Manchester City v Aston Villa, 04 March 2009
| Score | 2-0 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Chris Foy |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Attendance | 40,137 |
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Goals:
| Elano | penalty | 24 |
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| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shay Given
Defender
Wayne Bridge
Defender
Richard Dunne
Defender
Vincent Kompany
Defender
Nedum Onuoha
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder
Nigel de Jong
Midfielder
Elano
Midfielder
Stephen Ireland
Midfielder
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Forward
Felipe Caicedo
Substitutions:
| Gelson Fernandes for Nigel de Jong | 47 |
| Ched Evans for Felipe Caicedo | 74 |
| Valery Bozhinov for Elano | 83 |
Cards:
| Felipe Caicedo | 31 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Joe Hart
Defender
Glauber Berti
Defender/Left back
Javier Garrido
Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes
Forward
Valery Bozhinov
Forward
Ched Evans
Forward
Darius Vassell
Comments:
League position: 8thGoals:
Starting lineup:
Brad Friedel
Goalkeeper
Carlos Cuellar
Defender
Curtis Davies
Defender
Zat Knight
Defender
Luke Young
Defender
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Ashley Young
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
Midfielder
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
Emile Heskey
Forward
Substitutions:
| John Carew for Curtis Davies | 46 |
| Craig Gardner for Carlos Cuellar | 88 |
Cards:
| James Milner | 23 | Y |
| Gareth Barry | 56 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brad Guzan
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Gardner
Defender/Left back
Nicky Shorey
Midfielder
Nigel Reo-Coker
Forward
John Carew
Forward
Nathan Delfouneso
Forward
Marlon Harewood
Comments:
League position: 8thComments:
League position: 4th