Match summary
1ST HALF
19'
Matty Cash(E. Buendía)
28'
E. Buendía
29'
Jadon Sancho
E. Buendía
Savinho
40'
2ND HALF
T. Reijnders
54'
Bernardo Silva
Jérémy Doku
61'
John Stones
Nico González
61'
Oscar Bobb
Nico O'Reilly
61'
Nico González
64'
74'
E. Guessand
Jadon Sancho
74'
Ross Barkley
J. McGinn
T. Reijnders
Rayan Cherki
76'
Phil Foden
80'
81'
B. Kamara
Savinho
O. Marmoush
84'
86'
Donyell Malen
Lucas Digne
86'
Ian Maatsen
Ollie Watkins
Match statistics
47%Possession53%
441Passes Attempted490
378Completed Passes440
5Corners6
13Throw-ins13
9Shots On Target18
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation
4-2-3-1
#23Emiliano Martínez
#14Pau Torres
#4E. Konsa
#12Lucas Digne
#2Matty Cash
#24A. Onana
#44B. Kamara
#27Morgan Rogers
#10E. Buendía
#7J. McGinn
#11Ollie Watkins
Starting XI
Emiliano Martínez #23 | |
Pau Torres #14 | |
E. Konsa #4 | |
Lucas Digne #12 | 86' |
Matty Cash #2 | ⚽19' |
A. Onana #24 | |
B. Kamara #44 | 81' |
Morgan Rogers #27 | |
E. Buendía #10 | 28' 29' 🎯19' |
J. McGinn #7 | 74' |
Ollie Watkins #11 | 86' |
Substitutes
 B. Klaverboer #22 | |
 A. Noppert #44 | |
 Hussein Ali #15 | |
 M. Milovanovic #27 | |
 Denzel Hall #2 | |
 A. Conde #6 | |
 Simon Olsson #19 | |
 Dimitris Rallis #26 | |
 I. Sebaoui #10 | |
 D. Al-Saed #24 | |
 D. Karlsbakk #9 | |
 C. Nunnely #7 |
Will not play
John McGinn
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Mid April 2026
Youri Tielemans
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Late March 2026
Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Early June 2026
Harvey Daniel James Elliott
Midfielder
Knock injury
Return: Mid March 2026
Andrés García Robledo
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Unai Emery
Manchester City
Formation
4-5-1
#25G. Donnarumma
#3Rúben Dias
#5John Stones
#24Joško Gvardiol
#27Matheus Nunes
#4T. Reijnders
#47Phil Foden
#20Bernardo Silva
#52Oscar Bobb
#26Savinho
#9E. Haaland
Starting XI
G. Donnarumma #25 | |
Rúben Dias #3 | |
John Stones #5 | 61' |
Joško Gvardiol #24 | |
Matheus Nunes #27 | |
T. Reijnders #4 | 76' 54' |
Phil Foden #47 | 80' |
Bernardo Silva #20 | 61' |
Oscar Bobb #52 | 61' |
Savinho #26 | 84' 40' |
E. Haaland #9 |
Substitutes
 J. Kesting #13 | |
 L. Vogels #31 | |
 J. Lelieveld #2 | |
 A. Meijers #28 | |
 M. Ihattaren #52 | |
 K. Felida #35 | |
 Y. Oukili #6 | |
 R. Niemeijer #10 | |
 P. Vroegh #8 | |
 C. Lokesa #14 | |
 M. Kramer #29 | |
 D. Cleonise #7 |
Will not play
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Algunos días
Erling Braut Haaland
Forward
Physical discomfort
Return: Doubtful
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Early May 2026
Max Alleyne
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Nico O'Reilly
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Aston Villa
Formation
4-2-3-1#23Emiliano Martínez
#14Pau Torres
#4E. Konsa
#12Lucas Digne
#2Matty Cash
#24A. Onana
#44B. Kamara
#27Morgan Rogers
#10E. Buendía
#7J. McGinn
#11Ollie Watkins
Starting XI
Emiliano Martínez #23 | |
Pau Torres #14 | |
