Manchester City v Aston Villa, 31 October 2005
| Score | 3-1 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Dermot Gallagher |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Attendance | 42,069 |
View Manchester City v Aston Villa head to head
KICK-OFF: 8.00pm
Goals:
| Darius Vassell | 4 |
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| Darius Vassell | 26 |
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| Andrew Cole | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
David James
Defender
Sylvain Distin
Defender
Stephen Jordan
Defender
Danny Mills
Defender
David Sommeil
Midfielder
Joey Barton
Midfielder
Lee Croft
Midfielder
Stephen Ireland
Midfielder
Kiki Musampa
Forward
Andrew Cole
Forward
Darius Vassell
Substitutions:
| SUN Ji Hai for David Sommeil | 46 |
| Antoine Sibierski for Lee Croft | 69 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips for Andrew Cole | 85 |
Cards:
| Joey Barton | 32 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
SUN Ji Hai
Midfielder/Forward
Antoine Sibierski
Forward
Bradley Wright-Phillips
Comments:
League position: 4th Unused substitutes: Micah Richards and Geert De VliegerGoals:
| Liam Ridgewell | 65 |
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Starting lineup:
Stuart Taylor
Goalkeeper
Mark Delaney
Defender
Olof Mellberg
Defender
JLloyd Samuel
Defender
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Liam Ridgewell
Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Steven Davis
Midfielder
Gavin McCann
Midfielder
Luke Moore
Forward
Kevin Phillips
Forward
Substitutions:
| Patrik Berger for JLloyd Samuel | 46 |
| Eirik Bakke for Luke Moore | 71 |
| Eric Djemba-Djemba for Patrik Berger | 75 |
Cards:
| JLloyd Samuel | 22 | Y |