Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dean UnsworthD. Unsworth70
G
1captain
G
81James BartonJ. Barton
Mervin GranttM. Grantt62
D
captain2
D
66Lomano GuppyL. Guppy
Gary HendryG. Hendry57
D
3
D
60Oleg AthertonO. Atherton
Dennis WrightD. Wright49
D
4
D
60Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro
Kieron SwiftK. Swift47
D
5
M
66Les MorrisL. Morris
Oleg MendezO. Mendez68
M
6
M
64Harvey VenusH. Venus
Graham BellamyG. Bellamy54
M
7
M
63Fadel TresorF. Tresor
Tommy MooreT. Moore54
M
8
M
62Stuart HendrieS. Hendrie
Cesare TommasiC. Tommasi66
A
9
A
60Ronnie SheringhamR. Sheringham
Emile CarterE. Carter55
A
10
A
57Matt MiddletonM. Middleton
Tony FoxT. Fox45
A
11
A
52Chris GodberC. Godber
 
Mick CraddockM. Craddock55
G
12
G
75Gilles VieiraG. Vieira
Malcolm JosephM. Joseph55
G
13
M
59Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney
Adam HitchcockA. Hitchcock53
G
14
D
57Steven VieiraS. Vieira

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 8,771 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Wright-Phillips.


0.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off and get the first half underway!
8.32
Mervin Grantt flicks a high ball forward to Oleg Mendez who gracefully takes it down. Oleg Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Tommasi collects the pass. Cesare Tommasi advances inside the box! Cesare Tommasi cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
10.58
Stuart Hendrie catches Oleg Mendez on the ankles. The referee warns Stuart Hendrie to calm down! Oleg Mendez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.18
Oleg Atherton chips the ball to his team mate, Fadel Tresor. Fadel Tresor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.10
Oleg Mendez threads a neat ball through to Emile Carter. Emile Carter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.11
Harvey Venus threads the ball through to Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.27
Mervin Grantt threads the ball through to Oleg Mendez. Oleg Mendez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Emile Carter. Emile Carter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.38
Gary Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Moore. Tommy Moore flicks a high pass forward. Emile Carter holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emile Carter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
24.30
Ronnie Sheringham comes in with a late challenge on Dennis Wright. The referee calls over Ronnie Sheringham and warns him to calm down! Dennis Wright runs off the knock.
26.41
Les Morris makes a probing pass to Chris Godber. Chris Godber edges inside the box! Chris Godber shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
28.33
Harvey Venus knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Godber. Chris Godber knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dean Unsworth who gathers it comfortably.
30.40
Harvey Venus flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Sheringham comfortably collects the pass. Ronnie Sheringham whips in a cross ball towards Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Dean Unsworth manages to gather it easily.
33.38
Dennis Wright flicks a high pass forward. Graham Bellamy collects the pass. Graham Bellamy makes a probing pass to Emile Carter. Emile Carter sees Tony Fox just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Tony Fox cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
36.19
Stuart Hendrie flicks a high ball forward to Ronnie Sheringham who takes it down. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dean Unsworth who gathers it comfortably.
38.11
Fadel Tresor passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Chris Godber. Chris Godber knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
42.41
Tommy Moore passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi whips in a cross ball towards Tony Fox. Tony Fox rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
44.05
Fadel Tresor hits a low pass to Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Godber. Chris Godber tries a spectacular strike but it flies just off target!
45.00
Oleg Mendez sees Emile Carter in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emile Carter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lomano Guppy.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Manchester City kick off the second half!
53.24
Stuart Hendrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Matt Middleton provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball strikes Mervin Grantt's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
54.45
Stuart Hendrie takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Mervin Grantt reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
55.04
Mervin Grantt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Bellamy. Graham Bellamy flicks a high ball forward to Emile Carter who takes it down. Emile Carter whips in a cross ball towards Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi makes a deft header but James Barton is on top of it.
57.20
Mervin Grantt kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Moore. Tommy Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Fox. Tony Fox lofts in a cross ball towards Emile Carter. Emile Carter knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.11
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Steven Vieira replacing Oleg Atherton .
63.46
Fadel Tresor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Godber. Chris Godber finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
65.33
Tommy Moore flicks a high ball forward to Tony Fox who takes it down. Tony Fox tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.06
Oleg Mendez kicks a strong pass forward to Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Barton who gathers it comfortably.
71.24
Graham Bellamy makes a simple pass to Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi shoots from 25 yards but somehow James Barton manages to keep it out.
73.09
Dennis Wright makes a simple pass to Graham Bellamy. Graham Bellamy kicks a strong pass forward to Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Fox. Tony Fox connects with a diving header but it flies well off target!
75.53
Fadel Tresor threads a neat ball through to Chris Godber. Chris Godber lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.50
Manchester City have made 3 substitutions with Mick Craddock replacing Tony Fox, Malcolm Joseph replacing Tommy Moore and Adam Hitchcock replacing Dennis Wright .West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Gilles Vieira replacing Harvey Venus and Paolo Delaney replacing Fadel Tresor .
78.60
Les Morris passes the ball forward to Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Godber. Chris Godber powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Dean Unsworth.
80.54
Stuart Hendrie takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Steven Vieira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
81.04
Mervin Grantt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Mendez. Oleg Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Emile Carter holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emile Carter shoots from outside the area. James Barton gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
83.41
Matt Middleton barges into Adam Hitchcock. The referee calls over Matt Middleton and warns him to calm down! Adam Hitchcock carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.09
Oleg Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Tommasi controls it well on his chest. Cesare Tommasi whips in a cross ball towards Mick Craddock. With a superhuman jump, Mick Craddock connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.39
Lomano Guppy picks a pass forward to Paolo Delaney. Paolo Delaney knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Godber but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
7
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.8%
Play Area
35%
42.5%
22.5%

Scorers
Emile Carter 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Emile Carter of Manchester City

Match Ratings
1.Dean Unsworth (GK)
7
2.Mervin Grantt (DEF)
8
3.Gary Hendry (DEF)
6
4.Dennis Wright (DEF)
6
5.Kieron Swift (DEF)
6
6.Oleg Mendez (MID)
8
7.Graham Bellamy (MID)
7
8.Tommy Moore (MID)
7
9.Cesare Tommasi (ATT)
8
10.Emile Carter (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Tony Fox (ATT)
7
 
12.Mick Craddock (GK)
6
13.Malcolm Joseph (GK)
6
14.Adam Hitchcock (GK)
6

1.James Barton (GK)
7
2.Lomano Guppy (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
6
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
6
7.Fadel Tresor (MID)
7
8.Stuart Hendrie (MID)
6
9.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)
6
10.Matt Middleton (ATT)
7
11.Chris Godber (ATT)
7
 
12.Gilles Vieira (GK)
6
13.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
14.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6