Match Thread - WBA V City in Prem

gavin · August 10, 2015, 19:20:02

West Brom: Myhill, Chester, Dawson, Lescott, Brunt, Morrison, Gardner, Fletcher, McClean, Lambert, Berahino. Subs: Olsson, Yacob, Ideye, Anichebe, McManaman, Sessegnon, Rose.

Man City: Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Mangala, Kolarov, Toure, Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, Silva, Sterling, Bony. Subs: Zabaleta, Nasri, Aguero, Caballero, Demichelis, Denayer, Iheanacho.

Paul lakes knee · August 10, 2015, 19:45:38

Seen worse benches

Come on City!!

Lekos · August 10, 2015, 20:21:47

Someone needs to teach Mangala the art of passing

Lekos · August 10, 2015, 20:22:31

Maybe not even the art, just pass to the blokes wearing the same colour shirt.

Lekos · August 10, 2015, 20:24:50

What a belter of a second that was!

gavin · August 10, 2015, 20:48:07

Good half from City. Dangerous up front and not too bothered at the back. Long may it continue! Just a shame Sterling couldn;t find the finish to make it three.

Swiss · August 10, 2015, 20:49:38

Yep, couldn't quit get it out of his feet, had loads to aim for n'all!

Going well, I'd hate to be a baggie with that style of footie!

clevblue · August 10, 2015, 20:53:03

Pulis is scared of us now, no surprise really. What can he do against Yaya on top of his game - for now anyway

Neil Mcnab · August 10, 2015, 20:58:06

Yaya scored a great goal. At 35 minutes, he looked like his race was run. Pass and dont move. Silva as ever, is a class apart. The baggies surely get words of wisdom from Pulis at half time.

guidebridgeblue · August 10, 2015, 20:59:17

One more and we'll top the division.

gavin · August 10, 2015, 21:55:52

Albion made it a little tougher at the start of the second but still it was a decent half with few worries. Great to score from a corner. Being me, I have to pick out a gripe, and that is that we went through a stage of giving away far too many free kicks in our own half that might well have been taken advantage of by a better side. Anyway, it's a good start, and on to Sunday when it could become a great start. Balls to tables at this stage, dunno why they show them at all, but we looked the best side of the opening weekend to me even taking into account the opposition.

clevblue · August 10, 2015, 21:58:47

We had a bit of work to do in the second half, but Vinnie's header made up for all that, he'll get a lot of confidence from it and it's come at just the right time

Tricky Trev · August 10, 2015, 22:06:37

Good start. Sterling showing his lackluster finishing skills yet again, Bony the same, Silva doing Silva things, aguero not looking sharp at all, toure doing what we might fear he couldn't do anymore. Mangala is not a footballer and our captain finally taking charge and looking to prove he's still one of the best defenders in the world. Lastly a shoutout to Navas and his hilarious cross towards the end. No real surprises really.

Paul lakes knee · August 10, 2015, 22:11:44

Mangala much better than last season

goat · August 10, 2015, 22:16:28

couldnt be much worse really and west brom didnt do a lot

see where he is sunday night

Swiss · August 10, 2015, 22:46:49

Good bit of pressure from WBA in the second half will do us good against Chelsea. I was a bit worried that it seemed too much of a preseason game.

I thought Sterling played well, should have had a goal though.

Thought Silva was our MOTM

Navas showed why we need DE Bruyne

Nasri had some nice moments too

Bit disappointed Ian Nacho didn't get a run out

Rowley Birkin QC · August 11, 2015, 00:28:22

Good win - and two cracking goals (+ one streaky one). I'm glad WBA made more of a contest of it in the second half - hopefully that sharpened us up a little. I wouldn't have wanted to go into the Chelsea match with only a soft kick around like the first half under our belts. Like Gavin, at times in the second half, I thought we took things too casually, lost possession, or were too content to give away silly free kicks. But that aside - an impressive season opener.

Sterling's movement was good - unlucky not to get a goal. Silva is a God. Everyone else looked very solid - even Mangala looked OK in patches! If Tricky Trev thinks Aguero doesn't look sharp he needs his eyes testing

Best bit = Kompany's goal celebration!

Rowley Birkin QC · August 11, 2015, 00:32:13

Oh - and a nod to the City fans away contingent. LOTS of noise. Well done girls and boys!

bluepill · August 11, 2015, 00:39:42

shame crooks didnt wait for all the games till he did team of the week

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33843317

Stephen Paul · August 11, 2015, 02:00:05

Silva was outstanding

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