Timeline
- 6' Nicolas Jackson assist John McGinn
- 32' Marc Guéhi Yellow Card
- 38' Rayan Cherki Yellow Card
- 45' Rico Lewis for Marc Guéhi
- 45' Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki
- 52' Erling Haaland assist Iliman Ndiaye
- 54' Johan Manzambi Yellow Card
- 55' Matty Cash Yellow Card
- 59' Ibrahim Mbaye for Alysson
- 60' Nicolas Jackson assist Ibrahim Mbaye
- 66' Emiliano Buendía for Johan Manzambi
- 66' Ross Barkley for John McGinn
- 69' Ryan McAidoo for Iliman Ndiaye
- 74' Elliot Anderson Yellow Card
- 76' Ryan McAidoo Yellow Card
- 82' Brian Madjo for Nicolas Jackson
- 82' Leon Goretzka for João Gomes
- 83' Brian Madjo Yellow Card
- 90'+5' Emiliano Buendía Yellow Card
Match stats
36.8%
Possession
63.2%
8
Shots
15
2
On target
7
21
Fouls
17
4
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Saves
0
254
Accurate passes
472
Lineups
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
1
Suzuki
22
Maatsen
14
Torres
3
Lindelöf
2
Cash
35
Gomes
8
Kamara
44
Manzambi
7
McGinn
47
Alysson
11
Jackson
Manchester City
4-2-3-1
1
Donnarumma
24
Gvardiol
3
Dias
6
Guéhi
45
Khusanov
17
Fernández
5
Anderson
11
Doku
10
Cherki
7
Ndiaye
9
Haaland
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
- 1 Zion Suzuki G
- 14 Pau Torres CD-L
- 3 Victor Lindelöf CD-R
- 22 Ian Maatsen LB
- 2 Matty Cash RB
- 7 John McGinn ▼ AM
- 35 João Gomes ▼ LM
- 8 Boubacar Kamara RM
- 11 Nicolas Jackson ▼ F
- 44 Johan Manzambi ▼ AM-L
- 47 Alysson ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 6 Ross Barkley ▲ SUB
- 39 Brian Madjo ▲ SUB
- 27 Leon Goretzka ▲ SUB
- 10 Emiliano Buendía ▲ SUB
- 19 Ibrahim Mbaye ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
- 40 Marco Bizot SUB
- 53 George Hemmings SUB
- 5 Tyrone Mings SUB
- 26 Lamare Bogarde SUB
Manchester City
4-2-3-1
- 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma G
- 3 Rúben Dias CD-L
- 6 Marc Guéhi ▼ CD-R
- 24 Josko Gvardiol LB
- 45 Abdukodir Khusanov RB
- 10 Rayan Cherki ▼ AM
- 17 Enzo Fernández LM
- 5 Elliot Anderson RM
- 9 Erling Haaland F
- 11 Jérémy Doku AM-L
- 7 Iliman Ndiaye ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 47 Phil Foden ▲ SUB
- 82 Rico Lewis ▲ SUB
- 56 Ryan McAidoo ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (6)
- 32 Ayyoub Bouaddi SUB
- 8 Mateo Kovacic SUB
- 28 Gerónimo Rulli SUB
- 22 Vitor Reis SUB
- 33 Nico O'Reilly SUB
- 21 Rayan Aït-Nouri SUB
Commentary
- Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 1.
- 90'+5' Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 1.
- 90'+5' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5' Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4' Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 90'+4' Brian Madjo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3' Foul by Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
- 90'+3' Brian Madjo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3' Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90' Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Recent form
Aston Villa
W
W
W
D
W
- W at Sevilla 3-1 Club Friendly
- D Brentford 2-2 Premier League
- W Fenerbahçe 6-0 UEFA Champions League
- W at Newcastle United 1-0 Premier League
- W Viking 3-1 UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
W
W
L
W
W
- W Sunderland 5-3 Premier League
- W at Liverpool 3-0 Premier League
- L Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 UEFA Champions League
- W Ipswich Town 3-2 Premier League
- W AEK Athens 5-1 UEFA Champions League
Head to head
AVL leads series 3-2
- 24 May 2026 Manchester City 1–2 Aston Villa 2025-26 English Premier League
- 26 Oct 2025 Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester City 2025-26 English Premier League
- 22 Apr 2025 Manchester City 2–1 Aston Villa 2024-25 English Premier League
- 21 Dec 2024 Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City 2024-25 English Premier League
- 3 Apr 2024 Manchester City 4–1 Aston Villa 2023-24 English Premier League
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