Aston Villa vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMatty Cash belter sees Aston Villa upset Man City
Matty Cash's brilliant first-half goal earned Aston Villa an excellent 1-0 win over Manchester City, whose Premier League title hopes took an early blow.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 6': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 16': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
- 16': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 19': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía following a corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball.
- 23': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 25': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
- 25': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Emiliano Buendía because of an injury.
- 30': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 30': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 31': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by John Stones.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 34': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 34': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
- 36': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 37': Handball by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 38': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 40': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
- 40': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Savinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 45'+1': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0.
- 46': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 46': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
- 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 48': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 48': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden following a fast break.
- 52': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 53': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 54': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 61': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces John Stones.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Oscar Bobb.
- 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 64': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 64': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Nico González (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 67': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 68': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 69': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 71': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 73': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces John McGinn.
- 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Evann Guessand replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 76': Offside, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
- 77': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 79': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 79': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 80': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 80': Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 81': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Savinho.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Offside, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
- 90'+4': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0.
Statistics
 MNC |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 455 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
| 504 | Passes | 449 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 20 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 19 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,988
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,988
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | +15 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 10 | +4 | 18 |
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 |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara  |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 7 | John McGinn |
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 26 | Savinho |
| 52 | Oscar Bobb |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
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