Manchester City v Sunderland, 22 March 2009

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeSteve Tanner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium
Attendance43,017

Goals:

Micah Richards 56 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Richard Dunne
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Elano
Forward Valery Bozhinov
Forward Robinho

Starting lineup:

Márton Fülöp Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Danny Collins Defender
George McCartney Defender
Anton Ferdinand Defender/Centre back
Carlos Edwards Defender/Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter Midfielder
Steed Malbranque Midfielder
Dean Whitehead Midfielder
Kenwyne Jones Forward
Daryl Murphy Forward

Substitutions:

Craig Bellamy for Valery Bozhinov 65
Javier Garrido for Micah Richards 83
Gelson Fernandes for Vincent Kompany 84

Substitutions:

Calum Davenport for Daryl Murphy 16
Djibril Cissé for Kenwyne Jones 72
Andy Reid for Steed Malbranque 72

Cards:

Valery Bozhinov 19 Y
Gelson Fernandes 87 Y
Shaun Wright-Phillips 90 Y

Cards:

Phil Bardsley 19 Y
Calum Davenport 47 Y
Grant Leadbitter 75 Y
Anton Ferdinand 78 Y
Andy Reid 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Glauber Berti
Defender/Left back Javier Garrido
Midfielder Kelvin Etuhu
Midfielder Gelson Fernandes
Forward Craig Bellamy
Forward Ched Evans

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon
Defender Paul McShane
Defender/Centre back Calum Davenport
Midfielder Andy Reid
Forward Djibril Cissé
Forward David Healy
Forward Dwight Yorke

Comments:

League position: 10th

Comments:

League position: 14th George McCartney was sent-off after 15 minutes for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. However, his subsequent cliam for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

Goals:

Micah Richards 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Richard Dunne
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Elano
Forward Valery Bozhinov
Forward Robinho

Substitutions:

Craig Bellamy for Valery Bozhinov 65
Javier Garrido for Micah Richards 83
Gelson Fernandes for Vincent Kompany 84

Cards:

Valery Bozhinov 19 Y
Gelson Fernandes 87 Y
Shaun Wright-Phillips 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Glauber Berti
Defender/Left back Javier Garrido
Midfielder Kelvin Etuhu
Midfielder Gelson Fernandes
Forward Craig Bellamy
Forward Ched Evans

Comments:

League position: 10th

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Márton Fülöp Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Danny Collins Defender
George McCartney Defender
Anton Ferdinand Defender/Centre back
Carlos Edwards Defender/Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter Midfielder
Steed Malbranque Midfielder
Dean Whitehead Midfielder
Kenwyne Jones Forward
Daryl Murphy Forward

Substitutions:

Calum Davenport for Daryl Murphy 16
Djibril Cissé for Kenwyne Jones 72
Andy Reid for Steed Malbranque 72

Cards:

Phil Bardsley 19 Y
Calum Davenport 47 Y
Grant Leadbitter 75 Y
Anton Ferdinand 78 Y
Andy Reid 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon
Defender Paul McShane
Defender/Centre back Calum Davenport
Midfielder Andy Reid
Forward Djibril Cissé
Forward David Healy
Forward Dwight Yorke

Comments:

League position: 14th George McCartney was sent-off after 15 minutes for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. However, his subsequent cliam for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.