English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Aston Villa DLWDW 1
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Manchester City WWDWD 4
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AVL101
MNC224
Etihad Stadium · 53,422 att.

Match Report

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Stunning Foden hat trick gives Man City vital win over Villa

Phil Foden scored a stunning hat-track as Manchester City crushed Aston Villa 4-1 on Wednesday to keep their hopes of retaining the Premier League title very much alive.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
7
Saves
2
33
Possession
67
8
SHOTS
25
3
ON GOAL
11
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
291
Accurate Passes
647
337
Passes
701
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.1
39
Long Balls
30
20
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.9
4
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
26
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
5
16
Effective Clearances
6
16
Clearances
6

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 82Rico LewisRB
  6. 47Phil FodenAM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 19Julián ÁlvarezF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 11Jérémy DokuAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Robin OlsenG
  2. 17Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 47Tim IroegbunamRM
  9. 24Jhon DuránF
  10. 22Nicolò ZanioloAM-L
  11. 19Moussa DiabyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  2. 20' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 1. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 32' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 38' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 62' Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  7. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
  8. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Moussa Diaby.
  9. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Douglas Luiz.
  10. 69' Goal! Manchester City 4, Aston Villa 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  11. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Jhon Durán.
  12. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Rodri.
  13. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Bernardo Silva.
  14. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Omari Kellyman replaces Nicolò Zaniolo because of an injury.
  15. 80' Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Jérémy Doku.
  16. 80' Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Phil Foden.
  17. 90'+4' Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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