Aston Villa v Manchester City, 17 August 2008
| Score | 4-2 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 39,955 |
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Goals:
| John Carew | 47 |
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| Gabby Agbonlahor | 69 |
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| Gabby Agbonlahor | 74 |
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| Gabby Agbonlahor | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Brad Friedel
Defender
Curtis Davies
Defender
Martin Laursen
Defender
Luke Young
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ashley Young
Defender/Left back
Nicky Shorey
Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
Midfielder
Nigel Reo-Coker
Forward
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
John Carew
Substitutions:
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stuart Taylor
Defender
Zat Knight
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
Isaiah Osbourne
Midfielder
Wayne Routledge
Forward
Marlon Harewood
Forward
Moustapha Salifou
Comments:
League position: 2ndGoals:
| Elano | penalty | 64 |
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| Vedran Corluka | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Joe Hart
Goalkeeper
Tal Ben Haim
Defender
Vedran Corluka
Defender
Micah Richards
Defender
Javier Garrido
Defender/Left back
Elano
Midfielder
Kelvin Etuhu
Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes
Midfielder
Michael Johnson
Midfielder
Ched Evans
Forward
Martin Petrov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Stephen Ireland for Gelson Fernandes | 81 |
| Daniel Sturridge for Ched Evans | 81 |
Cards:
| Tal Ben Haim | 33 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kasper Schmeichel
Defender
Nedum Onuoha
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Ball
Midfielder
Dietmar Hamann
Midfielder
Stephen Ireland
Forward
Felipe Caicedo
Forward
Daniel Sturridge
Comments:
League position: 2ndComments:
League position: 18th