West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City, 26 January 2021

Score5-0 to Manchester City
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns

View West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 26 West Bromwich Albion won: 4 Drawn: 4 Manchester City won: 18 West Bromwich Albion scored: 22 Manchester City scored: 57 This result became Manchester City's biggest-ever win at The Hawthorns and their biggest league win against the Baggies since a 5-0 victory at Maine Road in League Division Two on 2 November 1946.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 6 G
João Cancelo 20 G
Ilkay Gündogan 30 G
Riyad Mahrez 45 G
Raheem Sterling 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Pereira
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Romaine Sawyers
Forward Karlan Grant

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Rúben Dias Defender
João Cancelo Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Kyle Bartley for Callum Robinson 46
Matt Phillips for Robert Snodgrass 59
Hal Robson-Kanu for Karlan Grant 64

Substitutions:

Ferran Torres for Phil Foden 52
Aymeric Laporte for Ilkay Gündogan 52
Gabriel Jesus for Bernardo Silva 61

Cards:

Hal Robson-Kanu 84 Y
Dara O'Shea 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Kyle Edwards
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Eric García
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Midfielder Adrián Bernabé
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 19th West Bromwich Albion had now conceded 22 goals in their last five home games in the Premier League. The Baggies had now conceded five goals in each of three of their last five home games in the Premier League. Albion had now lost five consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2004.

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now won their last 11 games in all competitions; scored 30 goals and conceded three. City became the ninth team to lead the Premier League at the end of a day so far in this season; the most leaders in a season in the top division since 1986-67 in League Division One. They became the fifth club to win 2,000 games in the Premier League and Football League after Manchester United (2,246), Liverpool (2,220), Arsenal (2,125) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (2,004).

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Pereira
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Romaine Sawyers
Forward Karlan Grant

Substitutions:

Kyle Bartley for Callum Robinson 46
Matt Phillips for Robert Snodgrass 59
Hal Robson-Kanu for Karlan Grant 64

Cards:

Hal Robson-Kanu 84 Y
Dara O'Shea 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Kyle Edwards
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 19th West Bromwich Albion had now conceded 22 goals in their last five home games in the Premier League. The Baggies had now conceded five goals in each of three of their last five home games in the Premier League. Albion had now lost five consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2004.

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 6 G
João Cancelo 20 G
Ilkay Gündogan 30 G
Riyad Mahrez 45 G
Raheem Sterling 57 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Rúben Dias Defender
João Cancelo Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ferran Torres for Phil Foden 52
Aymeric Laporte for Ilkay Gündogan 52
Gabriel Jesus for Bernardo Silva 61

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Eric García
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Midfielder Adrián Bernabé
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now won their last 11 games in all competitions; scored 30 goals and conceded three. City became the ninth team to lead the Premier League at the end of a day so far in this season; the most leaders in a season in the top division since 1986-67 in League Division One. They became the fifth club to win 2,000 games in the Premier League and Football League after Manchester United (2,246), Liverpool (2,220), Arsenal (2,125) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (2,004).