Summary

  • Man City: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Clichy, Toure, Fernandinho, Navas, Silva, Sterling, Bony

  • Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams (C), Taylor, Britton, Cork, Ki, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Ayew

  1. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    I reckon Swansea caretaker Alan Curtis will want to keep this one tight and then maybe unleash Bafetimbi Gomis late on?

    Who knows? David Silva draws an early foul in a slow start to the half. 

  2. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Swansea get us under way again, can they find an equaliser?

  3. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2015

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    The players are filtering back onto the pitch as the soaked crowd waits for a surge of excitement. Manchester City's Fabian Delph is on for Raheem Sterling. 

  4. Luke warm Man City?published at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2015

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Plenty of probing down the flanks for Manchester City, but not much penetration in the box, according to this heatmap.

    heatmapImage source, Opta
  5. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2015

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Manchester City just edging it as the scoreline and stats suggest. But two decent chances wasted for Swansea and poor marking at a corner are the events which have made a difference. 

    Possession at half-timeImage source, Opta
  6. HALF TIMEpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2015

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    That's the last action of the half. Swansea will feel a little hard done by. 

    Wilfried BonyImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 45+1 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Ooh Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson almosts chips the ball through to Ki Sung-Yueng but Nicolas Otamendi clears. 

  8. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Swansea may opt to see the half out now, have a few half-time words and decide how they can approach this in a different manner after the break. Bafetimbi Gomis is on the bench, don't forget. One minute of added time. 

    Alan Curtis speaks to Andre Ayew on the touchlineImage source, Reuters
  9. YELLOW CARDpublished at 44 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Jesus Navas gets some space to have a run at Swansea left-back Neil Taylor, but the Spaniard is chopped down and loses a boot for good measure. Booking. 

  10. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Manchester City starting to take control now and bossing possession. Yaya Toure tries to scoop the ball over a deep-lying Swansea, who are camped on the edge of the box, but his delivery is a little too strong. 

    Yaya ToureImage source, Getty Images
  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 41 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Ever since John Hartson said Ashley Williams was Britain's best centre back he has been poor.

    Dan, Norwich

  12. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Yaya Toure is just starting to pick the ball up in a few advanced positions. This time the Manchester City midfielder shoots from 25 yards and it skids through to Lukasz Fabianski. 

  13. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    It's a deep Swansea corner, which Joe Hart opts to punch clear. As you were. 

  14. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Swansea midfielder Ki-Sung-yueng then draws a foul as he sprints forward. Decent free-kick position this, wide on the left. It's nodded clear by the hosts for a Swansea corner. 

    Ki Sung-Yeung of Swansea in actionImage source, Reuters
  15. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Yaya Toure swiftly wins the ball in the Manchester City midfield, plays in Raheem Sterling but the forward is slightly offside. Ashley Williams then trips up the 21-year-old, which he's not happy about. A few words, and then they shake hands. 

  16. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Manchester City are starting to realise that the key to breaking down the well-organised Swansea defence is to break quickly. Alas, they haven't shown much evidence of it yet. 

  17. Justice served?published at 34 mins

    Man City 1-0 Swansea

    Fairly straightforward for Wilfried Bony's goal, but the move that led to Jesus Navas winning the corner (see below), was their best of the match. 

    Man CityImage source, Opta
    Man CityImage source, Opta