Thursday 29 November 2012 09:50, UK
Mario Balotelli opened his Premier League account for the season and James Milner lashed home a screamer as Manchester City remained hard on the heels of Manchester United with a 2-0 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium.
| Wigan Athletic | Team Statistics | Manchester City |
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Shots on Target | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off Target | 10 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Corners | 6 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 85.9 | Passing Success | 88.4 |
| 19 | Tackles | 21 |
| 73.7 | Tackles Success | 85.7 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 46 | Territorial Advantage | 54 |
| 411 | Total Passes | 502 |
| 28 | Total Crosses | 23 |
| 126 | Lost Balls | 119 |
| 52 | Recoveries | 56 |
| 43.6 | 1st Half Poss. | 56.4 |
| 46.5 | 2nd Half Poss. | 53.5 |
