Manchester City v Aston Villa, 31 March 2001
| Score | 3-1 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Rob Styles |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Maine Road |
| Attendance | 34,247 |
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Goals:
| Shaun Goater | 12 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nicky Weaver
Defender
Laurent Charvet
Defender
Richard Dunne
Defender
Alfe-Inge Haaland
Defender
Spencer Prior
Defender/Midfielder
Danny Granville
Defender/Midfielder
Danny Tiatto
Midfielder
Andrei Kanchelskis
Midfielder
Jeff Whitley
Forward
Shaun Goater
Forward
Egil Ostenstad
Substitutions:
| Mark Kennedy for Danny Granville | 46 |
| Darren Huckerby for Andrei Kanchelskis | 55 |
| Gerard Wiekens for Egil Ostenstad | 82 |
Cards:
| Alfe-Inge Haaland | 23 | Y |
| Jeff Whitley | 38 | Y |
| Spencer Prior | 69 | Y |
| Laurent Charvet | 75 | Y |
| Danny Tiatto | 77 | Y |
| Danny Tiatto | 81 | Y |
| Mark Kennedy | 81 | Y |
| Danny Tiatto | 81 | R |
Goals:
| Paul Merson | 14 |
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| Dion Dublin | 45 |
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| Lee Hendrie | 65 |
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Starting lineup:
David James
Goalkeeper
Alpay Özalan
Defender
Mark Delaney
Defender
Gareth Southgate
Defender
Alan Wright
Defender/Left back
George Boateng
Midfielder
Lee Hendrie
Midfielder
Paul Merson
Midfielder
Steve Stone
Midfielder
Ian Taylor
Midfielder
Dion Dublin
Forward
Substitutions:
| Steve Staunton for Ian Taylor | 58 |
| Julian Joachim for Paul Merson | 75 |
| Darius Vassell for Dion Dublin | 89 |
Cards:
| George Boateng | 29 | Y |
| Dion Dublin | 31 | Y |
| Alan Wright | 60 | Y |
| Gareth Southgate | 72 | Y |