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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Riverside Stadium
  • Attendance: 27613
  • Referee: Dowd, P

Live Commentary

90 mins

Outstanding goals from Downing and Rochemback add to Sven's embarassment, which will surely mean he has took charge of his last City game.

90 mins

Phil Dowd concludes the action at the Riverside, Middlesborough were outstanding despite playing against ten men.

90 mins

Aliadiere slides in Alves for his hat trick which completes the scoring at the Riverside in this rout.

87 mins

Elano scores a superb left footed goal to get City on the scoresheet.

84 mins

Jeremie Aliadiere nets Boroughs seventh, Middlesborough are battering Sven-Goran Eriksson's side.

80 mins

Rochemback fires in a simply sublime freekick from 35 yards out which is surely one of the goals of the season.

74 mins

City look for a consolation goal as Elano fires his shot high and wide.

71 mins

Anthony McMahon replaces Luke Young after a long time sidelined without an appearance.

70 mins

Petrov is replaced by Blumer Elano which will surely have little affect on the outcome of this game.

69 mins

Johnson's shot deflected by Michael ball leaving Isaksson stranded giving Borugh their fifth.

68 mins

Borough having all the possession at the Riverside as the Man City looked demoralised.

65 mins

The homeside enjoying this last day as Adam Jonhson roams forward on the right hand side.

61 mins

Dietmar Hamann replaces Darius Vassell as Sven-Goran Eriksson looks to save his side any more embarassment.

61 mins

Adam Johnson replaces Julio Arca in the home sides midfield.

61 mins

Jeremie Aliadiere replaces Tuncay upfront for Borough.

61 mins

Alves secures his second after going through on goal, the ball dribbling over the Man City goal line.

60 mins

Stuart Downing fires in a left foot Volley with the outside of his foot, surely securing the three points for Borough.

59 mins

Tuncay tries to flick the ball inside Corluka but the defender manages to get the ball out for a corner.

57 mins

David Wheater gains possession from resulting freekick and fires off shot which is cleared from the City defence.

56 mins

Sun Jihai deliberately fouls Downing for another free kick getting himself a yellow card.

54 mins

Game has failed to get going after the break with a subdued atmosphere, City looking lost without the injured Micah Richards at the back.

52 mins

Castillio delivers nice lofted cross but Vassells diving header is fluffed over the bar.

50 mins

Boateng drives at City defence feeding Arca who picks out Downing but he fails to control and City regain possession.

49 mins

Rochemback freekick is well saved by Isaakson who gathers and the clears upfield.

48 mins

Downing blocked off on edge off the box by Sun Jihai and a freekick is awarded in a really good position.

47 mins

Pogatetz is fouled by Castillio and a freekick is awarded on City's left handside.

46 mins

Rochemback chips over the top but Downing fails to hold his run and is given offside.

45 mins

Both sides back on the pitch for their last period of the Premiership season as Phil Dowd begins proceedings.

45 mins

Phil Dowd blows his whistle for half time, Man City have totally lost all the Rhythm they had in the earlier minutes, and now it looks a long way back for the 10 men.

43 mins

Shot by Afonso Alves drilled right-footed from left side of penalty area which produces a fantastic save by Isaksson.

40 mins

Borough bossing this game now, surely there is no way back for the ten men of City.

37 mins

Alves latches on to a superb ball from Rochemback, the striker superbly finishes to put his side comfortably infront.

36 mins

Tuncay works well with Downing and Rochemback and Tuncay to release him but his shot is blocked by the Man City defence for another Middlesborugh corner.

34 mins

Man City clear towards halfway line but Boateng clears up who is having a great first period to this game.

31 mins

Borough have throw in taken by Pogatetz as he feeds Tuncay , but strike partner Alves fails to read his attentions.

29 mins

Corner delivered by Downing but his corner goes over everyone for a goal kick.

29 mins

Boateng releases Young who's cross gets blocked for another Borough corner.

27 mins

Free kick delivered by Petrov, nodded down by Castillio to Vassell who tries the over head kick but his effort sails wide.

26 mins

Luke Young gets yellow card for decent after a freekick was harshly awarded for a tackle on Petrov after the Bulgarian scampered down the left side on a City counter attack.

23 mins

Young attacks right hand side but his pass gets cut out by Javier Garrido for a Borough throw.

19 mins

Petrov's freekick sails over Mark Schwarzer's bar who will be relieved after his comedy throw put his team in danger.

