West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City, 26 December 2014

Score3-1 to Manchester City
RefereeMark Clattenburg
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns
Attendance26,040
Kick-off: 3.00pm

Goals:

Brown Ideye 87 G

Goals:

Fernando 8 G
Yaya Touré penalty 13 P
David Silva 34 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder Andre Wisdom
Midfielder James Morrison
Midfielder Youssef Mulumbu
Midfielder Silvestre Varela
Midfielder/Forward Stéphane Sessègnon
Forward Saido Berahino

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Martín Demichelis Defender/Midfielder
Eliaquim Mangala Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Fernando Midfielder
Jesús Navas Midfielder
Samir Nasri Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder

Substitutions:

Chris Brunt for Craig Gardner 66
Cristian Gamboa for Sébastien Pocognoli 66
Brown Ideye for Silvestre Varela 67

Substitutions:

Aleksandar Kolarov for David Silva 63
Fernandinho for Yaya Touré 69
Frank Lampard for Samir Nasri 75

Cards:

Cards:

Fernando 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Chris Baird
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender/Midfielder Cristian Gamboa
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Forward Brown Ideye

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Dedryck Boyata
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Midfielder Frank Lampard
Forward Stevan Jovetić

Comments:

League position: 15th

Comments:

League position: 2nd With this victory, Manchester City equalled a club record of nine consecutive wins in all competitions. They have achieved the feat twice before: 27 December 1909 to 26 February 1910 and 1 October 2011 to 19 November 2011. City have now won their last 19 Premier League games when Yaya Toure has scored.

Goals:

Brown Ideye 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder Andre Wisdom
Midfielder James Morrison
Midfielder Youssef Mulumbu
Midfielder Silvestre Varela
Midfielder/Forward Stéphane Sessègnon
Forward Saido Berahino

Substitutions:

Chris Brunt for Craig Gardner 66
Cristian Gamboa for Sébastien Pocognoli 66
Brown Ideye for Silvestre Varela 67

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Chris Baird
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender/Midfielder Cristian Gamboa
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Forward Brown Ideye

Comments:

League position: 15th

Goals:

Fernando 8 G
Yaya Touré penalty 13 P
David Silva 34 G

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Martín Demichelis Defender/Midfielder
Eliaquim Mangala Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Fernando Midfielder
Jesús Navas Midfielder
Samir Nasri Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder

Substitutions:

Aleksandar Kolarov for David Silva 63
Fernandinho for Yaya Touré 69
Frank Lampard for Samir Nasri 75

Cards:

Fernando 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Dedryck Boyata
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Midfielder Frank Lampard
Forward Stevan Jovetić

Comments:

League position: 2nd With this victory, Manchester City equalled a club record of nine consecutive wins in all competitions. They have achieved the feat twice before: 27 December 1909 to 26 February 1910 and 1 October 2011 to 19 November 2011. City have now won their last 19 Premier League games when Yaya Toure has scored.