Manchester City v Arsenal, 26 August 2006

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeUriah Rennie
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium
Attendance40,699

View Manchester City v Arsenal head to head

KICK-OFF: 5.15pm

1 Manchester City

0 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Joey Barton penalty 41 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nicky Weaver
Defender Sylvain Distin
Defender Richard Dunne
Defender Stephen Jordan
Defender Micah Richards
Midfielder Joey Barton
Midfielder Ousmane Dabo
Midfielder Trevor Sinclair
Forward Bernardo Corradi
Forward Paul Dickov
Forward Darius Vassell

Starting lineup:

Jens Lehmann Goalkeeper
Johann Djourou Defender
Emmanuel Eboué Defender/Midfielder
Justin Hoyte Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Gilberto Silva Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický Midfielder
Thierry Henry Forward
Robin van Persie Forward

Substitutions:

Danny Mills for Darius Vassell 80
Georgios Samaras for Paul Dickov 86
Ishmael Miller for Bernardo Corradi 90

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Tomáš Rosický 66
Emmanuel Adebayor for Aleksandr Hleb 76
Mathieu Flamini for Emmanuel Eboué 83

Cards:

Stephen Jordan 53 Y

Cards:

Robin van Persie 45 Y

On the bench:

Defender Danny Mills
Forward Ishmael Miller
Forward Georgios Samaras

On the bench:

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Emmanuel Adebayor

Comments:

League position: 8th Unused substitutes: Joe Hart and Stephen Ireland

Comments:

League position: 17th Unused substitutes: Manuel Almunia and Pascal Cygan

1 Manchester City

Goals:

Joey Barton penalty 41 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nicky Weaver
Defender Sylvain Distin
Defender Richard Dunne
Defender Stephen Jordan
Defender Micah Richards
Midfielder Joey Barton
Midfielder Ousmane Dabo
Midfielder Trevor Sinclair
Forward Bernardo Corradi
Forward Paul Dickov
Forward Darius Vassell

Substitutions:

Danny Mills for Darius Vassell 80
Georgios Samaras for Paul Dickov 86
Ishmael Miller for Bernardo Corradi 90

Cards:

Stephen Jordan 53 Y

On the bench:

Defender Danny Mills
Forward Ishmael Miller
Forward Georgios Samaras

Comments:

League position: 8th Unused substitutes: Joe Hart and Stephen Ireland

0 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jens Lehmann Goalkeeper
Johann Djourou Defender
Emmanuel Eboué Defender/Midfielder
Justin Hoyte Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Gilberto Silva Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický Midfielder
Thierry Henry Forward
Robin van Persie Forward

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Tomáš Rosický 66
Emmanuel Adebayor for Aleksandr Hleb 76
Mathieu Flamini for Emmanuel Eboué 83

Cards:

Robin van Persie 45 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Emmanuel Adebayor

Comments:

League position: 17th Unused substitutes: Manuel Almunia and Pascal Cygan