West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Manchester City: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 21 December 2008

Result

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Manchester City

Premier League · Sunday 21 December 2008, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Manchester City: match report

West Bromwich Albion won against Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 21 December 2008. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Luke Moore opened the scoring in the 69th minute. West Bromwich Albion's goals came from Luke Moore (69') and Roman Bednář (90'). Manchester City scored through an own goal by Scott Carson (84').

Discipline: West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards; Manchester City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game West Bromwich Albion were 20th on 12 points from 17 and Manchester City 18th on 18 points from 17. West Bromwich Albion went on to finish that season 20th with 32 points, and Manchester City 10th with 50.

West Bromwich Albion lined up in a 4-4-2 and Manchester City in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 West Bromwich Albion wins, 2 draws and 1 for Manchester City.

Going into the match West Bromwich Albion's last five read L-D-L-L-L and Manchester City's L-D-L-W-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 52'Yellow card · Paul RobinsonWest Bromwich Albion
  • 69'Goal · Luke MooreWest Bromwich Albion · 1-0
  • 84'Own goal · Scott CarsonManchester City · 1-1
  • 89'Yellow card · Richard DunneManchester City
  • 90'Goal · Roman BednářWest Bromwich Albion · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Roman BednářWest Bromwich Albion

Head-to-head

6 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 3, draws 2, Manchester City 1.

Team news

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-4-2)

Scott Carson, Gianni Zuiverloon, Abdoulaye Meite, Jonas Olsson, Robert Koren, Jonathan Greening, Kim Do-Heon, James Morrison, Roman Bednar, Luke Moore, Paul Robinson

Manchester City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Joe Hart, Richard Dunne, Javier Garrido, Michael Ball, Stephen Ireland, Martin Petrov, Gelson Fernandes, Michael Johnson, Benjamin Mwaruwari, Darius Vassell, Vedran Ćorluka