English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Manchester City WDDWD 0
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Aston Villa WWWWD 1
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Villa Park · 41,421 att.

Match Report

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Aston Villa leapfrog Manchester City in table with huge win

Aston Villa stunned Manchester City with a fully-deserved 1-0 win on Wednesday thanks to a deflected shot from Leon Bailey, leaving the reigning Premier League champions in an unfamiliar fourth position and six points off the top.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
2
53.9
Possession
46.1
2
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
7
1.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
454
Accurate Passes
372
520
Passes
436
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
54
23
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
9
12
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
7
29
Effective Clearances
6
29
Clearances
6

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 6Douglas LuizCM-L
  7. 44Boubacar KamaraCM-R
  8. 7John McGinnLM
  9. 31Leon BaileyRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  11. 8Youri TielemansRCF

MNC · 3-2-4-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD
  3. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  4. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  5. 25Manuel AkanjiCM-L
  6. 5John StonesCM-R
  7. 47Phil FodenLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 19Julián ÁlvarezAM-L
  11. 82Rico LewisAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45' John Stones (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 53' Rico Lewis (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 68' Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Rico Lewis.
  5. 68' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Julián Álvarez.
  6. 73' Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Phil Foden.
  7. 74' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  8. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
  9. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Youri Tielemans.
  10. 87' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
  12. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.

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