Source: Daily_Mail
QPR 2 Manchester City 3: Yaya Toure settles five-goal thriller
Yaya Toure scored the odd goal in five in a breathless encounter at Loftus Road to restore Manchester City's five-point lead at the top of the Premier League.[LNB]Jay Bothroyd had given hosts QPR and unlikely lead just before the half hour mark, and Heidar Helguson threatened to spoil City's day with an equaliser after goals from Edin Dzeko and David Silva had given the visitors a 2-1 lead.[LNB]But Toure soared majestically to thump home a header 15 minutes from time and settle the game.[LNB] Five-goal thriller: Yaya Toure celebrates his decisive goal with Edin Dzeko[LNB]MATCH FACTSQPR: Kenny, Young, Gabbidon, Ferdinand, Traore (Hill 90), Mackie (Smith 84), Barton, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips, Bothroyd (Puncheon 77), Helguson. Subs not used: Murphy, Orr, Derry, Andrade.[LNB]Booked: Barton. [LNB]Goals: Bothroyd 28, Helguson 69.[LNB]Man City: Hart, Richards, Savic, Lescott, Kolarov, Barry (Balotelli 75), Toure Yaya, Milner, Silva, Aguero (Johnson 68), Dzeko (K Toure 88). Subs not used: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Nasri, Clichy.[LNB]Booked: Balotelli.[LNB]Goals: Dzeko 43, Silva 52, Toure Yaya 74.[LNB]Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)[LNB]Attendance: [LNB]More to follow...[LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB] Opener: Jay Bothroyd rises to give QPR an unlikely lead[LNB] [LNB] Interested spectator: Fabio Capello was at Loftus Road[LNB] [LNB] High flyer: Luke Young dives in on Sergio Aguero[LNB] [LNB] Equaliser: Edin Dzeko finishes off a solo effort[LNB] [LNB] On your Ed: Sergio Aguero and Gareth Barry mob Dzeko after his goal[LNB] [LNB] Silva lining: David Silva wheels away after putting City 2-1 up[LNB] [LNB] 2-2: QPR celebrate after Jay Bothroyd's header hit Heidar Helguson on the way in[LNB] Winner: Yaya Toure rises above Danny Gabbidon to score[LNB] PSG gushing in praise of prime target Beckham as Qatari owners ramp up interest in starStick them in jail! Warnock insists Chelsea fans should be locked up for Anton abuseBeware, Wright-Phillips! Mancini fears old boy will be out to haunt Man CityTevez to sue Souness over TV blast after Manchester City's defeat at Bayern Munich [LNB]
