| Score | 4-2 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Peter Walton |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Attendance | 40,506 |
View Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers head to head
| Rolando Bianchi | 7 |
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| Ľubomir Michalík | own goal | 48 |
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| Darius Vassell | 77 |
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| Kelvin Etuhu | 90 |
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| Kelvin Etuhu for Gelson Fernandes | 46 |
| Javier Garrido for Martin Petrov | 83 |
| Émile Mpenza for Rolando Bianchi | 87 |
| Kelvin Etuhu | 90 | Y |
| El Hadji Diouf | 31 |
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| Kevin Nolan | 40 |
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| Gavin McCann for Nicky Hunt | 85 |
| Stelios Giannakopoulos for Campo | 86 |
| Kevin Nolan | 75 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 4th Unused substitutes: Joe Hart and Deiberson Geovanni The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Manchester City’s second goal against Bolton Wanderers on 15th December has been confirmed as an own goal (Lubomir Michalik). [re: Circular 2 - 10/1/2008]Comments:
League position: 16th Unused substitutes: Ali Al Habsi, JLloyd Samuel and Gary Speed