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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 32 (setup 4, season 27)
Manchester City
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
EDERSON Santana de Moraes16Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Fabian DELPH727Kyle WALKER
DANILO Luiz da Silva73MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior
David Jiménez SILVA47Luka MODRIC
Vincent KOMPANY75Daniele DE ROSSI
Eliaquim MANGALA66Chris SMALLING
Fernando Luiz Roza, FERNANDINHO77Samir NASRI
Leroy SANÉ78Danny WELBECK
Takayuki MORIMOTO9Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Raheem STERLING7106John BOSTOCK
GABRIEL Fernando de JESUS611Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER
Manager
Benjamin MENDY12Thomas VERMAELEN
Joe HART13Jon FLATT
Jack HARRISON14Dean PARRETT
Oleksandr ZINCHENKO15Gregory VAN DER WIEL
Lukas NMECHA16Aleksei BEREZUTSKY

Manchester City 1 Darlington 2
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 33,979, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: Chris FOY 6½)
45+1 MorimotoScorers65 Modric, 83 Nasri
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners7
9Fouls7
11Offsides6
3Shots on6
12Shots off6
15Total shots12
2Shots saved4
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior
5KOMPANY beat two Darlington players and thundered a great chance inches over.
18WELBECK galloped through the Manchester City defence but shot straight at EDERSON.
20A free-kick from GABRIEL JESUS floated wide.
23DANILO's shot was well held by the Darlington 'keeper.
25The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from DANILO.
26BOSTOCK chipped the ball to WELBECK who touched it wide.
32EDERSON was able to palm clear a tame shot from BALOTELLI.
35SANÉ nodded the ball wide from just inside the area.
38A penalty box scramble resulted in GABRIEL JESUS cracking a low shot wide.
42A wonderful save prevented SMALLING from scoring a lovely goal.
42MORIMOTO ran onto a great ball from FERNANDINHO but fumbled his shot wide.
45+1GOAL!! An outswinging corner headed out by BOSTOCK was fired home by MORIMOTO. (1-0 Manchester City)
 
48STERLING placed a looping shot wide from twenty yards out.
55Uncertainty in the Darlington defence enabled SANÉ to fire an effort over.
56SANÉ fluffed a simple chance.
59MORIMOTO brought the ball past MODRIC and stabbed a weak shot into the crowd.
63MODRIC shot over.
65GOAL!! A long ball from BALOTELLI down the middle bobbled toward the lurking MODRIC who drilled a looping shot into the roof of the net. (1-1)
68A drive from BALOTELLI seemed a certain goal but EDERSON managed to parry the ball away.
70WELBECK was put clear by PACO ALCÁCER and he dummied the Manchester City 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
81GABRIEL JESUS headed over the bar.
83GOAL!! Unlucky BOSTOCK hit the crossbar before NASRI rattled the ball into the back of the net as SANÉ failed to clear. (2-1 Darlington)