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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 31 (setup 1, season 32)
Manchester City
v.
Hartlepool United
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Benoît COSTIL71Bruno Miguel Semedo, VARELA
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Joshua BRENET727ANDRÉ Gomes Magalhães de ALMEIDA
Bastian OCZIPKA738WENDELL Nascimento Borges
Jorrit HENDRIX747DANILO Luís Hélio Pereira
Nicolas ISIMAT-MIRIN85Diego Javier LLORENTE Ríos
Dejan LOVREN6FABIÁN Ruiz Peña
Daniel CALIGIURI77JOÃO Pedro Cavaco CANCELO
Yevhen KONOPLYANKA8IAGO Falqué Silva
Mario GOMEZ9LUIS ALBERTO Romero Alconchel
Mahmoud DAHOUD7107Hirving Rodrigo LOZANO Bahena
GERARD Moreno Balagueró711José Luis GAYÁ Peña
Alex LakerManagerStuart Hammill
Jeremy TOLJAN12Yuri BERCHICHE Izeta
RÚBEN Miguel Nunes VEZO13Kepa ARRIZABALAGA Revuelta
Karol LINETTY14Manuel LANZINI
Giovanni Pablo SIMEONE156PABLO FORNALS Malla
Danny WELBECK16Anderson Souza Conceição, ANDERSON TALISCA

Manchester City 1 Hartlepool United 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 55,973, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: Trevor KETTLE 5)
64 GerardScorers
Substitutions66 Luis Alberto <=> Pablo Fornals, 66 João Cancelo <=> Anderson Talisca
Sendings off
59 OczipkaBookings
7Corners9
12Fouls21
12Offsides10
7Shots on3
6Shots off5
13Total shots8
5Shots saved3
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Nicolas ISIMAT-MIRIN
9GAYÁ headed over.
12GOMEZ booted the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
14LOZANO flicked an easy chance past the near post.
16A strike from GERARD held no problem for VARELA.
16JOÃO CANCELO played the ball to WENDELL who turned it wide.
25A cross from CALIGIURI left KONOPLYANKA in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
28KONOPLYANKA's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
36The 'keeper dived to his left to stop an accurate shot from Hartlepool United's LOZANO.
45KONOPLYANKA was put clear by OCZIPKA and he nutmegged VARELA but glanced his shot over the bar.
45+1A left foot effort from LOZANO was saved by COSTIL.
 
49Uncertainty in the Manchester City defence enabled GAYÁ to hit the ball over the bar.
59OCZIPKA cautioned by KETTLE for a high foul.
64GOAL!! A nice run by CALIGIURI on the left was capped by a great cross which GERARD touched home from inside the penalty box. (1-0 Manchester City)
65LOVREN beat two Hartlepool United players and blasted a shot wide.
68A header by GERARD at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
73A shot from GOMEZ was smothered by the 'keeper.
73VARELA did well to hold onto a fierce strike from GOMEZ.
75IAGO worked the ball to LOZANO, GAYÁ gathered his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of COSTIL.
79FABIÁN beat OCZIPKA and flicked the ball to PABLO FORNALS who pulled his shot wide.
80DAHOUD made space on the right and knocked the ball to GERARD who touched the ball wide.
80A drive from DAHOUD seemed a certain goal but the Hartlepool United 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
85GOMEZ ran onto a delightful ball from HENDRIX but toe-poked his shot wide.