Manchester City v Sunderland, 19 December 2009
| Score | 4-3 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Andre Marriner |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Attendance | 44,735 |
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Goals:
| Roque Santa Cruz | 4 |
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| Carlos Tevez | penalty | 12 |
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| Craig Bellamy | 35 |
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| Roque Santa Cruz | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shay Given
Defender
Nedum Onuoha
Defender
Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré
Defender/Left back
Sylvinho
Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Stephen Ireland
Midfielder
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Forward
Craig Bellamy
Forward
Roque Santa Cruz
Forward
Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
| Pablo Zabaleta for Micah Richards | 22 |
| Vincent Kompany for Shaun Wright-Phillips | 52 |
| Martin Petrov for Craig Bellamy | 87 |
Cards:
| Shay Given | 64 | Y |
| Pablo Zabaleta | 68 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stuart Taylor
Defender
Vincent Kompany
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder
Vladimír Weiss
Forward
Emmanuel Adebayor
Forward
Martin Petrov
Forward
Robinho
Comments:
League position: 6th Manager Mark Hughes was sacked shortly after this game.Goals:
| John Mensah | 16 |
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| Jordan Henderson | 24 |
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| Kenwyne Jones | 62 |
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Starting lineup:
Márton Fülöp
Goalkeeper
George McCartney
Defender
John Mensah
Defender
Michael Turner
Defender/Centre back
Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder
Nyron Nosworthy
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Cattermole
Midfielder
Steed Malbranque
Midfielder
Andy Reid
Midfielder
Darren Bent
Forward
Fraizer Campbell
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kenwyne Jones for Steed Malbranque | 41 |
| Kieran Richardson for Fraizer Campbell | 60 |
| David Healy for John Mensah | 76 |
Cards:
| Nyron Nosworthy | 78 | Y |
| Lee Cattermole | 88 | Y |
| Michael Turner | 90 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Trevor Carson
Defender
Phil Bardsley
Defender
Paulo da Silva
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Forward
David Healy
Forward
Kenwyne Jones
Forward
Daryl Murphy
Comments:
League position: 6th Manager Mark Hughes was sacked shortly after this game.Comments:
League position: 10th