Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Manchester CityManchester City
Jamie DowningJamie Downing Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano75
G
1
G
54Marc BrittonM. Britton
Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra73
D
2
D
62Chris DavisC. Davis
Karim LatuheruK. Latuheru72
D
3
D
56Ben BrownB. Brown
Eddie TilerE. Tiler72
D
4
D
56Dave ThatcherD. Thatcher
Graham KingG. King79
M
5
D
59Chris SummerbellC. Summerbell
Isaiah CoppingerI. Coppinger78
M
6captain
M
58Rio GerrardR. Gerrard
Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn77
M
7
M
67Brian Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua
Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira78
M
8
A
55George HaynesG. Haynes
Claudio GarciaC. Garcia74
A
9
M
56Martin DichioM. Dichio
Norman JohnsonN. Johnson74
A
captain10
A
64Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne
Craig RowettC. Rowett73
A
11
A
52Jan SchröderJ. Schröder
 
Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez74
M
12
G
45Terry StoneT. Stone
Herve YapiH. Yapi73
M
13
D
56Anthony MendoncaA. Mendonca
Ben WoodgateB. Woodgate72
M
14
M
64Alan PlowrightA. Plowright

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Manchester City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Swift.


0.00
The first half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
2.23
Showing composure, Craig Rowett laces a through ball forward to Omer Winterburn. Omer Winterburn whips in a cross ball towards Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Marc Britton comfortably picks it out of the air!
6.22
Graham King makes a probing pass to Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett makes a great pass forward. Daniel Teixeira runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
8.09
Brian Lua-Lua catches Isaiah Coppinger on the ankles. Brian Lua-Lua is shown the yellow card! Isaiah Coppinger runs off the knock.
10.31
Isaiah Coppinger makes a beautiful solo run. Isaiah Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Summerbell.
20.58
Chris Summerbell barges into Norman Johnson. The referee brings Chris Summerbell to one side and gives him a warning! Norman Johnson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.11
Daniel Teixeira passes the ball forward to Omer Winterburn. Omer Winterburn skips past Chris Summerbell! Omer Winterburn shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
28.26
Omer Winterburn flicks a high ball forward to Norman Johnson who takes it down. Norman Johnson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.31
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.38
Brian Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Schröder. Jan Schröder lofts in a cross ball towards George Haynes. George Haynes makes a convincing header. Eduardo Serrano punches it away to safety.
33.37
Graham King decides to run forward with the ball. Graham King shoots from 25 yards but Marc Britton is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
40.30
Daniel Teixeira knocks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger plays a one-two with Claudio Garcia and advances towards the goal... Isaiah Coppinger makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.39
Brian Lua-Lua sees space and advances. Brian Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball towards Rio Gerrard. Rio Gerrard rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Eduardo Gonzalez replacing Isaiah Coppinger and Herve Yapi replacing Omer Winterburn. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Stoke City kick off the second half!
48.50
Chris Summerbell barges into Norman Johnson. Chris Summerbell is warned by the referee again! Norman Johnson is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
57.55
Eduardo Gonzalez knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
60.13
Karim Latuheru controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Herve Yapi. Herve Yapi shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Marc Britton with no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
63.47
Rio Gerrard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Schröder. Jan Schröder knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Dichio. Martin Dichio beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Eduardo Serrano!
67.21
Herve Yapi hacks Chris Davis from behind! The referee calls over Herve Yapi and shows him a yellow card! Chris Davis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.52
Herve Yapi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
78.28
Eddie Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Herve Yapi collects the pass. Herve Yapi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
79.08
Rio Gerrard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Schröder. Jan Schröder runs straight at the defence! Jan Schröder tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.14
Ben Brown comes in with a late challenge on Norman Johnson. The referee calls over Ben Brown and shows him a yellow card! Norman Johnson stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.59
Eduardo Gonzalez darts forward. Eduardo Gonzalez shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Marc Britton manages to gather it.
90.00
Herve Yapi flicks a high pass forward. Graham King collects the pass. Graham King lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Manchester City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.6%
31.4%
Play Area
18.6%
45.7%
35.7%

Scorers
Herve Yapi 60
Rio Gerrard 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rio Gerrard of Manchester City

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Serrano (GK)
7
2.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
3.Karim Latuheru (DEF)
7
4.Eddie Tiler (DEF)
7
5.Graham King (MID)
7
6.Isaiah Coppinger (MID)
7
7.Omer Winterburn (MID)
7
8.Daniel Teixeira (MID)
6
9.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
6
10.Norman Johnson (ATT)
6
11.Craig Rowett (ATT)
6
 
12.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)
7
13.Herve Yapi (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
14.Ben Woodgate (MID)
0

1.Marc Britton (GK)
7
2.Chris Davis (DEF)
6
3.Ben Brown (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Dave Thatcher (DEF)
6
5.Chris Summerbell (DEF)
5
6.Rio Gerrard (MID)goal scored
9
7.Brian Lua-Lua (MID)yellow card
7
8.George Haynes (ATT)
6
9.Martin Dichio (MID)
6
10.Morris Gascoigne (ATT)
6
11.Jan Schröder (ATT)
7
 
12.Terry Stone (GK)
0
13.Anthony Mendonca (DEF)
0
14.Alan Plowright (MID)
0