Manchester City v Birmingham City, 17 December 2005

Score4-1 to Manchester City
RefereeSteve Bennett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium
Attendance41,343

View Manchester City v Birmingham City head to head

KICK-OFF: 5.15pm

4 Manchester City

1 Birmingham City

Goals:

David Sommeil 1 G
Joey Barton penalty 15 P
David Sommeil 40 G
Bradley Wright-Phillips 70 G

Goals:

Jiří Jarošík 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David James
Defender Sylvain Distin
Defender SUN Ji Hai
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender David Sommeil
Defender/Left back Ben Thatcher
Midfielder Joey Barton
Midfielder Claudio Reyna
Midfielder Trevor Sinclair
Midfielder/Forward Antoine Sibierski
Forward Darius Vassell

Starting lineup:

Nico Vaesen Goalkeeper
Kenny Cunningham Defender
Marcos Painter Defender
Olivier Tebily Defender
Matthew Upson Defender
Jamie Clapham Defender/Midfielder
Nicky Butt Midfielder
Stephen Clemence Midfielder
David Dunn Midfielder
Damien Johnson Midfielder
Walter Pandiani Forward

Substitutions:

Bradley Wright-Phillips for Darius Vassell 68
Robbie Fowler for Claudio Reyna 71
Stephen Ireland for Antoine Sibierski 84

Substitutions:

Mikael Forssell for Olivier Tebily 23
Jermaine Pennant for David Dunn 35
Jiří Jarošík for Walter Pandiani 73

Cards:

Trevor Sinclair 80 Y
SUN Ji Hai 82 Y

Cards:

Nico Vaesen 14 Y
Stephen Clemence 64 Y
Nico Vaesen 90 Y
Nico Vaesen 90 R

On the bench:

Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Robbie Fowler
Forward Bradley Wright-Phillips

On the bench:

Midfielder Jiří Jarošík
Midfielder Jermaine Pennant
Forward Mikael Forssell

Comments:

League position: 7th Unused substitutes: Lee Croft and Stephen Jordan David Sommeil's opening goal was timed at 42 seconds

Comments:

League position: 19th Unused substitutes: Maik Taylor and Emile Heskey With all three substitutes already used, Stephen Clemence took over in goal after Nico Vaesen was sent-off. Of course, Stephen is the son of former England keeper Ray Clemence

4 Manchester City

Goals:

David Sommeil 1 G
Joey Barton penalty 15 P
David Sommeil 40 G
Bradley Wright-Phillips 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David James
Defender Sylvain Distin
Defender SUN Ji Hai
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender David Sommeil
Defender/Left back Ben Thatcher
Midfielder Joey Barton
Midfielder Claudio Reyna
Midfielder Trevor Sinclair
Midfielder/Forward Antoine Sibierski
Forward Darius Vassell

Substitutions:

Bradley Wright-Phillips for Darius Vassell 68
Robbie Fowler for Claudio Reyna 71
Stephen Ireland for Antoine Sibierski 84

Cards:

Trevor Sinclair 80 Y
SUN Ji Hai 82 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Robbie Fowler
Forward Bradley Wright-Phillips

Comments:

League position: 7th Unused substitutes: Lee Croft and Stephen Jordan David Sommeil's opening goal was timed at 42 seconds

1 Birmingham City

Goals:

Jiří Jarošík 76 G

Starting lineup:

Nico Vaesen Goalkeeper
Kenny Cunningham Defender
Marcos Painter Defender
Olivier Tebily Defender
Matthew Upson Defender
Jamie Clapham Defender/Midfielder
Nicky Butt Midfielder
Stephen Clemence Midfielder
David Dunn Midfielder
Damien Johnson Midfielder
Walter Pandiani Forward

Substitutions:

Mikael Forssell for Olivier Tebily 23
Jermaine Pennant for David Dunn 35
Jiří Jarošík for Walter Pandiani 73

Cards:

Nico Vaesen 14 Y
Stephen Clemence 64 Y
Nico Vaesen 90 Y
Nico Vaesen 90 R

On the bench:

Midfielder Jiří Jarošík
Midfielder Jermaine Pennant
Forward Mikael Forssell

Comments:

League position: 19th Unused substitutes: Maik Taylor and Emile Heskey With all three substitutes already used, Stephen Clemence took over in goal after Nico Vaesen was sent-off. Of course, Stephen is the son of former England keeper Ray Clemence