Aston Villa vs Manchester City — Premier League

Premier League Sat, 24 Oct 2026 Finished
Aston Villa Aston Villa
2 1
Finished
Manchester City Manchester City

Match facts

Kick-off
Sat 24 Oct, 14:30 UTC
Competition
Premier League · England
Round
Regular Season - 8
Stadium
Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee
Peter Bankes

Key events

Aston Villa Timeline Manchester City

  1. Nicolas Jackson

    John McGinn

    6'
  2. 32'

    Marc Guehi

    Yellow card

  3. 38'

    Rayan Cherki

    Yellow card

  4. 45'

    Marc Guehi

    Rico Lewis

  5. 45'

    Rayan Cherki

    Phil Foden

  6. 52'

    Erling Haaland

    Iliman Ndiaye

  7. Johan Manzambi

    Yellow card

    54'

  8. Matty Cash

    Yellow card

    55'

  9. Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha

    Ibrahim Mbaye

    59'

  10. Nicolas Jackson

    Ibrahim Mbaye

    60'

  11. Johan Manzambi

    Emiliano Buendía

    66'

  12. John McGinn

    Ross Barkley

    66'
  13. 69'

    Iliman Ndiaye

    Ryan McAidoo

  14. 74'

    Elliot Anderson

    Yellow card

  15. 76'

    Ryan McAidoo

    Yellow card

  16. Nicolas Jackson

    Brian Madjo

    82'

  17. João Gomes

    Leon Goretzka

    82'

  18. Brian Madjo

    Yellow card

    83'

  19. Emiliano Buendía

    Yellow card

    90+5'

Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Starting lineup

  • 1 Z. Suzuki G
  • 2 M. Cash D
  • 3 V. Lindelöf D
  • 14 Pau Torres D
  • 22 I. Maatsen D
  • 8 B. Kamara M
  • 35 João Gomes M
  • 47 Alysson Edward M
  • 7 J. McGinn M
  • 44 J. Manzambi M
  • 11 N. Jackson F

Substitute players

  • 39 Brian Madjo F
  • 19 I. Mbaye F
  • 53 George Hemmings M
  • 27 L. Goretzka M
  • 26 L. Bogarde M
  • 10 E. Buendía M
  • 6 R. Barkley M
  • 5 T. Mings D
  • 40 M. Bizot G
Manchester City 4-2-3-1

Starting lineup

  • 1 G. Donnarumma G
  • 45 A. Khusanov D
  • 6 M. Guéhi D
  • 3 Rúben Dias D
  • 24 J. Gvardiol D
  • 5 E. Anderson M
  • 17 E. Fernández M
  • 7 I. Ndiaye M
  • 10 R. Cherki M
  • 11 J. Doku M
  • 9 E. Haaland F

Substitute players

  • 47 P. Foden M
  • 56 R. McAidoo F
  • 28 G. Rulli G
  • 21 R. Aït-Nouri D
  • 22 Vitor Nunes D
  • 33 N. O'Reilly D
  • 82 R. Lewis D
  • 8 M. Kovačić M
  • 32 A. Bouaddi M

Match statistics

Aston Villa Manchester City
0.64 expected_goals 1.81
254 Passes accurate 488
6 Shots insidebox 12
2 Shots outsidebox 3
3 Blocked Shots 4
17 Free Kicks 21
2 Shots on Goal 7
6 Goalkeeper Saves 0
3 Shots off Goal 4
1 Offsides 2
314 Total passes 543
8 Total Shots 15
4 Yellow Cards 4
4 Corner Kicks 7
21 Fouls 17
0 Red Cards 0
37% Ball Possession 63%

Player ratings

Manchester City

  1. 7.9 E. Haaland 1 goal · 90'
  2. 7.2 J. Doku 90'
  3. 7.1 A. Khusanov 90'
  4. 6.8 E. Fernández 90'
  5. 6.8 E. Anderson 90'

Aston Villa

  1. 8.9 N. Jackson 2 goals · 82'
  2. 7.7 Z. Suzuki 90'
  3. 7.5 J. McGinn 1 assist · 66'
  4. 6.8 V. Lindelöf 90'
  5. 6.7 M. Cash 90'

Prediction

Aston VillaDrawManchester City

Winner : Manchester City

Head to head

Manchester City
1–2 FT
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1–0 FT
Manchester City
Manchester City
2–1 FT
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2–1 FT
Manchester City
Manchester City
4–1 FT
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1–0 FT
Manchester City

Table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Arsenal109011027
2Brighton107121922
3Manchester City10703821
4Liverpool10532418
5Chelsea10514316
6Everton10442216
7Bournemouth10433215
8Brentford10352514
9Leeds10352214
10Aston Villa10343-313
11Tottenham10334-112
12Newcastle10334-312
13Hull City10253011
14Ipswich10325-511
15Fulham10244-210
16Nottingham Forest10235-49
17Coventry10307-99
18Manchester United10154-58
19Sunderland10226-98
20Crystal Palace10217-147