Aston Villa 4-2 Man City (Aug 17, 2008)

AVL

MCI

33'

Tal Ben Haim

47'

John Carew

Assist: Ashley Young

64'

Elano Blumer (Pen)

69'

Gabby Agbonlahor

Assist: Curtis Davies

74'

Gabby Agbonlahor

Assist: Gareth Barry

76'

Gabby Agbonlahor

Assist: Gareth Barry

81'

Stephen Ireland

Gelson Fernandes

81'

Daniel Sturridge

Ched Evans

89'

Vedran Ćorluka

0-0

AVL

Team Stats

MCI

Possession

41%

59%

xG

17 (7)

Shots (On Target)

19 (8)

Touches in Opp Box

7

Corners

7

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	28	6	4	44	90
2	Liverpool	38	25	11	2	50	86
3	Chelsea	38	25	8	5	44	83
4	Arsenal	38	20	12	6	31	72
5	Everton	38	17	12	9	18	63
6	Aston Villa	38	17	11	10	6	62
7	Fulham	38	14	11	13	5	53
8	Tottenham	38	14	9	15	0	51
9	West Ham	38	14	9	15	-3	51
10	Man City	38	15	5	18	8	50
11	Wigan Athletic	38	12	9	17	-11	45
12	Stoke City	38	12	9	17	-17	45
13	Bolton	38	11	8	19	-12	41
14	Portsmouth	38	10	11	17	-19	41
15	Rovers	38	10	11	17	-20	41
16	Sunderland	38	9	9	20	-20	36
17	Hull City	38	8	11	19	-25	35
18	Newcastle	38	7	13	18	-19	34
19	Middlesbrough	38	7	11	20	-29	32
20	West Brom	38	8	8	22	-31	32

Game Summary

Aston Villa emerged victorious over Manchester City, 4 to 2, in the Premier League on August 17, 2008.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 1

August 17, 2008

AVL

Lineup

MCI

1

Friedel

1

Hart

2

Young

2

Richards

5

Laursen

5

Ćorluka

15

Davies

15

Garrido

21

Shorey

26

Ben Haim

6

Barry

6

Johnson

7

Young

11

Blumer

19

Petrov

17

Petrov

20

Reo-Coker

19

Fernandes

81'

10

Carew

29

Etuhu

11

Agbonlahor

24

Evans

81'

AVL

Substitutes

MCI

13

Taylor

7

Ireland

81'

16

Knight

28

Sturridge

81'

26

Gardner

16

Schmeichel

17

Salifou

3

Ball

18

Routledge

4

Onuoha

27

Osbourne

21

Hamann

9

Harewood

20

Caicedo

33'

T. Ben Haim receives a yellow card.

47'

J. Carew scores a goal. A. Young assists on the shot.

64'

E. Blumer scores a penalty goal.

69'

G. Agbonlahor scores a goal. C. Davies assists on the shot.

74'

G. Agbonlahor scores a goal. G. Barry assists on the shot.

76'

G. Agbonlahor scores a goal. G. Barry assists on the shot.

81'

S. Ireland enters the game. G. Fernandes leaves the game.

81'

D. Sturridge enters the game. C. Evans leaves the game.

89'

V. Ćorluka scores a goal.

AVL

Attacking Stats

MCI

Possession

41%

59%

xG | Expand

17

Shots

19

7

Shots on Target

8

10

Shots off Target

11

Shots Blocked

Hit Woodwork

Big Chances Missed

554

Touches

663

Touches in Opp Box

/ (0%)

Take-ons

/ (0%)

7

Corners

7

AVL

Passing Stats

MCI

xA | Expand

Big Chances Created

Chances Created

/287 (0%)

Passes

/404 (0%)

Key Passes

Long Ball Passes

Final Third Passes

/ (0%)

Crosses

/ (0%)

Through Balls

/ (0%)

3

Offsides

0

AVL

Defending Stats

MCI

19

Tackles

28

Tackles Won

Last Man Tackles

Interceptions

Clearances

Recoveries

Errors Leading to Shot

Errors Leading to Goal

Penalties Conceded

Goalkeeper Saves

AVL

Other Stats

MCI

0

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

0

11

Fouls

14

Duels Won

Aerials Won

Corners Won

Possessions Lost

Times Dispossessed

AVL

MCI

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Ashley Young A. Young #18	90	0	1
Curtis Davies C. Davies #6	90	0	1
Gabby Agbonlahor G. Agbonlahor #15	90	3	0
Gareth Barry G. Barry #6	90	0	2
John Carew J. Carew #10	90	1	0
Luke Young L. Young #2	90	0	0
Martin Laursen M. Laursen #5	90	0	0
Nicky Shorey N. Shorey #3	90	0	0
Nigel Reo-Coker N. Reo-Coker #20	90	0	0
Stiliyan Petrov S. Petrov #19	90	0	0