TotalBound Football
Manchester City
FT
4–1
HT 2–1
Aston Villa
Premier League Wed 3 Apr, 20:15London Etihad Stadium, Manchester Darren England 53,422 attendance

Timeline

  1. 11' Rodri assist Jérémy Doku
  2. 20' Jhon Durán assist Morgan Rogers
  3. 32' Jack Grealish Yellow Card
  4. 38' Douglas Luiz Yellow Card
  5. 45'+1' Phil Foden Goal - Free-kick
  6. 62' Phil Foden assist Rodri
  7. 63' Youri Tielemans for Tim Iroegbunam
  8. 63' Leon Bailey for Moussa Diaby
  9. 64' Calum Chambers for Douglas Luiz
  10. 69' Phil Foden
  11. 71' Álex Moreno for Jhon Durán
  12. 75' Matheus Nunes for Rodri
  13. 75' Mateo Kovacic for Bernardo Silva
  14. 77' Omari Kellyman for Nicolò Zaniolo
  15. 80' Sergio Gómez for Jérémy Doku
  16. 80' Oscar Bobb for Phil Foden
  17. 90'+4' Calum Chambers Yellow Card

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
25 Shots 8
11 On target 3
6 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Saves 7
647 Accurate passes 291

Lineups

Manchester City 4-2-3-1
18 Ortega
24 Gvardiol 3 Dias 25 Akanji 82 Lewis
20 Silva 16 Rodri
10 Grealish 47 Foden 11 Doku
19 Álvarez
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
25 Olsen
12 Digne 17 Lenglet 3 Carlos 4 Konsa
6 Luiz 47 Iroegbunam
22 Zaniolo 27 Rogers 19 Diaby
24 Durán
Manchester City 4-2-3-1
  1. 18 Stefan Ortega G
  2. 3 Rúben Dias CD-L
  3. 25 Manuel Akanji CD-R
  4. 24 Josko Gvardiol LB
  5. 82 Rico Lewis RB
  6. 47 Phil Foden ▼ AM
  7. 20 Bernardo Silva ▼ LM
  8. 16 Rodri ▼ RM
  9. 19 Julián Álvarez F
  10. 10 Jack Grealish AM-L
  11. 11 Jérémy Doku ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 8 Mateo Kovacic ▲ SUB
  2. 52 Oscar Bobb ▲ SUB
  3. 27 Matheus Nunes ▲ SUB
  4. 21 Sergio Gómez ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 76 Mahamadou Susoho SUB
  2. 9 Erling Haaland SUB
  3. 17 Kevin De Bruyne SUB
  4. 33 Scott Carson SUB
  5. 5 John Stones SUB
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  1. 25 Robin Olsen G
  2. 17 Clément Lenglet CD-L
  3. 3 Diego Carlos CD-R
  4. 12 Lucas Digne LB
  5. 4 Ezri Konsa RB
  6. 27 Morgan Rogers AM
  7. 6 Douglas Luiz ▼ LM
  8. 47 Tim Iroegbunam ▼ RM
  9. 24 Jhon Durán ▼ F
  10. 22 Nicolò Zaniolo ▼ AM-L
  11. 19 Moussa Diaby ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 31 Leon Bailey ▲ SUB
  2. 15 Álex Moreno ▲ SUB
  3. 16 Calum Chambers ▲ SUB
  4. 71 Omari Kellyman ▲ SUB
  5. 8 Youri Tielemans ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 14 Pau Torres SUB
  2. 18 Joe Gauci SUB
  3. 29 Kaine Kesler Hayden SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Manchester City 4, Aston Villa 1.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Aston Villa 1.
  3. 90'+4' Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 90'+4' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  5. 90'+4' Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
  6. 90'+3' Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  7. 90' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
  8. 90' Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  9. 89' Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
  10. 89' Attempt missed. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  11. 89' Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  12. 87' Attempt blocked. Omari Kellyman (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
90 earlier entries
  1. 85' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  2. 85' Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
  3. 84' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  4. 84' Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
  5. 81' Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 81' Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  7. 80' Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Phil Foden.
  8. 80' Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Jérémy Doku.
  9. 80' Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  10. 79' Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  11. 78' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 78' Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  13. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Omari Kellyman replaces Nicolò Zaniolo because of an injury.
  14. 77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 76' Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
  16. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Bernardo Silva.
  17. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Rodri.
  18. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Jhon Durán.
  19. 69' Goal! Manchester City 4, Aston Villa 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  20. 68' Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  21. 65' Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  22. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Douglas Luiz.
  23. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Moussa Diaby.
  24. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
  25. 62' Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  26. 59' Attempt blocked. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  27. 57' Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  28. 57' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  29. 57' Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  30. 56' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  31. 56' Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
  32. 56' Attempt saved. Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
  33. 55' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
  34. 55' Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  35. 53' Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  36. 53' Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  37. 53' Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
  38. 52' Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  39. 52' Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  40. 49' Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  41. 49' Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).
  42. 48' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
  43. 48' Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
  44. 48' Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  45. 47' Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  46. 45' Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1.
  47. 45'+6' First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1.
  48. 45'+5' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
  49. 45'+5' Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  50. 45'+4' Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  51. 45'+3' Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
  52. 45'+1' Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  53. 45' Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  54. 45' Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  55. 44' Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  56. 44' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  57. 43' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  58. 43' Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  59. 39' Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  60. 38' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  61. 37' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  62. 37' Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  63. 37' Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  64. 37' Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  65. 37' Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis with a through ball.
  66. 32' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  67. 31' Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  68. 31' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  69. 31' Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 31' Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  71. 24' Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  72. 20' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 1. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball following a fast break.
  73. 18' Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  74. 18' Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  75. 18' Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  76. 16' Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
  77. 16' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  78. 14' Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
  79. 13' Attempt blocked. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Durán with a headed pass.
  80. 11' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  81. 10' Attempt saved. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  82. 7' Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  83. 7' Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
  84. 6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  85. 6' Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  86. 2' Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a through ball.
  87. 2' Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
  88. 1' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  89. First Half begins.
  90. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Manchester City D W D W W

  • W Manchester United 3-1 Premier League
  • W Copenhagen 3-1 UEFA Champions League
  • D at Liverpool 1-1 Premier League
  • W Newcastle United 2-0 English FA Cup
  • D Arsenal 0-0 Premier League

Aston Villa W D W L D

  • D at Ajax 0-0 UEFA Conference League
  • L Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Premier League
  • W Ajax 4-0 UEFA Conference League
  • D at West Ham United 1-1 Premier League
  • W Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Premier League

Head to head

MNC leads series 3-1-1

  • 6 Dec 2023 Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester City 2023-24 English Premier League
  • 12 Feb 2023 Manchester City 3–1 Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League
  • 3 Sep 2022 Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City 2022-23 English Premier League
  • 22 May 2022 Manchester City 3–2 Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League
  • 1 Dec 2021 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City 2021-22 English Premier League

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