by Beefymcfc » Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:11 pm
You know it's 'Official' when it's got stars in the title ;-)
Bit of info from the Beeb:
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Manchester City have only lost one of their last seven league games against Stoke, 1-0 at the Britannia Stadium in January 2009.
• The last time the visitors won at the Britannia, in January 1999, the sides were playing in the third tier of English football. Gerard Wiekens scored the only goal.
• This is the 96th meeting between the sides. Man City have won 40, Stoke 35 and there have been 20 draws.
Stoke City
• Stoke are chasing a fourth successive win in the top flight for the first time since they won their last two matches of the 1980/81 season and the first two of the following campaign.
• Jon Walters came on as a substitute against West Brom and his contribution was three shots, two goals and one pass in 11 minutes.
• The Potters have the worst first-half goalscoring record in the Premier League this season, scoring just twice, but remarkably have the joint best second-half record so far with 16 goals.
Manchester City
• City have kept seven clean sheets in the league this season, second only to Chelsea's eight.
• Roberto Mancini's side remain as the only side yet to score a headed Premier League goal this season. Their last top-flight header came from an unlikely source - Shaun Wright-Phillips against West Ham on the final day of last season.
• They have won the last 17 Premier League matches in which Carlos Tevez has scored, stretching back almost a year. He has scored 30 goals in his last 36 Premier League games.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Stoke City
Jones: 6 goals (4 league); Walters: 4 goals (3 league)
Manchester City
Tevez: 9 goals (9 league); Adebayor: 5 goals (1 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Walton
Assistant referees: Mike Cairns & Andy Newbold
Fourth official: Phil Gibbs
NB. We have only had Peter Walton officiate 3 of our games in the last 2 seasons, 1st time this, and all against the Scouse - we didn't win a single one!
In the words of my Old Man, "Life will never be the same without Man City, so get it in while you can".
The Future's Bright, The Future's Blue!!!