Manchester City v Portsmouth, 31 January 2010
| Score | 2-0 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Martin Atkinson |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Attendance | 44,015 |
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Kick-Off: 1.30pm
Goals:
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 40 |
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| Vincent Kompany | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shay Given
Defender
Vincent Kompany
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré
Defender/Left back
Javier Garrido
Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Nigel de Jong
Midfielder
Stephen Ireland
Forward
Emmanuel Adebayor
Forward
Martin Petrov
Forward
Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
| Nedum Onuoha for Pablo Zabaleta | 37 |
| Dedryck Boyata for Vincent Kompany | 59 |
| Craig Bellamy for Martin Petrov | 73 |
Cards:
| Nigel de Jong | 62 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stuart Taylor
Defender
Dedryck Boyata
Defender
Nedum Onuoha
Defender/Left back
Sylvinho
Midfielder
Abdi Ibrahim
Midfielder
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Forward
Craig Bellamy
Comments:
League position: 6thGoals:
Starting lineup:
David James
Goalkeeper
Tal Ben Haim
Defender
Hermann Hreidarsson
Defender
Anthony Vanden Borre
Defender
Hayden Mullins
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson
Defender/Midfielder
Angelos Basinas
Midfielder
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Midfielder
Jamie O'Hara
Midfielder
John Utaka
Midfielder/Forward
Danny Webber
Forward
Substitutions:
| Steve Finnan for Hermann Hreidarsson | 27 |
| Frederic Piquionne for Danny Webber | 77 |
| Quincy Owusu-Abeyie for Hayden Mullins | 85 |
Cards:
| Marc Wilson | 23 | Y |
| Angelos Basinas | 44 | Y |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jamie Ashdown
Defender
Steve Finnan
Defender
Lennard Sowah
Midfielder
Richard Hughes
Midfielder
Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
Forward
Frederic Piquionne