E. Konsa #4 | |
Lucas Digne #12 | 86' |
Matty Cash #2 | ⚽19' |
A. Onana #24 | |
B. Kamara #44 | 81' |
Morgan Rogers #27 | |
E. Buendía #10 | 28' 29' 🎯19' |
J. McGinn #7 | 74' |
Ollie Watkins #11 | 86' |
Substitutes
B. Klaverboer #22 | |
A. Noppert #44 | |
Hussein Ali #15 | |
M. Milovanovic #27 | |
Denzel Hall #2 | |
A. Conde #6 | |
Simon Olsson #19 | |
Dimitris Rallis #26 | |
I. Sebaoui #10 | |
D. Al-Saed #24 | |
D. Karlsbakk #9 | |
C. Nunnely #7 |
Will not play
John McGinn
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Mid April 2026
Youri Tielemans
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Late March 2026
Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Early June 2026
Harvey Daniel James Elliott
Midfielder
Knock injury
Return: Mid March 2026
Andrés García Robledo
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Unai Emery
Manchester City
Formation
4-5-1#25G. Donnarumma
#3Rúben Dias
#5John Stones
#24Joško Gvardiol
#27Matheus Nunes
#4T. Reijnders
#47Phil Foden
#20Bernardo Silva
#52Oscar Bobb
#26Savinho
#9E. Haaland
Starting XI
G. Donnarumma #25 | |
Rúben Dias #3 | |
John Stones #5 | 61' |
Joško Gvardiol #24 | |
Matheus Nunes #27 | |
T. Reijnders #4 | 76' 54' |
Phil Foden #47 | 80' |
Bernardo Silva #20 | 61' |
Oscar Bobb #52 | 61' |
Savinho #26 | 84' 40' |
E. Haaland #9 |
Substitutes
J. Kesting #13 | |
L. Vogels #31 | |
J. Lelieveld #2 | |
A. Meijers #28 | |
M. Ihattaren #52 | |
K. Felida #35 | |
Y. Oukili #6 | |
R. Niemeijer #10 | |
P. Vroegh #8 | |
C. Lokesa #14 | |
M. Kramer #29 | |
D. Cleonise #7 |
Will not play
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Algunos días
Erling Braut Haaland
Forward
Physical discomfort
Return: Doubtful
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Early May 2026
Max Alleyne
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Nico O'Reilly
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Head-to-head
60 matches
Aston Villa
10
Wins
11
Draws
39
Wins
Manchester City
Premier League2024 • 1 matchPremier League2023 • 2 matchesPremier League2022 • 2 matchesPremier League2021 • 3 matches
EFL Cup2020 • 1 matchLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 29 | 58:22 | 64 |
2 |  | 28 | 57:25 | 59 |
3 |  | 28 | 50:38 | 51 |
4 |  | 28 | 38:30 | 51 |
5 |  | 28 | 47:37 | 48 |
6 |  | 28 | 49:33 | 45 |
7 |  | 28 | 44:40 | 43 |
8 |  | 28 | 32:33 | 40 |
9 |  | 28 | 40:42 | 40 |
10 |  | 28 | 44:46 | 39 |
11 |  | 28 | 38:35 | 37 |
12 |  | 28 | 29:34 | 37 |
13 |  | 28 | 40:42 | 36 |
14 |  | 28 | 30:34 | 35 |
15 |  | 28 | 37:47 | 31 |
16 |  | 28 | 38:43 | 29 |
17 |  | 28 | 26:41 | 27 |
18 |  | 28 | 34:54 | 25 |
19 |  | 28 | 32:56 | 19 |
20 |  | 29 | 20:51 | 13 |
Champion
UCL
Europa League
Relegation
Match Information
Referee:
Michael Oliver
Venue:
Villa Park
Capacity:
42 788
Aston Villa vs Manchester City match from the Premier League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Manchester City. Follow team performance and match context within the Premier League season.