English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 25, 2015
Aston Villa LLDWW 2
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Manchester City LWLLW 3
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AVL022
MNC123
Etihad Stadium · 45,036 att.

Match Report

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Fernandinho winner vs. Aston Villa lifts Man City to second in Premier League

Substitute Fernandinho struck a late winner as Manchester City killed off an Aston Villa comeback to claim a frantic 3-2 victory.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
2
55.1
Possession
44.9
13
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
433
Accurate Passes
338
519
Passes
428
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
23
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
58
32
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
21
12
Clearances
21

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 20Eliaquim MangalaCD-L
  3. 26Martín DemichelisCD-R
  4. 11Aleksandar KolarovLB
  5. 5Pablo ZabaletaRB
  6. 18Frank LampardAM
  7. 6FernandoLM
  8. 42Yaya TouréRM
  9. 16Sergio AgüeroF
  10. 21David SilvaAM-L
  11. 15Jesús NavasAM-R

AVL · 4-5-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Jores OkoreCD-L
  3. 4Ron VlaarCD-R
  4. 18Kieran RichardsonLB
  5. 7Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 24Carlos SánchezCM-L
  7. 15Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 40Jack GrealishAM
  9. 16Fabian DelphLM
  10. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  11. 20Christian BentekeF

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Yaya Touré because of an injury.
  3. 46' David Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Substitution, Manchester City. James Milner replaces Frank Lampard.
  5. 62' Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 65' Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 0. Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Charles N'Zogbia replaces Ashley Westwood.
  9. 68' Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1. Tom Cleverley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  10. 83' Substitution, Manchester City. Wilfried Bony replaces Sergio Agüero.
  11. 85' Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 2. Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  12. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matthew Lowton replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  13. 89' Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 2. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross following a corner.

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