PAST MEETINGS: Manchester City v Swans

 

Manchester City came from behind to beat Swansea and keep the gap between themselves and Premier League leaders Chelsea at eight points.

City, third in the league, were stunned inside 10 minutes as Wilfried Bony chested down Nathan Dyer's sublime pass and finished calmly.

The champions levelled when Stevan Jovetic clipped in Jesus Navas's cross, before Yaya Toure latched on to Fernandinho's back heel to score the winner in the second half.

Bafetimbi Gomis poked wide for the visitors and Jonjo Shelvey's deflected free-kick was inches away from levelling in the dying seconds.

 

MAN CITY: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy, Navas, Fernandinho (Fernando, 88), Yaya Toure, Nasri (Milner, 79), Jovetic (Lampard, 70), Aguero.

 

SWANS: Fabianski, Rangel, Bartley, Williams, Taylor, Ki Sung-Yueng, Carroll (Shelvey, 67), Dyer (Barrow, 77), Sigurdsson (Gomis, 79), Montero, Gomis.

 

 

 

Samir Nasri struck twice as Manchester City moved into third in the Premier League with this victory.

Alvaro Negredo scored an early 25-yard free-kick but Swansea were on top in the first half as Costel Pantilimon saved from Jonjo Shelvey, and Jonathan De Guzman fired over from 12 yards.

But Nasri steered in after a mazy run eight minutes into the second period, and the France midfielder then finished Pablo Zabaleta's low cross.

 

MAN CITY: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Lescott, Clichy, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Navas (Kolarov, 76), Nasri, Negredo (Milner, 63), Aguero (Dzeko, 79).

 

SWANS: Tremmel, Tiendalli, Chico Flores, Williams, Davies, Canas, De Guzman, Pozuelo (Dyer, 67), Shelvey, Hernandez (Routledge, 62), Vazquez.

 

 

 

Manchester City stuttered to an unconvincing win over a battling Swansea in the longest game in Premier League history.

Carlos Tevez's second-half strike proved the difference, but Swans goalkeeper Michel Vorm was stretchered off injured in the process.

His opposite number, Joe Hart, had to keep his side in the game with two saves from Michu, while Micah Richards was also stretchered off late on.

 

MAN CITY: Hart, Richards (Kolo Toure, 81), Kompany (Balotelli, 46), Clichy, Nastasic, Nasri, Barry, Yaya Toure, Aguero (Lescott, 90), Tevez.

 

SWANS: Vorm (Tremmel, 64), Rangel, Chico, Williams, Davies, Britton (Graham, 72), Ki Sung-Yueng, De Guzman, Routledge, Hernandez (Dyer, 77), Michu.

 

 

 

Sergio Aguero scored twice on his debut for Manchester City as they beat Swansea on their maiden Premier League outing.

David Silva and Gareth Barry struck the woodwork before Edin Dzeko prodded home after Swans keeper Michel Vorm parried an Adam Johnson shot into his path.

Aguero slotted home unmarked at the far post shortly after his introduction.

The second-half substitute then audaciously flicked the ball for Silva to volley home before scoring with a long-range strike late in the match.

 

MAN CITY: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Johnson (Savic, 74), Barry, Silva (Milner, 82), De Jong (Aguero, 59), Yaya Toure, Dzeko.

 

SWANS: Vorm, Rangel, Caulker, Williams, Tate, Britton (Allen, 65), Sinclair, Dyer (Lita, 81), Agustien, Graham, Dobbie (Routledge, 65).