English Premier League

FT Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Manchester City LWDWL 2
–
Reading LDLDW 0
1st2ndT
MNC112
REA000
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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
9
61.3
Possession
38.7
30
SHOTS
12
11
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
525
Accurate Passes
300
597
Passes
361
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
9
23
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.4
39
Long Balls
43
30
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.8
Long Balls %
0.7
11
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
13
21
Clearances
26

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-2

Lineups

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Alex McCarthyG
  2. 15Sean MorrisonCD-L
  3. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 27Stephen KellyLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 11Jobi McAnuffAM
  7. 20Danny GuthrieLM
  8. 4Jem KaracanRM
  9. 7Pavel PogrebnyakF
  10. 19Hal Robson-KanuAM-L
  11. 12Garath McClearyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Hope AkpanSUB
  2. 9Adam Le FondreSUB
  3. 29Daniel CarriçoSUB
  4. 5Alex PearceSUB
  5. 41Stuart TaylorSUB
  6. 30Nick BlackmanSUB
  7. 23Ian HarteSUB

MNC · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 6Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 28Kolo TouréCD-R
  4. 22Gaël ClichyLB
  5. 2Micah RichardsRB
  6. 18Gareth BarryCM-L
  7. 42Yaya TouréCM-R
  8. 21David SilvaLM
  9. 7James MilnerRM
  10. 16Sergio AgüeroF
  11. 32Carlos TevezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 13Aleksandar KolarovSUB
  2. 14Javi GarcíaSUB
  3. 17Jack RodwellSUB
  4. 30Costel PantilimonSUB
  5. 10Edin DzekoSUB
  6. 3MaiconSUB
  7. 8Samir NasriSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Substitution, Manchester City. Maicon replaces Kolo Touré because of an injury.
  2. 37' Garath McCleary (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  3. 40' Goal! Reading 0, Manchester City 1. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Milner following a corner.
  4. 58' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  5. 62' Attempt missed. Carlos Tévez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Silva.
  6. 63' Substitution, Reading. Adam Le Fondre replaces Pavel Pogrebnyak.
  7. 69' Offside, Manchester City. Joleon Lescott tries a through ball, but Carlos Tévez is caught offside.
  8. 88' Attempt missed. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by David Silva.

Premier League News

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