Aston Villa 1:0 Manchester City

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 1:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 9 at Villa Park on 26 October 2025, with the half time score at 1:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Aston Villa

1 : 0

HT 1 : 0

Manchester City

26 October 2025
Kickoff: 14:00 UTC
Venue: Villa Park | Birmingham
Referee: M. Oliver

Form and Table

Aston Villa 4th 65 pts WinWinDrawLossLoss
Manchester City 2nd 78 pts LossDrawWinWinDraw

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Aston Villa

A. Garcia Questionable | Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Questionable | Injury
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
P. Torres Questionable | Calf Injury
A. Garcia Questionable | Injury
T. Mings Questionable | Ankle Injury
J. Sancho Questionable | Illness

Manchester City

N. O'Reilly Questionable | Ankle Injury
M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
Nico Questionable | Injury
Nico Questionable | Injury
Nico Questionable | Injury
Savinho Questionable | Injury
J. Stones Questionable | Thigh Injury

Match Events

Aston Villa: M. CashGoal | Assist: E. Buendia
19'
Aston Villa: J. SanchoSubstitution | Off: E. Buendia
29'
40'
Manchester City: SavinhoYellow Card | Foul
54'
Manchester City: Tijjani ReijndersYellow Card | Foul
61'
Manchester City: J. DokuSubstitution | Off: O. Bobb
61'
Manchester City: N. O'ReillySubstitution | Off: J. Stones
61'
Manchester City: NicoSubstitution | Off: B. Silva
64'
Manchester City: Nico GonzálezYellow Card | Foul
Aston Villa: R. BarkleySubstitution | Off: J. McGinn
74'
Aston Villa: E. GuessandSubstitution
74'
76'
Manchester City: R. CherkiSubstitution | Off: T. Reijnders
80'
Manchester City: Phil FodenYellow Card | Foul
Aston Villa: Boubacar KamaraYellow Card | Foul
81'
84'
Manchester City: O. MarmoushSubstitution | Off: Savinho
Aston Villa: D. MalenSubstitution | Off: O. Watkins
86'
Aston Villa: I. MaatsenSubstitution | Off: L. Digne
86'

Match Stats

Aston Villa
Manchester City

47% Ball Possession 53%

0.81 Expected Goals 1.18

9 Total Shots 18

3 Shots on Goal 4

1 Shots off Goal 5

5 Blocked Shots 9

8 Shots Inside Box 14

1 Shots Outside Box 4

5 Corner Kicks 6

1 Offsides 3

8 Fouls 16

1 Yellow Cards 4

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 2

449 Total Passes 504

388 Accurate Passes 455

86% Pass Accuracy 90%

-0.19 Goals Prevented -0.19

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

E. Martinez

L. Digne P. Torres E. Konsa M. Cash

A. Onana B. Kamara

E. Buendia M. Rogers J. McGinn

O. Watkins

Substitutes

40 | M. Bizot | G
6 | R. Barkley | M
3 | V. Lindelof | D
5 | T. Mings | D
17 | D. Malen | F
22 | I. Maatsen | D
26 | L. Bogarde | D
19 | J. Sancho | F
29 | E. Guessand | F

Coach: Unai Emery

Manchester City

Formation: 4-1-4-1

G. Donnarumma

J. Gvardiol R. Dias J. Stones M. Nunes

T. Reijnders

Savinho B. Silva P. Foden O. Bobb

E. Haaland

Substitutes

1 | J. Trafford | G
11 | J. Doku | F
82 | R. Lewis | D
33 | N. O'Reilly | M
8 | M. Kovacic | M
6 | N. Ake | D
7 | O. Marmoush | F
14 | Nico | M
10 | R. Cherki | M

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Player Ratings: Top 5

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Matty Cash	90	8.5
Amadou Onana	90	8.2
Emiliano Martínez	90	7.3
Ezri Konsa	90	7.3
Pau Torres	90	7.3

Manchester City
Player	Minutes	Rating
Rúben Dias	90	7.9
Gianluigi Donnarumma	90	7.6
Jérémy Doku	29	7.2
Phil Foden	90	6.9
Nico González	29	6.9

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC