Carlo Tevez wraps up Manchester City’s victory with their second goal at Selhurst Park

Thursday 27 August 2009, 8:00PM
Selhurst Park Att: 14725
Carling Cup

Referee:
Darren Deadman (Cambs)

Teams
Crystal Palace:
Speroni; Clyne, Fonte, McCarthy, Hill; Ambrose (Smith, 71), Danns, Derry, Moses (Carle, 79); N'Diaye, Sears (Scannell, 71).

Unused subs:
Flahavan, Lawrence, Lee, Butterfield

Bookings:


Manchester City:
Given; Richards, Toure, Lescott, Bridge; Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Barry; Tevez (De Jong, 86), Adebayor, Robinho (Bellamy, 72).

Unused subs:
Taylor, Onuoha, Zabaleta, Petrov, Weiss

Bookings:
Richards (10)


Manchester CityCity of Manchester Stadium
Capacity: 47726
Founded: 1880
Club Nickname: The Blues, The Citizens
Head Coach: Mark Hughes
Division One winners: 1937, 1968
Runners-up: 1904, 1921, 1977
FA Cup winners: 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969
League Cup winners: 1970, 1976
European Cup-winners Cup winners: 1970
Legend: Colin Bell - the hero of City's flamboyant and relatively successful 1970s team.
Terrace hero: Stephen Ireland - Irish academy product who runs the show at the centre of City's midfield.
Finest hour: Dennis Tueart's overhead kick won them the League Cup in 1976 and provided Wembley with one of its finest ever goals.
Lowest ebb: Relegation to the third tier of English football in 1998. Thankfully they were soon on the rise again.