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'{{Infobox football match | title = Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers | other_titles = | image = Etihad Stadium, Manchester City Football Club (Ank Kumar, Infosys ) 02.jpg | image_size = 250px | event = [[2011–12 Premier League]] | team1 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] | team1score = 3 | team2 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] | team2score = 2 | date = 13 May 2012<ref name=PLreport /> | venue = [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]] | city = [[Manchester]]<ref name=PLreport /> | referee = [[Mike Dean (referee)|Mike Dean]]<ref name=PLreport /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-aguero-mike-dean-17661846|title=Mike Dean remembers his role in Sergio Aguero famous Man City moment|website=Manchester Evening News|date=31 January 2020|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> | attendance = 48,000<ref name=PLreport>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/7839|title=Man City v QPR, 2011/12|website=Premier League|date=13 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> | weather = Clear<ref name=PLreport /> }} The final match of the [[2011–12 Premier League]] season was contested at the [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]] between [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] on 13 May 2012. City entered the match in first place on goal difference, being level on points with local rivals [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], and needed to match United's result to win the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/4094160/remembering-aguerooo-and-man-citys-epic-comeback-to-pip-man-united-to-the-2012-premier-league-title|title=Remembering 'Aguerooo' and Man City's epic comeback to pip Man United to the 2012 Premier League title|website=ESPN|date=13 May 2020|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> Meanwhile, QPR entered the match in the relegation zone, knowing that a win would secure safety at the expense of [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]].<ref name=BWFC>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2012/5/13/3017733/bolton-wanderers-relegated-qpr-manchester-city-stoke-city|title=Bolton Relegated After Controversial Draw|website=SB Nation|date=13 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> City won the match in dramatic fashion, reversing a 2–1 deficit by scoring two goals in stoppage time, to clinch their first league title since the [[1967–68 Football League First Division|1967–68 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Man City 3-2 QPR|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17973148|access-date=2021-11-21}}</ref> The win began a period of dominance in English football for City, with the club winning five Premier League titles over the subsequent 10 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/english-premier-league/sergio-aguero-goal-that-changed-football-6408461/|title=Agueroooooo – The goal that changed football|website=Indian Express|date=15 December 2021|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> == Background == Manchester City were chasing their first league title since 1968, but going into April, Manchester United had an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. However, United dropped points against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17606942|title=Wigan 1-0 Manchester United|website=BBC Sport|date=11 April 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17718154|title=Manchester United 4-4 Everton|website=BBC Sport|date=22 April 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> respectively, and when the two [[Manchester derby|rivals]] met on 30 April, Manchester City ran out 1–0 winners, thanks to a [[Vincent Kompany]] header.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17810224|title=Manchester City took control of the Premier League title race with two games remaining thanks to a derby victory over rivals Manchester United.|website=BBC|date=30 April 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> Heading into the final match of the season, the two clubs were level on 86 points, but City's superior goal difference meant a win against struggling Queens Park Rangers would guarantee the title.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kay|first=Alex|title=Manchester City vs. QPR: Preview, Live Stream, Start Time and More|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1180156-manchester-city-vs-qpr-preview-live-stream-start-time-and-more|access-date=2021-11-21|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> == Match == === First half === The game kicked off at 15:00GMT at the [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]] in Manchester.<ref name=PLreport /> After a nervous start for the home side, [[Pablo Zabaleta]] opened the scoring with a shot that was initially parried by QPR goalkeeper [[Paddy Kenny]], but the ball looped over his head, hit the post and went in.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-legend-brilliantly-recalls-16187331|title=Man City legend brilliantly recalls forgotten goal vs QPR in 2012 Premier League title win|website=Manchester Evening News|date=27 April 2019|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> In the buildup to the opening goal, City midfielder [[Yaya Touré]] picked up an injury and was replaced just before half-time by [[Nigel de Jong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/13/manchester-city-qpr-live-premier-league|title=Manchester City v QPR – as it happened|website=The Guardian|date=13 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/premier-league/41517/toure-admits-title-failure-would-have-been-disaster-171988/|title=Toure admits title failure would have been a ‘disaster’|website=TalkSport|date=14 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=GRDNA>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/14/manchester-city-yaya-toure-success|title=Manchester City's Yaya Touré calls on side to build on their success|website=The Guardian|date=14 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> === Second half === It took only three minutes of the second half for QPR to equalise. [[Djibril Cissé]] latched onto a poor defensive header by [[Joleon Lescott]], and the Frenchman fired a first time shot past [[Joe Hart]]. Only seven minutes later, [[Joey Barton]] fouled Carlos Tevez off the ball, on the edge of the QPR penalty area, and he was shown a red card by referee [[Mike Dean (referee)|Mike Dean]]. On his way off the pitch, Barton kicked out at [[Sergio Agüero]], and attempted to headbutt Vincent Kompany.