Manchester City v Sunderland, 22 March 2009

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeSteve Tanner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium
Attendance43,017

View Manchester City v Sunderland head to head

1 Manchester City

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Micah Richards 56 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Richard Dunne
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Elano
Midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips
Forward Valery Bozhinov
Forward Robinho

Starting lineup:

Márton Fülöp Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Danny Collins Defender
George McCartney Defender
Anton Ferdinand Defender/Centre back
Carlos Edwards Defender/Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter Midfielder
Steed Malbranque Midfielder
Dean Whitehead Midfielder
Kenwyne Jones Forward
Daryl Murphy Forward

Substitutions:

Craig Bellamy for Valery Bozhinov 65
Javier Garrido for Micah Richards 83
Gelson Fernandes for Vincent Kompany 84

Substitutions:

Calum Davenport for Daryl Murphy 16
Djibril Cissé for Kenwyne Jones 72
Andy Reid for Steed Malbranque 72

Cards:

Valery Bozhinov 19 Y
Gelson Fernandes 87 Y
Shaun Wright-Phillips 90 Y

Cards:

Phil Bardsley 19 Y
Calum Davenport 47 Y
Grant Leadbitter 75 Y
Anton Ferdinand 78 Y
Andy Reid 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Glauber Berti
Defender/Left back Javier Garrido
Midfielder Kelvin Etuhu
Midfielder Gelson Fernandes
Forward Craig Bellamy
Forward Ched Evans

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon
Defender Paul McShane
Defender/Centre back Calum Davenport
Midfielder Andy Reid
Forward Djibril Cissé
Forward David Healy
Forward Dwight Yorke

Comments:

League position: 10th

Comments:

League position: 14th George McCartney was sent-off after 15 minutes for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. However, his subsequent cliam for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

1 Manchester City

Goals:

Micah Richards 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Richard Dunne
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Nedum Onuoha
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder Nigel de Jong
Midfielder Elano
Midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips
Forward Valery Bozhinov
Forward Robinho

Substitutions:

Craig Bellamy for Valery Bozhinov 65
Javier Garrido for Micah Richards 83
Gelson Fernandes for Vincent Kompany 84

Cards:

Valery Bozhinov 19 Y
Gelson Fernandes 87 Y
Shaun Wright-Phillips 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Glauber Berti
Defender/Left back Javier Garrido
Midfielder Kelvin Etuhu
Midfielder Gelson Fernandes
Forward Craig Bellamy
Forward Ched Evans

Comments:

League position: 10th

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Márton Fülöp Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Danny Collins Defender
George McCartney Defender
Anton Ferdinand Defender/Centre back
Carlos Edwards Defender/Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter Midfielder
Steed Malbranque Midfielder
Dean Whitehead Midfielder
Kenwyne Jones Forward
Daryl Murphy Forward

Substitutions:

Calum Davenport for Daryl Murphy 16
Djibril Cissé for Kenwyne Jones 72
Andy Reid for Steed Malbranque 72

Cards:

Phil Bardsley 19 Y
Calum Davenport 47 Y
Grant Leadbitter 75 Y
Anton Ferdinand 78 Y
Andy Reid 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon
Defender Paul McShane
Defender/Centre back Calum Davenport
Midfielder Andy Reid
Forward Djibril Cissé
Forward David Healy
Forward Dwight Yorke

Comments:

League position: 14th George McCartney was sent-off after 15 minutes for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. However, his subsequent cliam for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.