Manchester City vs Reading. Premier League.
Etihad StadiumAttendance47,007.
Sunday 23 December 2012 08:05, UK
Gareth Barry handed Manchester City an early Christmas present as his stoppage-time winner saw off hard-working Reading 1-0 to pile more woe on the Premier League strugglers.
| Manchester City | Team Statistics | Reading |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Shots on Target | 1 |
| 10 | Shots off Target | 4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Corners | 3 |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 88.8 | Passing Success | 70.8 |
| 8 | Tackles | 15 |
| 100 | Tackles Success | 60 |
| 73.2 | Possession | 26.8 |
| 63.6 | Territorial Advantage | 36.4 |
| 677 | Total Passes | 236 |
| 37 | Total Crosses | 19 |
| 136 | Lost Balls | 124 |
| 44 | Recoveries | 33 |
| 73.3 | 1st Half Poss. | 26.7 |
| 75.1 | 2nd Half Poss. | 24.9 |
