Downing shoots with his right foot but the ball goes wide

Downing tries to pick out Heskey from the half-way line but Fulop comes out to claim the ball

The City fans are in great voice now, as they sense the end of the game approaching, but Villa are looking really threatening at the moment, with Young looking very lively

Young does well on the right to make space for himself before swinging in a cross that just about misses everyone in the box

Tevez shoots into Cuellar after good play from Adebayor

Young's cross to the back post is cleared by Zabaleta, with Delfouneso hanging around dangerously

Kompany's header from a City corner is aimed towards the top corner of the goal but the ball goes wide of the target

Dunne's header from a Villa free kick is caught comfortably by Fulop

Young's deep cross to the back post is headed away by Zabaleta but that's better from Villa, as Milner shoots straight at Fulop

Collins collides with Adebayor and hands City a cheap free kick

Villa have been very much on the back foot since half time and O'Neill might want to think about making a change soon

A poor corner from Bellamy towards the near post is headed away by Cuellar. Bellamy's corners could have been better today

Bellamy breaks forward quickly with the ball, cuts inside and tries to pick out Adebayor but Villa do well to clear

Bellamy sprints forward and shoots, forcing a great save from Friedel

Young is moving gingerly after a strong challenge from Patrick Vieira but he should be OK to continue

Adebayor's shot from a Bellamy corner smacks into Petrov and out of play for a throw

Tevez strikes the ball and Friedel dives down low to push it behind for a corner

Bellamy battles with Cuellar on the left but the City man's cross is eventually cleared easily by Milner

Adebayor piles the pressure on Dunne, who is in possession, but the defender plays the ball back to Collins

Zabaleta stands firm to prevent Young from cutting inside him with the ball

Downing's cross towards the back post is aimed at Young but he misses the ball entirely after flinging himself at it with a hint of desperation

Zabaleta's shot is deflected and zips narrowly over the bar, with Friedel stranded

Fulop looks indecisive again from a Villa cross before deciding to tip the ball behind for a corner

Adebayor tries to break for City but Cuellar stands firm and denies the big striker from winning the ball

Ashley Young, who has been quiet so far in this game, crosses towards the back post but City clear

Bellamy's weak shot on target is saved comfortably by Friedel

Bellamy's cross is deflected behind by Cuellar for a City corner

Warnock dives in on Johnson and gives away a penalty. That was clumsy play from Warnock

Richard Dunne challenges Tevez in the box and again the City fans appeal for a penalty but that looked like a good challenge from the Villa man

Emmanuel Adebayor hooks the ball into the box but there's nobody there to meet the cross for City

Villa look pretty comfortable at the moment and Martin O'Neill will be happy with the way his team have played so far

City are stringing together the passes in midfield but there's no incisive forward movement and Villa will be happy to defend like this all day long

Milner heads the ball across goal but Toure volleys it away

It's still the Villa fans making all the noise as their team continue to grow into this game

City appeal for a penalty as Tevez blasts the ball at the arm of Stephen Warnock in the box but the referee shakes his head

Tevez's shot is blocked by Milner and the ball goes out for a corner. Bellamy takes the corner but the ball is headed away by Cuellar

Downing is set up by Agbonlahor but his well-struck shot goes just wide

Zabaleta appeals half-heartedly for a penalty after clashing with Stiliyan Petrov but the referee isn't interested

From the free kick, James Milner shoots and Fulop fumbles the ball. Carlos Cuellar nearly pounces but the City goalkeeper manages to grab hold of the ball. That was another nervy move from Fulop

All the noise in the stadium at the moment is coming from the Villa fans; the home fans need to get behind their team

Johnson shoots from 25 yards but his effort is a little wild in the end and doesn't trouble Friedel at all

The City players and fans seem a little shocked at conceding that goal that really did come against the run of play

Friedel punches the ball away from a Bellamy cross despite being under pressure from Tevez

Toure hits the ball with the side of his foot but it's a weak attempt and fails to trouble Villa

Bridge bombs forward with the ball but takes it a little too far and the City attack breaks up

City are piling on the pressure at the moment, as Wayne Bridge's shot from a Johnson corner is blocked by Collins

Bellamy's corner is headed away by Collins

Bellamy turns and crosses and the ball takes a wicked deflection but Friedel is able to readjust his position and flap the ball away for a corner

Nigel de Jong shoots but his effort goes straight into the arms of Brad Friedel

Tevez lays the ball off for Bellamy, who tries to pick out Tevez in return but the ball doesn't quite fall for him. Good play from City

Fulop slices the ball away from a Kolo Toure back-pass. Fulop will want to make a good impression today

Craig Bellamy plays a ball through for the lively Tevez but Collins comes across to prevent the striker getting on the end of the pass

Johnson brings the ball down before finding Carlos Tevez with a simple pass. This has been a bright start from the home side

Adam Johnson beats his man on the wing beautifully and finds Pablo Zabaleta but his cross is headed away by James Collins