English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 5, 2016
Aston Villa LWLLL 0
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Manchester City LLWWL 4
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Etihad Stadium · 53,892 att.

Match Report

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Sergio Aguero strikes brace as Man City rout Villa in second half

Sergio Aguero struck twice as Manchester City scored four second-half goals to revitalise their title challenge with a 4-0 thrashing of Villa.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
1
28.8
Possession
71.2
2
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
251
Accurate Passes
739
328
Passes
811
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
9
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
53
28
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
3
20
Effective Tackles
11
23
Tackles
17
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
3
31
Clearances
4

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4Vincent KompanyCD-R
  4. 22Gaël ClichyLB
  5. 3Bacary SagnaRB
  6. 25FernandinhoCM-L
  7. 42Yaya TouréCM-R
  8. 21David SilvaLM
  9. 15Jesús NavasRM
  10. 10Sergio AgüeroCF-L
  11. 14Wilfried BonyCF-R

AVL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 16Joleon LescottCD
  3. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  4. 4Micah RichardsCD-R
  5. 43Aly CissokhoLB
  6. 21Alan HuttonRB
  7. 8Idrissa GueyeCM
  8. 17Jordan VeretoutCM-L
  9. 15Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  10. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-L
  11. 19Jordan AyewCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 48' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Silva.
  3. 50' Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 0. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 60' Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 0. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Silva.
  5. 62' Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Wilfried Bony.
  6. 66' Goal! Manchester City 4, Aston Villa 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
  7. 70' Substitution, Manchester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces David Silva.
  8. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Rudy Gestede replaces Gabriel Agbonlahor.
  9. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Jordan Veretout.
  10. 80' Substitution, Manchester City. Manu García replaces Yaya Touré.
  11. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Sinclair replaces Jordan Ayew.

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