City had conceded seven goals in a Premier League game (also a 7-0 defeat at Chelsea on 25 April 2010). The Potters had now lost 16 of their last 17 away games against a team who started that day at the top of the Premier League. They had now won only one of their last 12 away games in the Premier League. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes: "I think it's important to understand that this result isn't going to define our season. We have come up against an exceptional City side and been found wanting in terms of physicality and getting close to them. At 3-2, we got into a position where we might have got something out of the game, but if we are being honest it probably flattered us."

7 Manchester City

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 17 G
Raheem Sterling 19 G
David Silva 27 G
Gabriel Jesus 55 G
Fernandinho 60 G
Leroy Sané 62 G
Bernardo Silva 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Gabriel Jesus 63
Ilkay Gündogan for Kevin De Bruyne 66
Yaya Touré for Fernandinho 73

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Danilo
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Forward Sergio Agüero

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City became the first team to score 29 goals in their first eight games of a top division season since Everton in 1894-95. This was the second time that City had scored seven goals in a Premier League game (also 7-0 versus Norwich City on 2 November 2013). They had now scored five of more goals in six games in the Premier League in 2017. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "After the international break, it is always a little bit complicated, but we did it very well. We played quick because we played simple. I'm very pleased because again we won, and especially with the way we won. Everybody had a good performance. You cannot score seven goals if all the team are not good."

2 Stoke City

Goals:

Mame Biram Diouf 44 G
Kyle Walker own goal 47 OG

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Tom Edwards Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
Kevin Wimmer Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Jesé Forward

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Afellay for Jesé 46
Bruno Martins Indi for Kevin Wimmer 46
Ramadan Sobhi for Tom Edwards 53

Cards:

Ibrahim Afellay 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 15th This was the second time that Stoke City had conceded seven goals in a Premier League game (also a 7-0 defeat at Chelsea on 25 April 2010). The Potters had now lost 16 of their last 17 away games against a team who started that day at the top of the Premier League. They had now won only one of their last 12 away games in the Premier League. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes: "I think it's important to understand that this result isn't going to define our season. We have come up against an exceptional City side and been found wanting in terms of physicality and getting close to them. At 3-2, we got into a position where we might have got something out of the game, but if we are being honest it probably flattered us."