Aston Villa vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMan City hit new low as Morgan Rogers inspires Aston Villa to win
Aston Villa inflicted more misery on Manchester City on Saturday, defeating them 2-1 in the Premier League with goals from Jhon Duran and former City forward Morgan Rogers.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
- 2': Attempt saved. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
- 2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
- 3': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Stones.
- 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
- 8': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 9': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 9': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 10': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 12': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 13': Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 14': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 15': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 18': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 18': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 19': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 22': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Stones.
- 30': Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 31': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 33': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jhon Durán.
- 37': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 37': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 43': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0.
- 45'+2': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Kyle Walker replaces John Stones.
- 47': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 47': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 51': Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 53': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 53': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 54': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 65': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 67': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 67': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn with a through ball.
- 71': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 72': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 72': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 75': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
- 79': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Jhon Durán.
- 81': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 81': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
- 84': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 84': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 85': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 85': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 87': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 90': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 90'+3': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 1.
Statistics
 MNC |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 496 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 537 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 6 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 15 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,345
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,345
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 27 | +32 | 58 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | +30 | 53 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 26 | +10 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 26 | +10 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK)  |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 9 | Jhon Durán |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 7 | John McGinn |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
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