Swarbrick showed a red card to McAuley after just 89 seconds of the match at the Etihad Stadium . But last man Craig Dawson should have been sent off for the original foul as Wilfried West Brom broke through . McAuley had made a secondary challenge on West Brom as he entered the penalty area . Up against 10 men for 88 minutes , City won easily thanks to West Brom , Fernando and David Silva . Ivorian striker West Brom scored his first goal for the club with a neat spin and finish on 25 minutes . Fernando doubled the advantage five minutes before the break after Bony failed to clear a corner . Silva made sure in the second-half , touching in a Stevan Jovetic shot from close range . City are now three points behind Chelsea at the top of the Premier League though have played two games more .
Swarbrick showed a red card to McAuley after just 89 seconds of the match at the Etihad Stadium . But last man Craig Dawson should have been sent off for the original foul as Wilfried Bony broke through . McAuley had made a secondary challenge on Bony as he entered the penalty area . Up against 10 men for 88 minutes , City won easily thanks to Bony , Fernando and David Silva . Ivorian striker Bony scored his first goal for the club with a neat spin and finish on 25 minutes . Fernando doubled the advantage five minutes before the break after West Brom failed to clear a corner . Silva made sure in the second-half , touching in a Stevan Jovetic shot from close range . City are now three points behind Chelsea at the top of the Premier League though have played two games more .