Manchester City vs Aston Villa · Premier League

Manchester City
23-9-6
1 – 2
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Aston Villa
19-8-11
Etihad Stadium · Manchester · England
Aston Villa fought back to win 2-1 against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium (crowd 60,332); Man City had not lost in 5 until now. Antoine Semenyo scored first for Man City at the 23-minute mark and the equaliser came from Ollie Watkins after 47 minutes; the goal that settled it came from Ollie Watkins at the 61-minute mark. Man City led the shot count 16-12 and held 53% possession. 5 of the 12 shots by Aston Villa were on target. Referee on the day: Andy Madley.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Premier League England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English Premier League
- Ground
- Etihad Stadium · Manchester · England
- Crowd
- 60,332
- Referee
- Andy Madley (Referee)
- Man City form
- WWLWD
- Aston Villa form
- WWDWD
On TV
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- USPeacockStreaming
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man City | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Side by side
8Fouls4
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
9Corner Kicks4
3Saves2
52.5%Possession47.5%
16Shots12
3On Goal5
20%On Target %40%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
426Accurate Passes397
481Passes440
90%Pass Completion %90%
1Accurate Crosses3
14Crosses8
10%Cross %40%
30Long Balls40
19Accurate Long Balls20
60%Long Balls %50%
6Blocked Shots2
6Effective Tackles19
10Tackles28
60%Tackle %70%
7Interceptions11
15Effective Clearances37
15Clearances37
Timeline
Full time · 1-2
86'
🔁John McGinnreplacing Ross Barkley
🟨Rico Lewis
82'
🔁Josko Gvardiolreplacing John Stones
78'
🔁Rayan Aït-Nourireplacing Nathan Aké
77'
🔁Jérémy Dokureplacing Tijjani Reijnders
77'
73'
🔁Pau Torresreplacing Victor Lindelöf
73'
🔁Amadou Onanareplacing Lamare Bogarde
73'
🔁Youri Tielemansreplacing Douglas Luiz
61'1 - 2
⚽Ollie WatkinsAssist: Ross Barkley
🔁Mateo Kovacicreplacing Bernardo Silva
59'
🔁Rayan Cherkireplacing Antoine Semenyo
58'
47'1 - 1
⚽Ollie Watkins
45'
🔁Matty Cashreplacing Andrés García
Half-time · 1-0
⚽Antoine Semenyo
23'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
Manchester City4-2-2-2
4↓Reijnders
47Foden
26Sávio
42⚽↓Semenyo
20↓Silva
14González
6↓Aké
3Dias
82🟨Lewis
5↓Stones
1Trafford
Bench
- 11Jérémy Dokuon for Tijjani Reijnders, 77'
- 24Josko Gvardiolon for John Stones, 78'
- 10Rayan Cherkion for Antoine Semenyo, 58'
- 13Marcus Bettinelli
- 7Omar Marmoush
- 8Mateo Kovacicon for Bernardo Silva, 59'
- 21Rayan Aït-Nourion for Nathan Aké, 77'
- 68Max Alleyne
- 27Matheus Nunes
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
11⚽⚽Watkins
10Buendía
6↓Barkley
31Bailey
21↓Luiz
26↓Bogarde
22Maatsen
5Mings
16↓García
3↓Lindelöf
40Bizot
Bench
- 83Bradley Burrowes
- 24Amadou Onanaon for Lamare Bogarde, 73'
- 12Lucas Digne
- 14Pau Torreson for Victor Lindelöf, 73'
- 2Matty Cashon for Andrés García, 45'
- 8Youri Tielemanson for Douglas Luiz, 73'
- 7John McGinnon for Ross Barkley, 86'
- 64James Wright
- 53George Hemmings
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 21 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 18 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +18 | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 12 | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +5 | 10 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 10 | |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 9 | |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 | |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 | |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 | |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 6 | |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 5 | |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 | |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 |
Meetings
2Man City wins
0Level
3Aston Villa wins
Last times they met
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Man City
2–1
· 2024-25 English Premier League
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Aston Villa
2–1
· 2024-25 English Premier League
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Man City
4–1
· 2023-24 English Premier League
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Aston Villa
1–0
· 2023-24 English Premier League
Form
Last games: Man City
D3-3W3-0W3-0W1-0D1-1
Last games: Aston Villa
L2-1W4-0D2-2W4-2W3-0