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The referee blows his whistle to end the game.


90+6
The ball is crossed by Stephen Warnock, clearance made by Kolo Toure.

90+6
James Milner sends in a cross, Kolo Toure manages to make a clearance.

90+4
Pablo Zabaleta delivers the ball, clearance by Richard Dunne.

90+3
Shaun Wright-Phillips sends in a cross, save by Brad Friedel.

90+2
James Milner crosses the ball, save made by Shay Given.

89:04
Centre by Craig Bellamy.

88:01
Free kick awarded for a foul by Shaun Wright-Phillips on James Milner. Free kick taken by James Milner.

87:23
Foul by James Collins on Roque Santa Cruz, free kick awarded. Craig Bellamy crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Carlos Cuellar.

86:28
Free kick awarded for a foul by Gareth Barry on Steve Sidwell. James Collins takes the direct free kick.

85:42
Craig Bellamy delivers the ball, save made by Brad Friedel.

84:29
The ball is delivered by Wayne Bridge, clearance by Stiliyan Petrov.

84:12
Pablo Zabaleta produces a cross, clearance by Carlos Cuellar.

82:01
A cross is delivered by Stephen Warnock.

Nigel Reo-Coker joins the action as a substitute, replacing Ashley Young.

80:34
The ball is sent over by Wayne Bridge, clearance by Richard Dunne.

78:28
The official flags Steve Sidwell offside. Indirect free kick taken by Shay Given.

77:13
Free kick awarded for a foul by Craig Bellamy on James Collins. Richard Dunne takes the free kick.

76:47
James Milner produces a cross, Steve Sidwell takes a shot. Blocked by Joleon Lescott.

76:18
The ball is swung over by Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Cuellar makes a clearance.

74:58
The ball is delivered by Ashley Young, Header from close range by James Milner clears the bar.

72:25
Ashley Young produces a cross.

71:59
The ball is swung over by Carlos Cuellar.

69:37
Ashley Young sends in a cross, blocked by Shaun Wright-Phillips.

68:41
Emile Heskey fouled by Stephen Ireland, the ref awards a free kick. James Collins restarts play with the free kick.

Emile Heskey on for John Carew.

Roque Santa Cruz comes on in place of Carlos Tevez.

The ball is swung over by Emmanuel Adebayor, Craig Bellamy finds the net with a goal from inside the penalty area high into the middle of the goal. Aston Villa 1-1 Man City.Assist on the goal came from Emmanuel Adebayor.

66:05
Gabriel Agbonlahor is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Joleon Lescott.

65:38
Craig Bellamy crosses the ball, save by Brad Friedel.

64:03
Inswinging corner taken by Craig Bellamy from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by James Collins.

63:54
Stephen Ireland takes a shot. Blocked by Steve Sidwell.

63:19
Inswinging corner taken by Craig Bellamy from the left by-line, clearance by James Collins.

63:02
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Gareth Barry, James Collins manages to make a clearance.

61:56
Craig Bellamy delivers the ball.

61:43
The ball is sent over by Shaun Wright-Phillips.

60:22
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by James Milner played to the near post, Pablo Zabaleta manages to make a clearance.

59:33
Gabriel Agbonlahor takes a shot. Blocked by Joleon Lescott. Corner taken by James Milner from the right by-line to the near post, James Collins takes a shot. Blocked by Kolo Toure.

58:55
The ball is delivered by Craig Bellamy, James Collins makes a clearance.

58:10
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by James Milner from the right by-line, Header by Richard Dunne from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

57:16
Ashley Young crosses the ball in from the free kick, Emmanuel Adebayor manages to make a clearance.

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stephen Warnock by Shaun Wright-Phillips. Shaun Wright-Phillips is cautioned.

54:37
Stiliyan Petrov produces a cross, Gareth Barry manages to make a clearance.

James Milner produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target. Stephen Ireland on for Nigel De Jong.

48:55
Stephen Warnock takes a shot. Blocked by Joleon Lescott.

48:25
Short corner worked by James Milner.

47:32
Stephen Warnock gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nigel De Jong. Free kick taken by Kolo Toure.

46:18
Gareth Barry produces a cross.

46:06
Craig Bellamy produces a cross, Richard Dunne makes a clearance.

45:28
The ball is sent over by Ashley Young.


The second half kicks off.


The half-time whistle blows.


43:05
The ball is delivered by James Milner, save by Shay Given.

40:25
Steve Sidwell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Shaun Wright-Phillips. Free kick taken by Gareth Barry, Emmanuel Adebayor takes a shot. Save by Brad Friedel. Corner taken left-footed by Gareth Barry from the right by-line, James Collins manages to make a clearance.

38:27
Pablo Zabaleta crosses the ball, John Carew gets a block in.

38:17
The ball is delivered by Wayne Bridge, Steve Sidwell manages to make a clearance.

38:03
A cross is delivered by Shaun Wright-Phillips, James Collins makes a clearance.

