Manchester City 1:2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 38 at Etihad Stadium on 24 May 2026, 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.

Manchester City

1 : 2

HT 1 : 0

Aston Villa

24 May 2026
Kickoff: 15:00 UTC
Venue: Etihad Stadium | Manchester
Referee: A. Madley

Form and Table

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

Full table: Premier League

Team News

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

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

Match Events

Manchester City: A. SemenyoGoal
23'
46'
Aston Villa: M. CashSubstitution | Off: A. Garcia
47'
Aston Villa: O. WatkinsGoal
Manchester City: R. CherkiSubstitution | Off: A. Semenyo
58'
Manchester City: M. KovacicSubstitution | Off: B. Silva
59'
61'
Aston Villa: O. WatkinsGoal | Assist: R. Barkley
63'
Aston Villa: Ollie WatkinsVAR | Goal confirmed
73'
Aston Villa: Y. TielemansSubstitution | Off: Douglas Luiz
73'
Aston Villa: P. TorresSubstitution | Off: V. Lindelof
73'
Aston Villa: A. OnanaSubstitution | Off: L. Bogarde
Manchester City: J. DokuSubstitution | Off: T. Reijnders
77'
Manchester City: R. Ait-NouriSubstitution | Off: N. Ake
77'
Manchester City: J. GvardiolSubstitution | Off: J. Stones
78'
Manchester City: Rico LewisYellow Card | Foul
82'
86'
Aston Villa: J. McGinnSubstitution | Off: R. Barkley
Manchester City: Phil FodenVAR | Goal cancelled
90+2'

Match Stats

Manchester City
Aston Villa

53% Ball Possession 47%

1.34 Expected Goals 1.77

16 Total Shots 12

3 Shots on Goal 5

7 Shots off Goal 5

6 Blocked Shots 2

10 Shots Inside Box 9

6 Shots Outside Box 3

9 Corner Kicks 4

1 Offsides 1

8 Fouls 4

1 Yellow Cards 0

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 2

481 Total Passes 440

426 Accurate Passes 397

89% Pass Accuracy 90%

0.51 Goals Prevented 0.51

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation: 4-2-2-2

J. Trafford

N. Ake R. Dias J. Stones R. Lewis

B. Silva Nico

Savinho A. Semenyo

T. Reijnders P. Foden

Substitutes

13 | M. Bettinelli | G
11 | J. Doku | F
21 | R. Ait-Nouri | D
24 | J. Gvardiol | D
27 | M. Nunes | M
8 | M. Kovacic | M
7 | O. Marmoush | F
10 | R. Cherki | M
68 | M. Alleyne | D

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

M. Bizot

I. Maatsen T. Mings V. Lindelof A. Garcia

Douglas Luiz L. Bogarde

E. Buendia R. Barkley L. Bailey

O. Watkins

Substitutes

64 | J. Wright | G
8 | Y. Tielemans | M
14 | P. Torres | D
24 | A. Onana | M
83 | B. Burrowes | M
12 | L. Digne | D
7 | J. McGinn | M
2 | M. Cash | D
53 | G. Hemmings | M

Coach: Unai Emery

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester City
Player	Minutes	Rating
Antoine Semenyo	58	7.5
Nico González	90	7.3
Rayan Aït-Nouri	13	7.0
Bernardo Silva	59	6.9
Rúben Dias	90	6.7

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Ollie Watkins	90	9.3
Emiliano Buendía	90	7.9
Youri Tielemans	17	7.6
Douglas Luiz	73	7.2
Marco Bizot	90	6.9

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC