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Commentary
2¹LEWANDOWSKI stabbed an easy chance past the far post.
4¹A great save prevented BENZEMA from scoring an exceptional goal.
5¹GOAL!! A great solo effort from AZPILICUETA who beat four defenders before blasting the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Manchester City)
8¹A good ball from NAVAS on the right was collected by HIGUAÍN who scuffed his shot over the bar.
12¹The referee books GARAY.
15¹HIGUAÍN snapped at an easy chance.
19¹BENZEMA's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
21¹A shot from LEWANDOWSKI was smothered by the 'keeper.
23¹LEWANDOWSKI ran onto a delightful ball from KOKE but hit his shot wide.
27¹A accurate pass bobbled toward BENZEMA and his looping shot raced narrowly wide.
29¹McGREGOR stopped a lovely shot from BENZEMA.
35¹GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from SAKHO caught the Shrewsbury Town defence square and KOKE raced through to round the 'keeper and score. (2-0 Manchester City)
37¹GOAL!! WALTERS tried to play the ball out of the Shrewsbury Town penalty area but was tackled by HIGUAÍN who fired the ball to BENZEMA for an easy tap in. (3-0 Manchester City)
41¹GOAL!! A tackle from MURPHY gave Manchester City a free-kick twenty yards out which KOKE drove past the Shrewsbury Town 'keeper. (4-0 Manchester City)
8²A free-kick from KOKE raced wide.
10²ALLEN kicked the ball wide from just inside the area.
12²LEWANDOWSKI booked by the referee for a late foul.
16²GOAL!! A wonderful shot from COMMONS was pushed away by IRAIZOZ only as far as DAVIES who hit the ball past the stranded IRAIZOZ. (4-1 Manchester City)
24²GOAL!! The creative PIRLO neatly touched on a cross for BENZEMA to blast the ball in. (5-1 Manchester City)
32²A great effort from KOKE scraped the upright.
39²The bemused Manchester City 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from AZPILICUETA dropped just over.
43²The referee cautions KOKE for a high challenge.

 
Manchester City
 
League position: 1
Home league form: WWWW
Overall league form: WWXXWLWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Gorka IRAIZOZ7½16½Allan McGREGOR(c)
Seamus COLEMAN8 27 Joey O'BRIEN
Cesar AZPILICUETA8 37½Ben DAVIES
Andrea PIRLO7½47½Kris COMMONS
(c)Mamadou SAKHO7 57 Danny GABBIDON
Ezequiel GARAY6½66½Aaron HUGHES
Jesús NAVAS7½77 Jon WALTERS
KOKE6½86 Steven NAISMITH
(p)Karim BENZEMA7½96½Tony WATT(p)
(f)Gonzalo HIGUAÍN6½106½Joe ALLEN(f)
Robert LEWANDOWSKI6½115½Jamie MURPHY
Dan TatamManager
Mario MANDZUKIC  12  Steven WHITTAKER
Miralem PJANIC  13  David MARSHALL
John TERRY  14  Kevin McNAUGHTON
Daley BLIND  15  Robbie BRADY
Yohan CABAYE  16  Paul HANLON
 
Shrewsbury Town
 
League position: 6
Away league form: WLXL
Overall league form: LWWOLWXL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Manchester City 5 Shrewsbury Town 1
(Half-time: 4-0, Attendance: 72,427, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: Dave Foster 8)

Azpilicueta 5¹, Koke 35¹, Benzema 37¹, Koke 41¹, Benzema 24²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Davies 16²
  
  
Garay 12¹, Lewandowski 12², Koke 43² 
54
1017
44
122
144
266
71
55%45%
Man of the match: Cesar Azpilicueta