Welcome to Manchester City against Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium. 3rd against 5th in the Premier League table but worlds apart in how the clubs are run. The international break came at a good time for the champions, having won just one of their last six games. Can they get back to winning ways today to at least keep the gap behind league-leaders Chelsea down to eight points?
Premier League / Matchday 12
Etihad Stadium / 22.11.2014
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- S. Jovetic(19')
- Y. Touré(62')
- W. Bony(9')
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Updated 22/11/2014 at 16:58 GMT
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Yaya Toure, often a figure of frustration this season, was the hero today, with his powerful run and finish for the winner.
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F-T! Manchester City 2-1 Swansea City. That was not easy for the Premier League champions, but they hold on for a precious win. Having gone down so early, they showed excellent spirit today to take control of the game.
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There will be four minutes of added time.
90'
Swansea are inches away from salvaging a point! His freekick, after a foul by Martin Dimichelis, takes a deflection off the wall and leaves Joe Hart stranded. The Etihad breathes a sigh of relief as the ball drops just wide of the post.
89'
Manchester City pile forward, but first Toure and then Aguero fail to make the most of surges forward.
87'
Gomis has an incredible chance to score as he's played through on goal, but his finish goes hopelessly wide.
84'
Lampard almost gets Aguero through on goal, but the Argentinan can't quite gather the raking ball foward.
83'
Excellent save from Fabianski! Aguero drives towards the box before feeding it to Navas, but his shot is brilliantly blocked by the Polish goalkeeper.
81'
Barrow shows an outstanding burst of pace on the right wing, before driving a cross into the box. Gomis could have made much more of that with a direct run into the box but City clear.
80'
Swansea make another attacking move, with Sigurdsson replaced by Gomis.
79'
Having defended Swasnea's corner comfortably, Manchester City bring on James Milner for Samir Nasri.
77'
Nathan Dyer comes off for Mo Barrow.
76'
Dimichelis slices a clearance over his own bar after Ki's cross in.
74'
If his one against Arsenal was a 10 out of 10, today's was a two, as the shot is dragged well wide of goal.
73'
Fernandinho concedes a freekick in Sigurdsson territory.
72'
That's a lovely start from Lampard, who plays a clever ball into Toure who then feeds it to Zabaleta. Not for the first time today, the Argentinian crashes the ball over the bar.
70'
Lampard has come into the attacking midfield role, just behind Aguero.
69'
Frank Lampard comes on for Jovetic, the scorer of Manchester City's equaliser.
67'
Nathan Dyer gets clear of Gael Clichy, but his ball into the box is easily cut out.
65'
Tom Carroll, who gave the ball away for City's second goal, makes way for Jonjo Shelvey as the away side chase an equaliser.