Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa
Premier League · · Regular Season - 31
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa.
Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium
Managers: Guardiola (Manchester City) · Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
Match facts
- Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- Referee: D. England
- Round: Regular Season - 31
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 11' Rodri for Manchester City (assist J. Doku)
- 20' J. Durán for Aston Villa (assist M. Rogers)
- 45+1' P. Foden for Manchester City
- 62' P. Foden for Manchester City (assist Rodri)
- 69' P. Foden for Manchester City
Bookings
- 32' J. Grealish — Yellow Card
- 38' Douglas Luiz — Yellow Card
- 90+4' C. Chambers — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Manchester City — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 3 · Rúben Dias (D)
- 10 · J. Grealish (M)
- 11 · J. Doku (M)
- 16 · Rodri (M)
- 18 · S. Ortega (G)
- 19 · J. Alvarez (F)
- 20 · B. Silva (M)
- 24 · J. Gvardiol (D)
- 25 · M. Akanji (D)
- 47 · P. Foden (M)
- 82 · R. Lewis (D)
Substitutes
- 5 · J. Stones (D)
- 8 · M. Kovacic (M)
- 9 · E. Haaland (F)
- 17 · K. De Bruyne (M)
- 21 · Sergio Gómez (M)
- 27 · M. Nunes (M)
- 33 · S. Carson (G)
- 52 · Oscar Bobb (M)
- 76 · Mahamadou Susoho (M)
Aston Villa — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 3 · Diego Carlos (D)
- 4 · E. Konsa (D)
- 6 · Douglas Luiz (M)
- 12 · L. Digne (D)
- 17 · C. Lenglet (D)
- 19 · M. Diaby (M)
- 22 · N. Zaniolo (M)
- 24 · J. Durán (F)
- 25 · R. Olsen (G)
- 27 · M. Rogers (M)
- 47 · T. Iroegbunam (M)
Substitutes
- 8 · Y. Tielemans (M)
- 14 · P. Torres (D)
- 15 · Álex Moreno (D)
- 16 · C. Chambers (D)
- 18 · J. Gauci (G)
- 29 · K. Kesler-Hayden (D)
- 31 · L. Bailey (M)
- 71 · O. Kellyman (M)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Manchester City: DWDWW · 11 pts from 5 · 9-3
- Aston Villa: WDLWW · 10 pts from 5 · 10-9
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Manchester City and Aston Villa.
- Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa · May 24, 2026
- Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City · Oct 26, 2025
- Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa · Apr 22, 2025
- Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City · Dec 21, 2024
- Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City · Dec 6, 2023
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- Brentford 0-0 Brighton — 3 Apr 2024
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