ASTON VILLA 1 CITY 1
Barclays Premier League
22nd December 2007
attendance 41,455
scorers
City Bianchi(11)
Aston Villa Carew(14)
City Hart, Onuoha, Dunne, Richards, Ball, Vassell, Hamann, Fernandes, Petrov, Elano, Bianchi – subs Corluka(70), garrido(76), Isaksson(unused), Etuhu(85), Geovanni(unused)
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Aston Villa Carson, Mellberg, Knight, Laursen, Bouma, Maloney, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Agbonlahor, Carew – subs Petrov(75), Taylor(unused), Harewood(unused), Davies(unused), Gardner(unused)
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Villa had to be content with a point from a match they should really have won. They were denied on numerous occasions by joe Hart, who produced an inspired performance between City’s posts.
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City were ahead after 11 minutes, Rolando Bianchi sliding in to convert Martin Petrov’s low cross from a couple of yards, although Villa had to wait only three minutes for an equaliser. John Carew controlled a pass from Wilfred Bouma and turned away from Richard Dunne before charging towards the penalty area to send a right foot shot past Hart and just inside the right hand post.
EXTRACT FROM ASTON VILLA PROGRAMME 5TH OCTOBER 2009
