CITY 1 ASTON VILLA O
16th September 2007
attendance 38,363
scorer Johnson(48)
ref Mike Dean
City Schmeichel, Onouha, Corluka, Richards, Garrido, Johnson, Hamann, Petrov , Vassell, Elano, Mpenza – subs Sun(64), Ball (82), Bianchi(8) Harte(unused), Fernandes(unused)
Aston Villa Carson, Mellberg, Knight, Laursen, Bouma, Agbonlahor, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Carew, Moore. – subs Maloney(65), Gardner(81), Petrov(81), Taylor(unused), Davies(unused)
MICHAEL JOHNSON GRABS THE ALL IMPORTANT WINNER
“Villa’s first reverse on their travels since February leaves them in the bottom half of the table…a huge balloon of optimism has been pierced by a needle on the boot of Michael Johnson. Less than three minutes into the second half City had got their winner, courtesy of a mixture of wonderful opportunism and some sloppy defending which would not have lightened O’Neill’s mood. Bill Howell
THE TIMES
Still only 19, Johnson is already proving himself to be a match winner and has clearly benefited from a rejuvinated Dietmar Hamann, who marshalled the midfieild superbly, alongside him James Ducker