<ref name=BartonG>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/23/joey-barton-12-game-ban-fa|title=Joey Barton given unprecedented 12-game ban by FA for violent conduct|website=The Guardian|date=23 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> Despite being down to 10 players, QPR pushed forward again and in the 66th minute, [[Jamie Mackie]] headed in a looped cross from [[Armand Traoré]] to put his side in the lead. Meanwhile, Manchester United maintained a 1–0 lead at [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], courtesy of a [[Wayne Rooney]] goal. United would win by the same scoreline, and with City entering injury time down by a score of 2–1, it meant that United United was in position to win a record-extending 20th English league title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17973162|title=Sunderland 0-1 Manchester United|website=BBC Sport|date=13 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> Five minutes of injury time were added on to the end of the game, and in the second minute, substitute [[Edin Džeko]] equalised, powering a header past the goalkeeper from a David Silva corner.<ref name=GRDNA /> The goal came from City's 18th corner of the match. City would the end match with 19 corners while QPR didn't earn a solitary attempt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/commentary?gameId=318011|title=Manchester City 3-2 Queens Park Rangers|website=ESPN|date=13 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> Two minutes later, Sergio Agüero fed a pass to [[Mario Balotelli]], who as he was falling, managed to poke the ball back to Agüeroooooooo, who took a touch before blasting the ball past Kenny to win the game 3–2.<ref name=GRDNA /> With the strike, Agüero finished his first season with City with 30 goals.<ref name=GRDNA /> === Details === {{footballbox |date=28 August 2011 |time=15:00 |team1=[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |score=3–2 |report=[https://www.premierleague.com/match/7839 Report] |team2=[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] |goals1=[[Pablo Zabaleta|Zabaleta]] {{goal|39}}<br />[[Edin Dzeko|Dzeko]] {{goal|90+2}}<br />[[Sergio Agüero|Agüero]] {{goal|90+4}} |goals2=[[Djibril Cissé|Cissé]] {{goal|48}}<br />[[Jamie Mackie|Mackie]] {{goal|66}} |stadium=[[City of Manchester Stadium]], Manchester |attendance=48,000 |referee=[[Mike Dean (referee)|Mike Dean]] ([[Cheshire County Football Association|Cheshire]]) }} {| width="100%" |width="50%" valign="top"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |GK ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Hart]] |- |RB ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pablo Zabaleta]] |- |CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Vincent Kompany]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || {{yel|43}} |- |CB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joleon Lescott]] |- |LB ||'''22'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gaël Clichy]] |- |RM ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Samir Nasri]] |- |CM ||'''42'''||{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Yaya Touré]] || || {{suboff|45}} |- |CM ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gareth Barry]] || || {{suboff|69}} |- |LM ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Silva]] |- |SS ||'''32'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Tevez]] || || {{suboff|76}} |- |CF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Agüero]] || {{yel|90+5}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''30'''||{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Costel Pantilimon]] |- |DF ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Micah Richards]] |- |DF ||'''13'''||{{Flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Kolarov]] |- |MF ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Milner]] |- |MF ||'''34'''||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Nigel de Jong]] || || {{subon|45}} |- |FW ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Edin Dzeko]] || || {{subon|69}} |- |FW ||'''45'''||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mario Balotelli]] || || {{subon|76}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan="3"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Mancini]] |} |valign="top"| |width="50%" valign="top"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paddy Kenny]] |- |RB ||'''42'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nedum Onuoha]] |- |CB ||'''35'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anton Ferdinand]] |- |CB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Clint Hill (footballer)|Clint Hill]] |- |LB ||'''34'''||{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Taye Taiwo]] |- |RM ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jamie Mackie]] |- |CM ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Derry]] |- |CM ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joey Barton]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || {{sent off|0|55}} |- |LM ||'''32'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]] |- |CF ||'''23'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Djibril Cissé]] || {{yel|27}} |- |CF ||'''52'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Zamora]] |- |colspan="3"|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Radek Černý]] |- |DF ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Danny Gabbidon]] |- |DF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Armand Traoré]] |- |MF ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Adel Taarabt]] |- |MF ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ákos Buzsáky]] |- |FW ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[DJ Campbell]] |- |FW ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jay Bothroyd]] || {{yel|77}} || {{subon|76}} |- |colspan="3"|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Hughes]] |} |} {| style="width:100%;font-size:90%" |style="width:40%;vertical-align:top"| '''Man of the Match:''' * [[Sergio Agüero]] (Manchester City) |style="width:60%;vertical-align:top"| '''Match rules''' * 90 minutes * No extra time or penalties * Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used |} == Aftermath == [[File:Manchester City pitch invasion.JPG|thumb|alt=A jubilant scene at a full to capacity football stadium. Hundreds of supporters bedecked in blue are running onto the pitch in celebration.