Aston Villa 0-1 Man City
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Manchester City closed the gap on leaders Manchester United to 12 points with victory at Aston Villa, who remain in the Premier League relegation zone.
The game's key moment came in first-half injury time as Ciaran Clark's failed attempt to turn Edin Dzeko saw the defender robbed of the ball.
The Bosnian selflessly played in Carlos Tevez to round Brad Guzan and score.
City took charge after the break and came closest to doubling their lead when Yaya Toure struck the post.
Roberto Mancini's side thrashed Villa 5-0 at Etihad Stadium in November but there was no sign of any such disparity in the early stages as the hosts threatened with a number of dangerous crosses towards giant striker Christian Benteke.
One such delivery saw Tevez, in the City starting line-up for injured compatriot Sergio Aguero, clear off the line as Charles N'Zogbia's in-swinging corner was met with a powerful header by Benteke.
The visitors finally began to exert control after midfielder Jack Rodwell was forced off with his latest injury set-back, to be replaced by Dzeko, and Yaya Toure was dropped back to provide a commanding presence at the base of the City midfield.
The champions began to gain more possession, and an intricate move involving David Silva produced a fingertip save from Villa goalkeeper Guzan, the American pushing full-back Pablo Zabaleta's goal-bound shot on to the post.
Villa looked on course to finish the first half on level terms until a disastrous mistake from centre-back Clark ended with Tevez opening the scoring.
As the visiting players celebrated, Villa's stand-in captain protested he had been fouled by the Bosnian and replays seemed to back up his argument, though the 23-year-old had shown his inexperience by attempting to play his way out from the back when a simple clearance was required.
The error typified a frailty in defence that has been apparent throughout Villa's now 17-game run without a clean sheet in all competitions.
Clark's mistake was repeated by Matthew Lowton after the break as Dzeko dispossessed the full-back on the edge of the Villa penalty area.
He picked out Tevez once more but, crucially, Lowton was able to get back and block the Argentine's effort with Guzan beaten.
Villa's best hope of an equaliser was on the counter-attack and a quick break saw centre-back Kolo Toure produce a fine defensive header to deny Gabriel Agbonlahor.
But that was a rare foray forward for the hosts and Yaya Toure came close to doubling the lead when he hit the base of the post with a curled effort from the edge of the box. Dzeko fired the rebound into the roof of the net but his effort was rightly ruled out for offside.
Urged on by the home support, Villa tried to build some pressure as the game entered its final stages. Their feebleness in attack, however, was summed up by a sliced corner from Lowton two minutes into injury time that went straight out for a goal kick.
A further blow was to follow as midfielder Fabian Delph, an industrious presence against City, picked up his 10th booking of the season and will now miss Villa's crucial games against relegation rivals Reading and Queens Park Rangers.
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert:
"I thought we were well in the game. The goal is a mistake. I wouldn't have minded if someone had put one in the top corner with a bit of skill.
"But it's a mistake by us. It is easy to be critical of Ciaran. The lad has been excellent all season. He will learn from it, he won't make the same mistake again."
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini:
"I think the performance was difficult as Aston Vila are a good team, it is strange they are at the bottom.
"It was important to get a clean sheet and the win. We had four or five incredible chances to score and their keeper saved everything.
"When Edin Dzeko plays like tonight, fighting for every ball, I like it. He could be important."
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well done Lerner. you have asset stripped the club and only Bent left and no doubt he will begone in the summer.
They really should renamed the fit and proper test to Asset strippers and relegation guaranteed test.
Sorry Villa fans and a bad knock to the Midlands with wolves, Birmingham all struggling.
I think you should consult a dictionary before you ever say the word 'fact' again.
Also have your blood pressure checked.
It'll only get worse now that we have Financial Fair Play.
Manchester United will win the league every season and nobody else will be allowed to challenge them financially.
I think, for us mid table club fans the fight for 5th could get interesting too!
Dzecko fouls Clarke & then scores but when Gabby did the same thing at the other end, it was given as a free kick before he could shoot. I can forgive a penalty not being given but not the constant bias I saw
The only Arg I get though as a Freeview viewer is the plumpish man from Towie
I would love the BBC to invest more cash into live football.
Shouting FACT about things that haven't happened is the sort of thing I would expect my 7 year old son to do. Its not an intelligent thing to contribute to a football debate.
i blame suarez
Brad Guzan is easily in the top 5 if not top 3
@ Willipp
Again I totally agree with you. Im not fussed about the whole money thing, you are where you are we need to stay there with you, and those players last season certainly wanted to win trophies. It was clear to see on the final day....
City fans shouldn't worry that this season is a write off, sure they'll buy a few players in the summer and run it close next season.
Your point proven by comment 189 I think lol!
I think ill try and take a leaf out of ur book and just laugh at them!