English Premier League

West Bromwich Albion vs Manchester City, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
West Bromwich Albion
    FT
    0 - 5
    Manchester City
    • 6': Ilkay Gündogan
    • 20': João Cancelo
    • 30': Ilkay Gündogan
    • 45'+2': Riyad Mahrez
    • 57': Raheem Sterling

    Manchester City thrash West Brom to go top of Premier League

    A first-half brace by Ilkay Gundogan helped send Man City top of the Premier League in a thrashing of West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 6': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 9': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
    • 9': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 16': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 16': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 17': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by John Stones (Manchester City).
    • 20': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 2. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 22': VAR Decision: Goal West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Manchester City (João Cancelo).
    • 25': Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
    • 30': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 3. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 31': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 36': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 36': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
    • 36': Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 43': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 4. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 4.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 4.
    • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley replaces Callum Robinson.
    • 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Hand ball by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 50': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 50': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Rodrigo (Manchester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 52': Substitution, Manchester City. Ferran Torres replaces Phil Foden.
    • 52': Substitution, Manchester City. Aymeric Laporte replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 53': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
    • 53': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
    • 57': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 5. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 58': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
    • 58': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Robert Snodgrass.
    • 59': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
    • 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Romaine Sawyers.
    • 64': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 64': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 69': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 69': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matheus Pereira.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
    • 78': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
    • 83': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 84': Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 84': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
    • 90': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ederson.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+2': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 5.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester City 5.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 2
    77.7 Possession 22.3
    18 SHOTS 4
    7 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    810 Accurate Passes 163
    888 Passes 247
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 59
    27 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 6
    8 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    4 Interceptions 14
    15 Effective Clearances 24
    15 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
    27 Dara O'Shea Yellow Card
    6 Semi Ajayi
    3 Kieran Gibbs
    2 Darnell Furlong
    19 Romaine Sawyers
    8 Jake Livermore
    29 Karlan Grant
    23 Robert Snodgrass
    7 Callum Robinson
    12 Matheus Pereira
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Conor Gallagher, Conor Townsend, Branislav Ivanovic, Matt Phillips, Lee Peltier, Kyle Bartley, Hal Robson-Kanu, David Button, Kyle Edwards.

    MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Ederson (GK)
    3 Rúben Dias
    5 John Stones
    11 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    27 João Cancelo
    16 Rodri
    8 Ilkay Gündogan
    20 Bernardo Silva
    26 Riyad Mahrez
    47 Phil Foden
    7 Raheem Sterling
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Aymeric Laporte, Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Benjamin Mendy, Fernandinho, Kyle Walker, Zack Steffen, Adrián Bernabé, Eric García.

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