Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City
Premier League · · Regular Season - 17
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City.
Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City at Villa Park
Managers: Unai Emery (Aston Villa) · Guardiola (Manchester City)
Match facts
- Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
- Referee: P. Bankes
- Round: Regular Season - 17
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 16' J. Durán for Aston Villa (assist M. Rogers)
- 65' M. Rogers for Aston Villa (assist J. McGinn)
- 90+3' P. Foden for Manchester City
Bookings
- 37' M. Cash — Yellow Card
- 45+2' E. Martinez — Yellow Card
- 47' R. Lewis — Yellow Card
- 84' J. Gvardiol — Yellow Card
- 87' J. Grealish — Yellow Card
- 90+4' J. McGinn — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Aston Villa — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2 · M. Cash (D)
- 4 · E. Konsa (D)
- 7 · J. McGinn (M)
- 8 · Y. Tielemans (M)
- 9 · J. Durán (F)
- 12 · L. Digne (D)
- 14 · P. Torres (D)
- 23 · E. Martinez (G)
- 24 · A. Onana (M)
- 27 · M. Rogers (M)
- 44 · B. Kamara (M)
Substitutes
- 5 · T. Mings (D)
- 6 · R. Barkley (M)
- 10 · E. Buendía (M)
- 11 · O. Watkins (F)
- 20 · K. Nedeljković (D)
- 22 · I. Maatsen (D)
- 25 · R. Olsen (G)
- 26 · L. Bogarde (D)
- 31 · L. Bailey (M)
Manchester City — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 5 · J. Stones (D)
- 8 · M. Kovacic (M)
- 9 · E. Haaland (F)
- 10 · J. Grealish (M)
- 18 · S. Ortega (G)
- 19 · İ. Gündoğan (M)
- 20 · B. Silva (M)
- 24 · J. Gvardiol (D)
- 25 · M. Akanji (D)
- 47 · P. Foden (M)
- 82 · R. Lewis (D)
Substitutes
- 2 · K. Walker (D)
- 6 · N. Aké (D)
- 11 · J. Doku (F)
- 17 · K. De Bruyne (M)
- 26 · Savinho (F)
- 33 · S. Carson (G)
- 66 · Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (D)
- 75 · N. O'Reilly (M)
- 87 · J. McAtee (M)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Aston Villa: LWWWL · 9 pts from 5 · 8-8
- Manchester City: LLDWL · 4 pts from 5 · 6-8
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Aston Villa and Manchester City.
- 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
- Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa · Apr 3, 2024
- Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City · Dec 6, 2023
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