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Manchester City vs Blackburn Rovers
27 Dec 2007, 19:45 · Premier League · 2007/2008
As it happened
Match timeline
Manchester CityMin
Blackburn Rovers- ⚽
Darius Vassell 1-0
Goal
27′ - 28′⚽
R. Santa Cruz 1-1
Goal
- ⚽
Ryan Nelsen 2-1
Own Goal
30′ - 46′⇄
Benni McCarthy
Substitution
Off: Zurab Khizanishvili
- 49′
Bruno Berner
Yellowcard
Micah Richards
Yellowcard
55′- ⇄
Elano
Substitution
Off: Rolando Bianchi
64′ - ⇄
Javier Garrido
Substitution
Off: Stephen Ireland
78′ - 84′⚽
R. Santa Cruz 2-2
Goal
- 90′⇄
Tugay Kerimoglu
Substitution
Off: David Dunn
- 90′⇄
Jason Roberts
Substitution
Off: R. Santa Cruz
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Team statistics have not been imported for this fixture.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
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Manchester City
Latest: Bolton Wanderers · 4–2
Match stats
15 Dec 2007, 15:00 · Home vs Bolton Wanderers · 2007/2008
Blackburn Rovers
Latest: Wigan Athletic · 3–5
Match stats
15 Dec 2007, 15:00 · Away vs Wigan Athletic · 2007/2008
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Manchester City’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Manchester City’s home games with Blackburn Rovers’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
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More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2007/2008. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Manchester City
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
No recorded figure
Blackburn Rovers
Yellow cards
Red cards
Previous meetings
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