Manchester City vs Birmingham City
Match pulse
MNCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'BIR 
54%Possession46%
17Shots6
9On target2
7Corners5
4Saves9
19Fouls12
Who won: Man City 4-1
Manchester City beat Birmingham City 4-1 on Saturday, December 17, 2005 at City of Manchester Stadium. Goals for Man City: David Sommeil (1'), Joey Barton (15' pen), Antoine Sibierski (40') and Bradley Wright-Phillips (70'). Goals for Birmingham: Jiri Jarosik (76').
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| David JamesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David SommeilD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nedum OnuohaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvain DistinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben ThatcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun JihaiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor SinclairM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey BartonM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudio ReynaM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine SibierskiM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius VassellF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Stephen IrelandM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee CroftM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen JordanM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie FowlerF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Wright-PhillipsF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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