Match summary
Before kickoff, Manchester City (2nd, 78 pts) were 16 points ahead of Aston Villa (4th, 62 pts).
Manchester City vs Aston VillaResult, Lineups & H2H
Etihad Stadium
Manchester City vs Aston Villa in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This defeat ended Manchester City's 15-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.Run from 2026-01-24: 10W 5D; league matches of this season only.
- Aston Villa won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 23rd minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Manchester City3W 2D 0L
Manchester CityAston Villa
11Pointsof 1510
11Goals scored14
4Goals conceded6
3Clean sheets2
13Scored in a row5
11Unbeaten in a row4
1Without a win0
1Conceded in a row0
Head to head38 meetings · Dec 2000 – Oct 2025
- Manchester City wins
- 25
- Draws
- 5
- Aston Villa wins
- 8
3.24goals per meeting
55%both teams scored
66%3+ goals
61%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsManchester City 2W 0D 3L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-0Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa2-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City4-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-0Manchester City
Show all 38 meetings
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-2Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-2Manchester City
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-2Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-0Aston Villa
- Carabao CupAston Villa1-2Manchester City
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-6Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueManchester City4-0Aston Villa
- FA CupAston Villa0-4Manchester City
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-0Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-2Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-2Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City4-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa3-2Manchester City
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City5-0Aston Villa
- Carabao CupManchester City2-4Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City4-1Aston Villa
- FA CupManchester City3-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-0Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City4-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City4-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-0Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City1-3Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa2-2Manchester City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 370 earlier results
Manchester CityAston Villa
#2Position#4
78Points37 v 37 games62
+43Goal difference+6
2.05Scored per gameleague avg 1.381.46
0.89Conceded per game1.3
#3Form table position#8
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Manchester CityAston Villa
- 86'Substitution · Aston Villa · John McGinn · InOut: Ross Barkley
- Yellow Card · Manchester City · Rico Lewis82'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Josko Gvardiol · InOut: John Stones78'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Rayan Aït-Nouri · InOut: Nathan Aké77'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Jérémy Doku · InOut: Tijjani Reijnders77'
- 73'Substitution · Aston Villa · Youri Tielemans · InOut: Douglas Luiz
- 73'Substitution · Aston Villa · Amadou Onana · InOut: Lamare Bogarde
- 73'Substitution · Aston Villa · Pau Torres · InOut: Victor Lindelöf
- 61'Goal · Aston Villa · Ollie Watkins1-2
- Substitution · Manchester City · Mateo Kovacic · InOut: Bernardo Silva59'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Rayan Cherki · InOut: Antoine Semenyo58'
- 47'Goal · Aston Villa · Ollie Watkins1-1
- 46'Substitution · Aston Villa · Matty Cash · InOut: Andrés García
- Goal · Manchester City · Antoine Semenyo1-023'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Manchester CityAston Villa
53%Ball Possession47%
16Shots Total12
3Shots On Target5
9Corners4
8Fouls4
1Yellow Cards0
1Offsides1
3Saves2
481Passes440
13Shots Off Target7
95Attacks53
84Dangerous Attacks26
10Shots Inside Box9
6Shots Outside Box3
1Goals2
6Free Kicks8
6Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
10Tackles28
0Assists1
426Accurate Passes397
1Injuries0
14Total Crosses8
1Accurate Crosses3
7Interceptions11
26Duels Won42
2Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-2-2 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 72(94%) | 3 | 6/9 | |
| 7.0 | 59' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 26(92%) | 4 | 4/5 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(85%) | - | 1/6 | |
| 6.7 | 58' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 22(95%) | - | 0/6 | |
| 6.6 | 31' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(87%) | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 13' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 6(50%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 64(92%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.5 | 77' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 28(93%) | - | 1/4 | |
Savinho MF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 29(86%) | - | 3/11 |
| 6.5 | 32' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 20(76%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | 2 | 2/4 | |
| 6.5 | 12' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(100%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(91%) | - | - | |
| 6.3 | 77' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 33(88%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.2 | 78' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(97%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 51(73%) | - | 2/7 |
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