Manchester City vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeaguePep Guardiola's Man City farewell spoiled by defeat to Aston Villa
Pep Guardiola was unable to sign off with one last victory as his glorious Manchester City reign ended in a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
- 5': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Savinho.
- 12': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Savinho with a through ball.
- 14': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andrés García.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 21': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Leon Bailey.
- 23': Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 25': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andrés García.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Andrés García (Aston Villa).
- 31': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 33': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo from a direct free kick.
- 37': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 38': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andrés García.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Nico González (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 45': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 45': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Andrés García.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 47': Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 52': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 52': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 55': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 56': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Trafford (Manchester City).
- 57': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 58': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Antoine Semenyo.
- 59': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 60': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 60': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 61': Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a through ball following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 63': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa (Ollie Watkins).
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico González.
- 68': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Douglas Luiz because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Lamare Bogarde.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Victor Lindelöf.
- 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by John Stones.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 76': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Nathan Aké.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces John Stones.
- 81': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 82': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 82': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 86': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Ross Barkley.
- 87': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Trafford.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden is caught offside.
- 90': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Phil Foden (Manchester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa.
- 90'+3': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 90'+11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 90'+11': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Manchester City).
- 90'+11': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 397 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 440 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 8 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 28 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 37 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 60,332
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 60,332
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 82 | Rico Lewis  |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 14 | Nico González |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 26 | Savinho |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 16 | Andrés García |
| 6 | Ross Barkley |
| 21 | Douglas Luiz |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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