Manchester City v Aston Villa, 25 September 2012
| Score | 4-2 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | League Cup 3rd round |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium |
| Attendance | 28,015 |
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After extra time - 2-2 at 90 minutes.
Goals:
| Mario Balotelli | 27 |
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| Aleksandar Kolarov | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Costel Pantilimon
Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
Joleon Lescott
Defender
Matija Nastasić
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré
Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Abdul Razak
Midfielder
Denis Suárez
Forward
Mario Balotelli
Forward
Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
| Scott Sinclair for Denis Suárez | 61 |
| Edin Džeko for Joleon Lescott | 73 |
| Jérémy Helan for Abdul Razak | 105 |
Cards:
| Carlos Tevez | 45 | Y |
| Abdul Razak | 90 | Y |
| Kolo Touré | 108 | Y |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 118 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Richard Wright
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder
Jérémy Helan
Midfielder
George Evans
Forward
Edin Džeko
Forward
Luca Scapuzzi
Forward
Scott Sinclair
Goals:
| Gareth Barry | own goal | 59 |
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| Gabby Agbonlahor | 70 |
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| Charles N'Zogbia | 96 |
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| Gabby Agbonlahor | 113 |
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Starting lineup:
Shay Given
Goalkeeper
Ciaran Clark
Defender
Matt Lowton
Defender
Ron Vlaar
Defender
Joe Bennett
Defender/Left back
Fabian Delph
Midfielder
Karim El Ahmadi
Midfielder
Charles N'Zogbia
Midfielder
Andi Weimann
Midfielder/Forward
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
Christian Benteke
Forward
Substitutions:
| Marc Albrighton for Andi Weimann | 65 |
| Chris Herd for Karim El Ahmadi | 71 |
| Eric Lichaj for Joe Bennett | 85 |
Cards:
| Fabian Delph | 45 | Y |
| Ron Vlaar | 63 | Y |
| Marc Albrighton | 88 | Y |
| Charles N'Zogbia | 102 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brad Guzan
Defender
Nathan Baker
Defender
Eric Lichaj
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Herd
Midfielder
Barry Bannan
Forward
Darren Bent