English Premier League

FT Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Aston Villa WLWWW 1
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Manchester City WWDWW 2
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AVL101
MNC112
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Match Report

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Man City stun Villa late to close in on Champions League place

Manchester City's Matheus Nunes scored deep in injury time to salvage a crucial 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on Tuesday in their breathless chase for a Champions League berth next season.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
2
38.4
Possession
61.6
7
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
254
Accurate Passes
438
307
Passes
488
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
9
10
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.4
48
Long Balls
37
23
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
4
23
Effective Clearances
13
23
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 18Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 24Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 8Mateo KovacicDM
  5. 75Nico O'ReillyLB
  6. 27Matheus NunesRB
  7. 19Ilkay GündoganCM-L
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaCM-R
  9. 7Omar MarmoushLM
  10. 87James McAteeRM
  11. 17Kevin De BruyneF

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 9Marcus RashfordF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 18' Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 1. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 35' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 50' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. Axel Disasi replaces Matty Cash.
  6. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  7. 70' Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces James McAtee.
  9. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
  10. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Amadou Onana.
  11. 77' Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 86' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Morgan Rogers.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  16. 90'+6' Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Kevin De Bruyne.

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