Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa — result, stats and report · Premier League
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Manchester City
Aston Villa
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Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 by a single goal in the Premier League (Round 38) at Etihad Stadium. The half-time score was 1-0.
Form guide: Manchester City have 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss in their last 5 matches, while Aston Villa have 4 wins, 1 draw in 5.
In the table, Manchester City sit 2nd on 21 points from 10 games; Aston Villa are 12th on 12 points.
Head to head: 1 previous meetings, Manchester City won 0, Aston Villa won 1 and 0 ended level.
Full statistics, the goal timeline and the league table for this fixture are on this page.
Key moments
23'
A. Semenyo
Goal · Manchester City
46'
A. Garcia
· assist: M. Cash
Substitution · Aston Villa
47'
O. Watkins
Goal · Aston Villa
58'
A. Semenyo
· assist: R. Cherki
Substitution · Manchester City
59'
B. Silva
· assist: M. Kovacic
Substitution · Manchester City
61'
O. Watkins
· assist: R. Barkley
Goal · Aston Villa
63'
Ollie Watkins
VAR review · Goal confirmed · Aston Villa
73'
Douglas Luiz
· assist: Y. Tielemans
Substitution · Aston Villa
73'
V. Lindelof
· assist: P. Torres
Substitution · Aston Villa
73'
L. Bogarde
· assist: A. Onana
Substitution · Aston Villa
77'
T. Reijnders
· assist: J. Doku
Substitution · Manchester City
77'
N. Ake
· assist: R. Ait-Nouri
Substitution · Manchester City
78'
J. Stones
· assist: J. Gvardiol
Substitution · Manchester City
82'
Rico Lewis
Yellow cards · Manchester City
86'
R. Barkley
· assist: J. McGinn
Substitution · Aston Villa
90+2'
Phil Foden
VAR review · Goal cancelled · Manchester City
Match statistics
53%
Ball possession
47%
16
Total shots
12
3
Shots on target
5
7
Shots off target
5
9
Corners
4
8
Fouls
4
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Saves
2
Line-ups
Manchester City · 4-2-2-2
- 1
- 82
- 5
- 3
- 6
- 14
- 20
- 42
- 26
- 47
- 4
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
- 40
- 16
- 3
- 5
- 22
- 26
- 21
- 31
- 6
- 10
- 11
Head to head
1 meetings
Manchester City 0
Draws 0
Aston Villa 1
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Frequently asked questions
What was the score of Manchester City vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won 2-1.
When and where is the match played?
Sunday, 24 May 2026, kick-off 15:00 Malaysia time at Etihad Stadium.
How do the two teams compare?
In the last 5 matches, Manchester City recorded 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss while Aston Villa recorded 4 wins, 1 draw.