37:56
A cross is delivered by Pablo Zabaleta, clearance by Richard Dunne.

36:05
Wayne Bridge fouled by Richard Dunne, the ref awards a free kick. Gareth Barry restarts play with the free kick.

34:42
Free kick crossed right-footed by James Milner.

Free kick awarded for a foul by Nigel De Jong on Ashley Young. Nigel De Jong goes into the book.

33:35
Gareth Barry takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Ashley Young.

32:30
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Carlos Tevez by Stiliyan Petrov. Direct free kick taken by Craig Bellamy.

31:44
Handball by Carlos Tevez. Direct free kick taken by Brad Friedel.

Correction - 30:41
Gabriel Agbonlahor is ruled offside. Shay Given takes the free kick.

30:41
Gabriel Agbonlahor is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Kolo Toure restarts play with the free kick.

29:37
A cross is delivered by Craig Bellamy, clearance by James Collins.

28:30
Carlos Tevez takes a shot. Save by Brad Friedel.

28:22
The ball is sent over by Shaun Wright-Phillips, clearance by Richard Dunne.

27:05
Nigel De Jong takes the direct free kick.

Stiliyan Petrov challenges Shaun Wright-Phillips unfairly and gives away a free kick. The referee shows Stiliyan Petrov a yellow card.

26:19
The ball is swung over by Stephen Warnock, Steve Sidwell takes a shot. Save made by Shay Given.

25:07
Richard Dunne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Bellamy. Wayne Bridge restarts play with the free kick.

24:28
Unfair challenge on Carlos Cuellar by Gareth Barry results in a free kick. James Milner takes the direct free kick. The ball is delivered by Stiliyan Petrov, Shaun Wright-Phillips manages to make a clearance.

21:38
Long distance shot from Carlos Tevez misses to the left of the goal.

20:24
Effort by Carlos Tevez from a long way out goes over the target.

18:16
Centre by Stiliyan Petrov.

18:09
The ball is delivered by Gabriel Agbonlahor, clearance by Kolo Toure.

16:11
The ball is sent over by Shaun Wright-Phillips, Brad Friedel makes a save.

Correction - 15:42
Gabriel Agbonlahor challenges Shaun Wright-Phillips unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Gareth Barry.

15:42
Foul by James Milner on Shaun Wright-Phillips, free kick awarded. Gareth Barry restarts play with the free kick.

Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Stephen Warnock from the right by-line, Richard Dunne grabs a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Aston Villa 1-0 Man City.The assist for the goal came from Stephen Warnock.

13:34
John Carew concedes a free kick for a foul on Joleon Lescott. Joleon Lescott restarts play with the free kick.

12:56
The ball is swung over by Craig Bellamy, Carlos Cuellar manages to make a clearance.

11:48
Gabriel Agbonlahor sends in a cross, clearance made by Kolo Toure.

10:45
Shot from outside the box by Stiliyan Petrov misses to the left of the goal.

9:38
Unfair challenge on Nigel De Jong by Ashley Young results in a free kick. Pablo Zabaleta restarts play with the free kick.

6:27
Emmanuel Adebayor takes a shot. Brad Friedel makes a save.

5:52
Shaun Wright-Phillips delivers the ball, Emmanuel Adebayor takes a shot. Save by Brad Friedel.

5:20
Wayne Bridge takes a shot. Steve Sidwell gets a block in. Craig Bellamy takes a inswinging corner to the near post, save made by Brad Friedel.

4:08
The referee blows for offside. Shay Given takes the indirect free kick.

3:56
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ashley Young by Shaun Wright-Phillips. Richard Dunne takes the direct free kick.

1:36
James Milner has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the target.

0:54
Ashley Young takes the inswinging corner, Gabriel Agbonlahor takes a shot. Save by Shay Given.


The referee starts the match.

MATCH STATS: AT A GLANCE

POSSESSION

50%	50%
Aston Villa	Man City

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Aston Villa

• 01 Friedel
• 24 Cuellar
• 05 Dunne
• 29 Collins
• 25 Warnock
• 08 Milner
• 19 Petrov
• 04 Sidwell
• 07 Young (81 Reo-Coker )
• 11 Agbonlahor
• 10 Carew (69 Heskey )

Substitutes

• 22 Guzan,
• 16 Delph,
• 18 Heskey,
• 20 Reo-Coker,
• 21 Shorey,
• 23 Beye,
• 26 Gardner

Man City

• 01 Given
• 05 Zabaleta
• 19 Lescott
• 28 Toure
• 03 Bridge
• 34 De Jong (50 Ireland )
• 18 Barry
• 08 Wright-Phillips
• 32 Tevez (68 Santa Cruz )
• 39 Bellamy
• 25 Adebayor

Substitutes

• 12 Taylor,
• 02 Richards,
• 16 Sylvinho,
• 07 Ireland,
• 06 Johnson,
• 17 Petrov,
• 14 Santa Cruz