CITY 4 ASTON VILLA 1
FA Barclaycard Premiership
14th September 2003
attendance 46,687
scorers
City Anelka(48 pen, 68 pen & 83) Tarnat(50)
Aston Villa Angel(31)
City Seaman, Sommeil, Distin, Sun, Tarnat, Barton, McManaman, Wright-Phillips, Sinclair, Anelka, Wanchope subs Reyna(82), Sibierski(73), Fowler(unused), Weaver(unused), Dunne(unused)
Aston Villa Sorensen, Delaney, Mellberg, Johnsen, Samuel, Hendrie, McCann, Hitzlsperger, Whittingham, Angel, Allback – subs Alpay(38), Hadji(66), Dublin(76), Kinsella(unused), Postma(unused)
“Manchester City played well, deserved their victory, but they were aided by a poor performance from Villa in the second half.”
Hyder Jawad THE BIRMINGHAM POST 15th September 2003