Aston Villa vs Manchester City – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Aston Villa
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Aston Villa defeated Manchester City 2–1 on 24 October 2026 at Villa Park in Premier League.
Lineups
Aston Villa: (4-2-3-1) Zion Suzuki, Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Nicolas Jackson, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, João Gomes, Johan Manzambi, Alysson.
Manchester City: (4-2-3-1) Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Elliot Anderson, Marc Guéhi, Iliman Ndiaye, Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki, Jérémy Doku, Enzo Fernández, Josko Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov.
Substitutions
Aston Villa: Ibrahim Mbaye for Alysson, Ross Barkley for John McGinn, Emiliano Buendía for Johan Manzambi, Leon Goretzka for João Gomes, Brian Madjo for Nicolas Jackson.
Manchester City: Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki, Rico Lewis for Marc Guéhi, Ryan McAidoo for Iliman Ndiaye.
Sidelined players
Aston Villa: Amadou Onana, Matteo Ruggeri, Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Manchester City: Antoine Semenyo.
Match statistics
Aston Villa had 37% of the possession, compared with 63% for Manchester City.
Aston Villa registered 8 shots, with 2 on target. Manchester City had 15 shots, with 7 on target.
Aston Villa won 4 corners, while Manchester City won 7.
Top players
Aston Villa: Nicolas Jackson scored 2 goals, Ibrahim Mbaye provided 1 assist, and Zion Suzuki was the highest-rated player (7.6).
Manchester City: Erling Haaland scored 1 goal, Iliman Ndiaye provided 1 assist, and Abdukodir Khusanov was the highest-rated player (7.6).