Aston Villa vs Manchester City
Ref: Michael Oliver, EnglandVilla Park, Birmingham · 42,824 cap
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Cash scored for Aston Villa. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.81 for Aston Villa versus 1.18 for Manchester City. Aston Villa sit 4th in the Premier League table while Manchester City are 2nd.
First Half
⚽
Cash
Assist: Buendía
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Buendía
40'
Sávio
Yellow Card
Second Half
54'
Reijnders
Yellow Card
61'
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Stones
61'
⇄
Silva
61'
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Bobb
64'
Nico González
Yellow Card
⇄
McGinn
⇄
Unknown
76'
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Reijnders
80'
Foden
Yellow Card
Kamara
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Sávio
⇄
Digne
⇄
Watkins
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Aston VillaManchester City
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.81VS1.18
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
18
3
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
14
1
Shots outside box
4
1
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
449
Total passes
504
388
Accurate passes
455
86%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline3 · 0 won
8
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
9
0
Goals prevented
0
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Manchester City
4-1-4-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 12L. DigneD
- 14Pau TorresD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 24A. OnanaM
- 27M. RogersM
- 44B. KamaraM
Substitutes
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 5T. MingsD
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 17D. MalenF
- 19J. SanchoF
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 26L. BogardeD
- 29E. GuessandF
- 40M. BizotG
Manchester City
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 5J. StonesD
- 9E. HaalandF
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 26SávioM
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 47P. FodenM
- 52Oscar BobbM
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 6N. AkéD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 8M. KovačićM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 11J. DokuF
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 82R. LewisD
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Cash | D | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Amadou Onana | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Torres | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lucas Digne | D | 86 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Boubacar Kamara | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| John McGinn(C) | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lamare Bogarde | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrone Mings | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jadon Sancho | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Evann Guessand | F | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ross Barkley | M | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donyell Malen | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Dias | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Phil Foden | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2/2 |
| Oscar Bobb | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0/1 |
| Joško Gvardiol | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| John Stones | D | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Savinho | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rico Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Kovačić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jérémy Doku | F | 29 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nico González | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | M | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Omar Marmoush | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |