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Manchester City000000 3
Queens Park Rangers 0 2
Event2011–12 Premier League
DateSunday, 13 May 2012
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
RefereeMike Dean
Attendance47,435

The second fixture between Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers in the 2011–12 Premier League season was played on 13 May 2012 at the City of Manchester Stadium. It was the 48th meeting of the two teams and both clubs' final league game of the season, with Manchester City starting the game with the chance to win a league title for the first time since 1968 dependent on their result, while QPR were still under serious threat of relegation.[1] When City let an early lead slip to fall a goal behind in the second half the match - and consequently their chance at winning the league - appeared to have slipped from their grasp but two goals scored in injury time completed a momentous turn-around, with the league being decided by virtually the final kick of the season.[2] Adding yet more drama to the event were former City player Joey Barton's red card - following which he continued to attack City players as he made his way off the pitch[3] - and also the fact that City's only remaining opponent in the title race before the game were their bitter rivals, Manchester United, who had dominated the competition in the preceding years.[4]

Immediately on the conclusion of the game the final few minutes were acclaimed by press and public, with journalists describing it as "the most dramatic conclusion to a season in Premier League history"[4] and "the most stunning finish to a season since Liverpool v Arsenal in 1989".[5] A number of years later the match continues to be highly regarded, with numerous publications citing it as the greatest Premier League game in history.[6][7][8]

Background

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Match

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Sunderland Poznan QPR fans celebrating?

Match details

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Manchester City3 – 2Queens Park Rangers
Zabaleta 39'
Džeko 90+2'
Agüero 90+4'
Report Cissé 48'
Barton Red card 55'
Mackie 66'
Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers
MANCHESTER CITY:
GK 25 England Joe Hart
RB 5 Argentina Pablo Zabaleta
CB 4 Belgium Vincent Kompany (c)
CB 6 England Joleon Lescott
LB 22 France Gaël Clichy
DM 18 England Gareth Barry downward-facing red arrow 69'
DM 42 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré downward-facing red arrow 44'
CM 21 Spain David Silva
CM 19 France Samir Nasri
FW 16 Argentina Sergio Agüero Yellow card 90+5'
FW 32 Argentina Carlos Tevez downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Romania Costel Pantilimon
RB 2 England Micah Richards
MF 7 England James Milner
FW 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko upward-facing green arrow 69'
DM 34 Netherlands Nigel de Jong upward-facing green arrow 44'
LB 13 Serbia Aleksandar Kolarov
FW 45 Italy Mario Balotelli upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Italy Roberto Mancini
QUEENS PARK RANGERS:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Paddy Kenny
RB 42 England Nedum Onuoha
CB 35 England Anton Ferdinand
CB 3 England Clint Hill
LB 34 Nigeria Taye Taiwo
RM 32 England Shaun Wright-Phillips
DM 17 England Joey Barton (c) Red card 55'
DM 4 England Shaun Derry
LM 12 England Jamie Mackie
FW 23 France Djibril Cissé downward-facing red arrow 59'
FW 52 England Bobby Zamora downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Czech Republic Radek Černý
CB 6 Wales Danny Gabbidon
LM 7 Morocco Adel Taarabt
FW 9 England DJ Campbell
FW 10 England Jay Bothroyd Yellow card 77' upward-facing green arrow 76'
LB 13 Senegal Armand Traore upward-facing green arrow 59'
CM 14 Hungary Ákos Buzsáky
Manager:
Wales Mark Hughes


Aftermath

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93:20

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"Aguerooooo"

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Joey Barton

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References

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  1. ^ "Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers: match preview". The Telegraph. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Why haven't Manchester City become the super club they should be?". Metro. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Joey Barton faces long ban after being sent off for violent conduct". The Guardian. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Man City 3-2 QPR". BBC Sport. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Manchester City v QPR – as it happened". The Guardian. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "The Premier League's greatest ever games... Nos 10-1". The Daily Mail. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Premier League's 10,000th match: Top 10 best-ever games". TalkSport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ "FourFourTwo's best 100 Premier League matches ever: 10-1". FourFourTwo. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.


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