20 January,2013 08:23 AM IST | | AFP
Silva broke the deadlock after just 96 seconds at the Etihad Stadium, slamming home from six yards after Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer parried a long-range shot from Edin Dzeko.
Steve Sidwell hit the post for the visitors in the 31st minute and City lost Pablo Zabaleta to injury before Silva added a second with 21 minutes left. u00a0
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Liverpool 5 Norwich 0
Newcastle 1 Reading 2
Swansea 3 Stoke 1
West Ham 1 QPR 1
Wigan 2 Sunderland 3 u00a0