Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion, 31 January 2018

Score3-0 to Manchester City
RefereeBobby Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,241
Kick-off: 8.00pm Manchester City had won their last 13 league games against West Bromwich Albion; their longest such run against a single opponent in their history. Similarly, this was now also the Baggies' longest losing run against a single team in their league history.

Goals:

Fernandinho 19 G
Kevin De Bruyne 68 G
Sergio Agüero 89 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Grzegorz Krychowiak Defender/Midfielder
James McClean Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Sam Field Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Jay Rodriguez Forward

Substitutions:

Ilkay Gündogan for David Silva 39
Brahim Díaz for Kevin De Bruyne 78

Substitutions:

Gareth Barry for Grzegorz Krychowiak 33
Matt Phillips for Sam Field 55
Daniel Sturridge for Salomón Rondón 78

Cards:

David Silva 39 Y

Cards:

James McClean 69 Y
Salomón Rondón 75 Y
Matt Phillips 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Danilo
Defender Vincent Kompany
Midfielder Brahim Díaz
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Yaya Touré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Rekeem Harper
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips

Comments:

League position: 1st With their second goal in this game, Manchester City became the first club in the Premier League to score 100 goals in all competitions so far in this season. City had now won their last 11 home games in all competitions, their longest such run since a sequence of 13 in January 2014. David Silva had now won 19 consecutive Premier League games that he had appeared in; a competition record by a single player.

Comments:

League position: 20th West Bromwich Albion had now won only one of their last 22 away games in the Premier League (lost 13). The Baggies had lost only one of their preceding five games in the Premier League (won one). Albion failed to score for the second time in their last eight games in the Premier League.

Goals:

Fernandinho 19 G
Kevin De Bruyne 68 G
Sergio Agüero 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Substitutions:

Ilkay Gündogan for David Silva 39
Brahim Díaz for Kevin De Bruyne 78

Cards:

David Silva 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Danilo
Defender Vincent Kompany
Midfielder Brahim Díaz
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Yaya Touré

Comments:

League position: 1st With their second goal in this game, Manchester City became the first club in the Premier League to score 100 goals in all competitions so far in this season. City had now won their last 11 home games in all competitions, their longest such run since a sequence of 13 in January 2014. David Silva had now won 19 consecutive Premier League games that he had appeared in; a competition record by a single player.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Grzegorz Krychowiak Defender/Midfielder
James McClean Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Sam Field Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Jay Rodriguez Forward

Substitutions:

Gareth Barry for Grzegorz Krychowiak 33
Matt Phillips for Sam Field 55
Daniel Sturridge for Salomón Rondón 78

Cards:

James McClean 69 Y
Salomón Rondón 75 Y
Matt Phillips 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Rekeem Harper
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips

Comments:

League position: 20th West Bromwich Albion had now won only one of their last 22 away games in the Premier League (lost 13). The Baggies had lost only one of their preceding five games in the Premier League (won one). Albion failed to score for the second time in their last eight games in the Premier League.