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Commentary
A perfect strike from SÜLE was dealt with by a useful parry from the 'keeper.
A mix up in the Rochdale defence enabled MEUNIER to blast the ball over.
A great effort from SÉRGIO GÓMEZ scraped the upright.
15¹The 'keeper dived to his left to stop an accurate drive from Manchester City's ESTUPIÑAN.
18¹GOAL!! NMECHA tried to play the ball out of the Manchester City penalty area but was tackled by FOFANA who nodded the ball to LLORENTE for a simple goal. (1-0 Rochdale)
21¹A penalty box scramble resulted in KOWNACKI knocking the ball over.
22¹GOAL!! GABRIEL JESUS hit a swerving twenty-five yard shot past the motionless ROSSBACH. (1-1)
26¹A fine ball from SÜLE on the left was collected by SÉRGIO GÓMEZ who sliced his effort inches wide.
29¹DANI OLMO beat SÉRGIO GÓMEZ and blasted the ball to BONAZZOLI who dragged his shot wide.
34¹A corner bobbled toward WOOD who touched the ball over.
36¹NEDELJKOVIC shot wide.
39¹The Manchester City 'keeper was able to claw away a wicked effort.
41¹DOYLE beat two Rochdale players and fired an effort over the bar.
42¹A weak strike from KOWNACKI trickled agonisingly wide.
44¹ROSSBACH saved a curling shot from SÉRGIO GÓMEZ.
11²A pin-point pass bobbled toward LOCATELLI and his right foot effort raced narrowly wide.
14²DOYLE rushed an easy chance.
19²GOAL!! A short corner was floated out to WOOD who tapped the ball into the net. (2-1 Manchester City)
21²GOAL!! A wonderful dummy from SÉRGIO GÓMEZ allowed HERRERA to lay a exceptional ball off to WOOD who glanced the ball into the net. (3-1 Manchester City)
28²SÉRGIO GÓMEZ brought the ball round LOCATELLI and rattled a poor shot over the bar.
36²GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from NMECHA hit the crossbar and in the ensuing scramble the ball was hoofed into the net by WOOD. (4-1 Manchester City)
43²The bemused Rochdale 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from LOCATELLI dropped just wide.

 
Rochdale
 
League position: 14
Home league form: XWWL
Overall league form: XXXWLWWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Sondre ROSSBACH1Thomas STRAKOSHA
Kosta NEDELJKOVIC2Thomas MEUNIER
LUCAS PIRES Silva3Pervis ESTUPIÑAN
Manuel LOCATELLI4Yangel HERRERA
(c)Diego LLORENTE5Niklas SÜLE
Ben NELSON6Caleb OKOLI
Femi SERIKI7Tommy DOYLE
DANI OLMO8SÉRGIO GÓMEZ Martin
(p)Dawid KOWNACKI9Chris WOOD(c,p)
(f)Seko FOFANA10Lukas NMECHA(f)
Federico BONAZZOLI11GABRIEL Fernando JESUS
Manager
Reda KHADRA  12  Ryan FRASER
Tomás VACLIK  13  Igor AKINFEEV
Duncan WATMORE  14  Bobby CLARK
Hayden COULSON  15DOUGLAS COSTA de Souza
Danny McNAMARA  16  Finley BURNS
 
Manchester City
 
League position: 4
Away league form: LWLW
Overall league form: OLWWWLWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Rochdale 1 Manchester City 4
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 10,156, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Andy Woolmer 6)

Llorente 18¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Gabriel Jesus 22¹, Wood 19², Wood 21², Wood 36²
 NmechaóDouglas Costa 38²
  
  
13
75
78
27
1012
1219
12
51%49%
Man of the match: Manuel Locatelli