|Manchester City [[Manchester City F.C. supporters|supporters]] invade the pitch following their 2011–12 [[List of English football champions|championship title win]].]] The win sealed Manchester City's first league title since the [[1967–68 Football League First Division|1967–68 season]]; captain [[Vincent Kompany]] lifted the Premier League trophy after the match. For his red card, Barton would later receive a 12 game ban, the longest in the Premier League's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18183661|title=Joey Barton: QPR captain banned for 12 matches by FA|website=BBC|date=23 May 2012|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=BartonG /> In spite of the loss, QPR managed to escape relegation as Bolton fell to a 0–1 defeat against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].<ref name=BWFC /> Despite the reprieve for QPR, the club would be relegated the following season with three matches left to spare following a 0–0 draw against fellow relegation rivals [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref>{{cite news|last=James|first=Stuart|title=Reading and QPR relegated from Premier League after goalless draw|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/28/reading-qpr-match-report|access-date=27 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=28 April 2013}}</ref> Additionally, on 23 November 2012, Mark Hughes would be sacked on the back of a poor start to the 2012–13 season,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Hughes Sacked |url=http://www.thesackrace.com/news/23rd-november-2012/qpr-sack-mark-hughes/ |website=Thesackrace.com |access-date=23 August 2018 }}</ref> having amassed only four points in 12 games and with the club languishing at the bottom of the Premier League despite significant financial investment in new players in the 11 months of Hughes' tenure. A day later, [[Harry Redknapp]] was confirmed as the new manager.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20466488 |title=QPR: Harry Redknapp takes over as manager |work=BBC Sport |date=24 November 2012 |access-date=27 November 2012 }}</ref> {{Quote box | width=30% | align=left| quote="In my career so far it's the most important goal. You score the goal in the last minute to win the title. You're not sure if that's ever going to happen in your career again. I wish I could tell you how I did it but I can't. I thought for all the world that [[Mario Balotelli|Mario]] [Balotelli] was going to have a go himself but he just moved it on one more and it fell at my feet and I just thought: 'Hit the target, hit it as hard as you can and hit the target.' And it went in."|source=<small>Sergio Agüero, on his [[last-minute goal]] against Queens Park Rangers in 2012 which won the Premier League for City.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sergio Agüero predicts 'run of trophies' for champions Manchester City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/14/sergio-aguero-champions-manchester-city |work=The Guardian |date=14 May 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012 |location=London |first=Jamie |last=Jackson}}</ref></small> }} In 2021, Manchester City's kit paid tribute to the late winning goal, using the image of a digital clock with the time ''93:20'' (the time of Aguero's goal) both in the sublimated pattern and the name printing font used in European competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=City and PUMA unveil new 2021-22 home kit in tribute to 93:20 goal|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/man-city-home-kit-launch-202122-63761839|access-date=2021-11-21|website=www.mancity.com}}</ref> [[Sky Sports]] commentator [[Martin Tyler]]'s call of Aguero's goal is considered by many as one of the most memorable commentaries in the history of the sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/sergio-aguero-goal-man-city-qpr-martin-tyler-commentary-premier-league-title-a4438451.html|title='AGUEROOOO!': Why Martin Tyler's commentary on Sergio Aguero's title-winning goal for Man City was truly great|website=Standard|date=13 May 2020|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12313197/sergio-aguero-tells-martin-tyler-about-premier-league-winning-goal-vs-qpr-his-decade-at-man-city-and-his-future|title=Sergio Aguero tells Martin Tyler about Premier League winning goal vs QPR, his decade at Man City and his future|website=Sky Sports|date=23 May 2021|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/martin-tyler-reveals-the-inside-story-of-the-aguerooooo-moment-63757216|title=Martin Tyler reveals the inside story of the 'AGUEROOOOO!' moment|website=Manchester City|date=23 May 2021|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2060346-aguerooooo-and-the-most-iconic-commentator-calls-in-football-history|title='Aguerooooo' and the Most Iconic Commentator Calls in Football History|website=Bleacher Report|date=15 May 2014|accessdate=15 December 2021}}</ref> ==See also== * [[2011–12 Premier League]] * [[2011–12 Manchester City F.C. season]] * [[2011–12 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season]] == References == {{reflist}} {{2011–12 in English football}} {{Manchester City F.C. matches}} {{Queens Park Rangers F.C. matches}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Manchester City F.C. 3-2 Queens Park Rangers F.C.}} [[Category:2011–12 Premier League]] [[Category:Premier League matches]] [[Category:Manchester City F.C. matches]] [[Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. matches]] [[Category:May 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:2010s in Manchester]]'