18 mins

Pogatetz recieves yellow card for desperate challenge on Sun Jihai.

18 mins

Gelson Fernandes has shot which is an easy save for Schwarzer but his awful throw puts Pogatetz in position where he can only foul Sun Jihai for a free kick.

16 mins

Man City having most of the posession since the goal with Petrov swinging in a dangerous ball from the left.

14 mins

Stuart Downing blasts ball into the back of Andreas Isaksson's net to give the homeside a 1-0 advantage.

14 mins

Red Card for Man City Richard Dunne after the foul on Tuncay in the box.

14 mins

Riggot plays ball forward to Tuncay who is deliberately pulled back by Richard Dunne who is given straight red card and a Penalty is awarded.

13 mins

Nery Castillo replaces Benjani after the striker picked up an injury after the early collision with Rochemback.

11 mins

Borough having the better of the game now as Boateng wins them another corner but Riggot fails to get a good connection on his header and the ball drifts out for a goal kick.

9 mins

Julio Arca has attempt on goal which just misses Andreas Isaksson's post.

8 mins

Freekick targeted at George Boateng but ball deflected behind by Dunne for a Borough corner.

7 mins

Tuncay fouled by Vedran Corluka, freekick awarded by Phil Dowd as the home side look to mount an attack.

6 mins

Man City starting the better of the two sides with Benjani travelling down the right chanel only to be fouled by Fabio Rochemback.

4 mins

Game starts at a good tempo as the City fans sing their hearts out to their manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, as the visitors manager applauds their support.

2 mins

Martin Petrov plays searching ball forward, Vassell manages to knock down to Benjani but the forwards shot sails wide.

1 mins

Julio Arca fouls Michael Ball, free kick awarded to the visitors on the halfway line.

0 mins

Stuart Downing will start, making him the only Borough player to feature in every Premiership game this season.

0 mins

Blumer Elano can only manage a place on the bench as Gelson Fernandes takes a place in the midfield, while Benjani Mwaruwari partners Darius Vassell upfront for the visitors.

0 mins

Chris Riggott keeps his place in defence for the home side while Sanli Tuncay will partner Afonso Alves upfront as Jeremie Aliadiere settles for a place on the bench.

Match Report

Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium could be the backdrop for Sven-Goran Eriksson's final game as Manchester City manager.

The former England head coach will reportedly be relieved of his duties after a post-season tour to Thailand with City's demanding owner Thaksin Shinawatra looking to appoint a new manager despite a relatively successful season.

That will add spice to a fixture that pits two teams with little more than pride to play for against each other on the final day of the Premier League season.

Boro's 2-0 victory over Portsmouth last weekend - their first win in five games - ended any lingering fears of relegation and moved Gareth Southgate's side up to 14th place in the table.

The confirmation of top-flight survival for another season has also led Southgate to claim that he intends to shake-up the club in the summer.

"There are lots of changes that have to happen and I'm willing to work 24 hours a day to make sure they do," he claimed. "I want to repay the chairman for keeping his nerve when lots of other clubs were changing their managers."

The Boro boss will be without Gary O'Neil (knee), Mido (groin) and Robert Huth (ankle) for the visit of City.

Mark Schwarzer could make his farewell appearance with the Australian goalkeeper's contract set to expire at the end of the month.

Meanwhile, Eriksson has kept a dignified silence in recent weeks amid a storm of speculation suggesting he will be axed after just one season at the City helm.

The Swede has led the club to a top half of the table finish, but four league victories since the turn of the year and a failure to secure European football could lead to his departure.

They are guaranteed ninth place in the table and could climb two places at the weekend with a big win at the Riverside.

However, City suffered their second successive defeat with last weekend's 1-0 loss at the hands of Liverpool and afterwards Eriksson admitted his future is on shaky ground.

He said: "I expect to know what will happen after the last match. If you speak clearly to people, the situation will come out. If you do not speak clearly, it will not. We can wait a week. That is not a long time."

For the final match of the season, City are likely to be without defensive pair Micah Richards and Nedum Onouha, despite the latter returning to training in recent days following knee surgery.

The Citizens were 3-1 winners at Eastlands back in October and a repeat of that scoreline would enable Eriksson to leave - should that be the case - with his head held high.

Middlesbrough

Manchester City

Corners

7 0

Fouls

10 9

Goal attempts

20 8

Shots off target

4 6

Offsides

4 2

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