English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 24, 2026
Manchester City WWLWW 1
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Aston Villa WDWWW 2
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AVL112
Villa Park · 36,743 att. · USA Net · Universo

Match Report

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Man City beaten by double from Aston Villa's Jackson

Nicolas Jackson scored twice to lead Aston Villa to a 2-1 win over Manchester City.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
21
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
6
63.2
Possession
36.8
15
SHOTS
8
7
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
472
Accurate Passes
254
528
Passes
314
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
0
22
Crosses
5
0.4
Cross %
0.0
32
Long Balls
53
17
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
31
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
10
16
Effective Clearances
22
16
Clearances
22

Highlights

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Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 35João GomesLM
  8. 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 44Johan ManzambiAM-L
  11. 47AlyssonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Ross BarkleySUB
  2. 39Brian MadjoSUB
  3. 27Leon GoretzkaSUB
  4. 40Marco BizotSUB
  5. 53George HemmingsSUB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaSUB
  7. 5Tyrone MingsSUB
  8. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  9. 19Ibrahim MbayeSUB

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 45Abdukodir KhusanovRB
  6. 10Rayan CherkiAM
  7. 17Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 5Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 7Iliman NdiayeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Ayyoub BouaddiSUB
  2. 47Phil FodenSUB
  3. 82Rico LewisSUB
  4. 8Mateo KovacicSUB
  5. 56Ryan McAidooSUB
  6. 28Gerónimo RulliSUB
  7. 22Vitor ReisSUB
  8. 33Nico O'ReillySUB
  9. 21Rayan Aït-NouriSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
  2. 32' Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Marc Guéhi.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
  6. 52' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross following a set piece situation.
  7. 54' Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 55' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Alysson.
  10. 60' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 1. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.
  11. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Johan Manzambi.
  12. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces John McGinn.
  13. 69' Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  14. 74' Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 76' Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Brian Madjo replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  17. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Goretzka replaces João Gomes.
  18. 83' Brian Madjo (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+5' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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