English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 12, 2023
Aston Villa DLWWL 1
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Manchester City LWWWL 3
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MNC303
Etihad Stadium · 53,392 att.

Match Report

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Man City beat Aston Villa to close gap behind leaders Arsenal in Premier League

Manchester City closed in on Arsenal at the top of Premier League with a confident win over Aston Villa at the Etihad on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
1
32.8
Possession
67.2
6
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
247
Accurate Passes
558
304
Passes
620
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
7
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
52
26
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
3
Effective Tackles
3
7
Tackles
7
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
16
Interceptions
3
15
Effective Clearances
4
15
Clearances
4

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MNC · 3-2-4-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD
  3. 14Aymeric LaporteLB
  4. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  5. 20Bernardo SilvaCM-L
  6. 16RodriCM-R
  7. 10Jack GrealishLM
  8. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 8Ilkay GündoganAM-L
  11. 17Kevin De BruyneAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Nathan Aké
  2. 21Sergio Gómez
  3. 4Kalvin Phillips
  4. 82Rico Lewis
  5. 18Stefan Ortega
  6. 19Julián Álvarez
  7. 47Phil Foden
  8. 25Manuel Akanji
  9. 80Cole Palmer

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 16Calum ChambersCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 27Lucas DigneLB
  5. 18Ashley YoungRB
  6. 6Douglas LuizCM-L
  7. 44Boubacar KamaraCM-R
  8. 10Emiliano BuendíaLM
  9. 41Jacob RamseyRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Philippe CoutinhoSUB
  2. 7John McGinnSUB
  3. 15Álex MorenoSUB
  4. 48Oliwier ZychSUB
  5. 2Matty CashSUB
  6. 32Leander DendonckerSUB
  7. 50Sil SwinkelsSUB
  8. 38Viljami SinisaloSUB
  9. 22Jhon DuránSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
  2. 37' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 39' Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  4. 41' Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  6. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Erling Haaland because of an injury.
  7. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Rúben Dias.
  8. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Lucas Digne.
  9. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  10. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Leon Bailey.
  11. 61' Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  12. 63' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 69' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish.
  14. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  15. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Ashley Young.
  16. 85' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Riyad Mahrez.

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