Manchester City – Aston Villa

Game on!

Mario Balotelli commits a foul on Stiliyan Petrov resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Richard Dunne takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Gabriel Agbonlahor crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Joe Hart makes a very good save (Catch)

Gareth Barry crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked

Stiliyan Petrov blocks the cross

Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Attacking)

Aleksandar Kolarov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Ciaran Clark clears the ball from danger.

Aleksandar Kolarov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot

Goal!! Gneri Toure Yaya hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Manchester City now leads 1 - 0

Gneri Toure Yaya hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal

Nathan Delfouneso crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Joleon Lescott clears the ball from danger.

Barry Bannan takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance

Gareth Barry clears the ball from danger.

Gabriel Agbonlahor curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Joe Hart takes a short goal kick

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Attacking)

Barry Bannan hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save

Joe Hart makes a very good save (Catch)

Handball called on Aleksandar Kolarov

Michael Bradley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Offside called on Micah Richards

Brad Friedel takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Barry Bannan hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Joe Hart takes a long goal kick

Aleksandar Kolarov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play

Richard Dunne commits a foul on Gneri Toure Yaya resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Gneri Toure Yaya takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass

Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick

Stiliyan Petrov commits a foul on Patrick Vieira resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Stiliyan Petrov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Patrick Vieira takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass

Throw-in: Chris Herd takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Gareth Barry takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Patrick Vieira takes it (Attacking)

Aleksandar Kolarov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot

Mario Balotelli hits(volley) a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Brad Friedel takes a short goal kick

Offside called on Gabriel Agbonlahor

Joe Hart takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Aleksandar Kolarov crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Brad Friedel makes a very good save (Catch)

Goal!! Mario Balotelli hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Manchester City now leads 2 - 0

Mario Balotelli hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal

That last goal was assisted by Gneri Toure Yaya (Pass from Right Channel)

Offside called on Aleksandar Kolarov

Brad Friedel takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Micah Richards takes it (Attacking)

Emile Heskey hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Joe Hart makes a very good save (Parry)

Barry Bannan takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance

Patrick Vieira clears the ball from danger.

Throw-in: Michael Bradley takes it (Attacking)

Gabriel Agbonlahor commits a foul on Patrick Vieira resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Jerome Boateng takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Chris Herd takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Defending)

David Silva commits a foul on Stiliyan Petrov resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Michael Bradley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Joe Hart takes a short goal kick

Throw-in: Chris Herd takes it (Defending)

David Silva commits a foul on Fabian Delph resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Fabian Delph takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass

Aleksandar Kolarov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Michael Bradley clears the ball from danger.

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Defending)

Offside called on Micah Richards

Fabian Delph takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Throw-in: Chris Herd takes it (Defending)

The referee has signaled the end of the first half

Aleksandar Kolarov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger short, resulting in: shot

Mario Balotelli hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick

The second half is under way

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Defending)

Barry Bannan takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance

Pablo Zabaleta clears the ball from danger.

Ciaran Clark commits a foul on Patrick Vieira resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Joe Hart takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Defending)

Gabriel Agbonlahor crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Joleon Lescott clears the ball from danger.

Barry Bannan takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play

Gabriel Agbonlahor commits a foul on Micah Richards resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Mario Balotelli takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right byline. Outcome: cross

Mario Balotelli crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Throw-in: Chris Herd takes it (Defending)

Micah Richards commits a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Brad Friedel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Defending)

Mario Balotelli commits a foul on Ciaran Clark resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Brad Friedel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Gneri Toure Yaya hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Defending)

Mario Balotelli commits a foul on Chris Herd resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Richard Dunne takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Mario Balotelli is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Ciaran Clark commits a foul on Mario Balotelli resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Ciaran Clark is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

David Silva takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass

Manchester City makes a sub: Carlos Tévez enters for Mario Balotelli. Reason: Tactical

Aleksandar Kolarov hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Stiliyan Petrov blocks the shot

Gareth Barry takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play

Gabriel Agbonlahor commits a foul on Aleksandar Kolarov resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Gabriel Agbonlahor is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Carlos Tévez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross

Carlos Tévez crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Barry Bannan clears the ball from danger.

Throw-in: Gabriel Agbonlahor takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Attacking)

David Silva commits a foul on Stiliyan Petrov resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Richard Dunne takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Throw-in: Micah Richards takes it (Defending)

Stiliyan Petrov hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Joe Hart takes a long goal kick

Gareth Barry commits a foul on Nathan Delfouneso resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Stiliyan Petrov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play

Patrick Vieira commits a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Barry Bannan takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross

Barry Bannan crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Joleon Lescott clears the ball from danger.

Aleksandar Kolarov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot

Patrick Vieira hits a good header. Outcome: clearance

Stiliyan Petrov clears the ball from danger.

Barry Bannan commits a foul on David Silva resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Carlos Tévez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left byline. Outcome: cross

Carlos Tévez crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Michael Bradley clears the ball from danger.

Throw-in: Pablo Zabaleta takes it (Attacking)

Goal!! David Silva hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Manchester City now leads 3 - 0

David Silva hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal

Aston Villa makes a sub: Stewart Downing enters for Nathan Delfouneso. Reason: Tactical

Aston Villa makes a sub: Ashley Young enters for Michael Bradley. Reason: Tactical

Aleksandar Kolarov hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick

Offside called on Aleksandar Kolarov

Chris Herd takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Stewart Downing crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked

Pablo Zabaleta blocks the cross

Barry Bannan takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance

Carlos Tévez clears the ball from danger.

Stewart Downing crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

David Silva commits a foul on Stiliyan Petrov resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Stiliyan Petrov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Carlos Tévez hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Brad Friedel makes a very good save (Parry)

David Silva takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

Manchester City makes a sub: Jô enters for Gneri Toure Yaya. Reason: Tactical

Richard Dunne clears the ball from danger.

David Silva crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Brad Friedel makes a very good save (Catch)

Offside called on Jô

Ciaran Clark takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Aston Villa makes a sub: Kyle Walker enters for Richard Dunne. Reason: Tactical

Manchester City makes a sub: Dedryck Boyata enters for Micah Richards. Reason: Tactical

Handball called on Pablo Zabaleta

Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot

Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Joe Hart takes a long goal kick

Carlos Tévez hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Brad Friedel makes a very good save (Parry)

Offside called on Pablo Zabaleta

Brad Friedel takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Barry Bannan hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Joe Hart takes a long goal kick

Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Fabian Delph takes it (Attacking)

Joe Hart takes a long goal kick

The referee has signaled the end of the second half

End of the game

Carlos Tévez commits a foul on Fabian Delph resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Barry Bannan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Jô hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save

Brad Friedel makes a very good save (Catch)

Ashley Young commits a foul on Aleksandar Kolarov resulting on a free kick for Manchester City

Joe Hart takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)