In off the Post   home | contact | links | FAQ  ONLINE GAMES 
Games clubs | codes | info | results | rulebook | join
User: Password:
Features forum | search | HTO

next | previous | Manchester City | Stoke City | index | setup 3

Commentary
The referee books BAKAYOKO.
VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR stabbed a simple chance past the lefthand post.
23¹A mix up in the Manchester City defence enabled GUIRASSY to fire an effort wide.
25¹GOAL!! A one-fisted punch from the 'keeper enabled DOUÉ to head the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Stoke City)
27¹GOAL!! A cross from COLWILL was touched away by FODEN only for ZAÏRE-EMERY to tap the ball back into the box for ISAK to force into the net. (2-0 Stoke City)
28¹A bad foul gets SIMONS a yellow card.
28¹A free-kick from FODEN went over the bar.
32¹DOUÉ chipped the ball to SIMONS who forced it inches wide.
37¹A shot from VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR was smothered by HRÁDECKÝ.
43¹A weak shot from DOUÉ rolled agonisingly wide.
46¹GONÇALO INÁCIO brought the ball round COLWILL and stroked a weak shot into the crowd.
DOUÉ headed the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
GUIRASSY ran onto a wonderful ball from ZAÏRE-EMERY but hit his effort wide.
10²A brilliant shot from DE BRUYNE was dealt with by a fine block from the 'keeper.
12²RODRI beat two Stoke City players and thundered a shot over the bar.
16²GOAL!! A long goal-kick from DAVIES caught the Stoke City defence napping and RODRI rushed through to round the 'keeper and score. (2-1 Stoke City)
17²A cross from RODRI left BELLINGHAM in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
24²A useful ball from GONÇALO INÁCIO on the left fell to DE BRUYNE who scuffed his shot wide.
30²FODEN shot wide.
31²GOAL!! The Stoke City 'keeper got into a muddle with a backpass from PAVLOVIC and RODRI managed to poke the ball into the back of the net. (2-2)
40²GOAL!! A shot from DAVIES was hoofed off the line only for HAALAND to hammer the ball in. (3-2 Manchester City)
40²A pin-point pass found BAKAYOKO and his deadly shot went narrowly wide.

 
Manchester City
 
League position: -
Home league form: WWLX
Overall league form: WWWWLLWX
Formation: 3-1-3-3
Line-ups
EDERSON Santana1Lukás HRÁDECKÝ
Jude BELLINGHAM2Levi COLWILL
GONÇALO Bernardo INÁCIO3Aleksandar PAVLOVIC
(c)VINÍCIUS José JÚNIOR4Warren ZAÏRE-EMERY
Kevin DE BRUYNE5Robin LE NORMAND(c)
RODRI6Mickey VAN DE VEN
RÚBEN Santos DIAS7Johan BAKAYOKO
(f)Alphonso DAVIES8Désiré DOUÉ
Phil FODEN9Serhou GUIRASSY
(p)Erling HAALAND10Xavi SIMONS(f)
Bukayo SAKA11Alexander ISAK(p)
Lee AvramovicManagerAnthony ABBEY
Jorrel HATO  12PAU CUBARSÍ Paredes
Maarten VANDEVOORDT  13  Michele DI GREGORIO
James McATEE  14  Geovany QUENDA
Tyler DIBLING  15  Benjamin SESKO
Archie GRAY  16  Ashley YOUNG
 
Stoke City
 
League position: 9
Away league form: LXLL
Overall league form: LWXWLWXL
Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics
Manchester City 3 Stoke City 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 54,921, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: Andy Hall 5½)

Rodri 16², Rodri 31², Haaland 40²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Doué 25¹, Isak 27¹
 GuirassyóPau Cubarsí 40²
  
 Bakayoko 3¹, Simons 28¹
42
1113
69
63
1110
1713
21
62%38%
Man of the match: Rodri