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Premier League · Sun, 24 May 2026 ·

Manchester City vs Aston Villa — 1 - 2

Manchester City

Score 1 - 2

FTHT 1-0

Aston Villa

Etihad Stadium · Referee: A. Madley

Manchester City vs Aston Villa head-to-head record

Match report

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 as O. Watkins scores twice

Manchester City were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, 24 May 2026 in Premier League matchday 38. A. Semenyo (23') scored for Manchester City, while O. Watkins (47', 61') found the net for Aston Villa. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Manchester City had 53% of the ball and 16 shots (3 on target) against Aston Villa’s 12 (5 on target). Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 9.3. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Manchester City

1st · 15 points · P 5 W 5 D 0 L 0

Form

Aston Villa

16th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#TeamPGDPts
1Manchester City5+815
2Arsenal5+412
15Crystal Palace5-54
16Aston Villa5-54
17Bournemouth5-23

Full Premier League table

Match events

  1. 23'goalA. SemenyoNormal Goal
  2. 46'substitutionA. GarciaOff: M. Cash
  3. 47'goalO. WatkinsNormal Goal
  4. 58'substitutionA. SemenyoOff: R. Cherki
  5. 59'substitutionB. SilvaOff: M. Kovacic
  6. 61'goalO. WatkinsAssist: R. Barkley
  7. 63'VAR decisionOllie WatkinsGoal confirmed
  8. 73'substitutionDouglas LuizOff: Y. Tielemans
  9. 73'substitutionV. LindelofOff: P. Torres
  10. 73'substitutionL. BogardeOff: A. Onana
  11. 77'substitutionT. ReijndersOff: J. Doku
  12. 77'substitutionN. AkeOff: R. Ait-Nouri
  13. 78'substitutionJ. StonesOff: J. Gvardiol
  14. 82'yellow cardRico LewisYellow Card
  15. 86'substitutionR. BarkleyOff: J. McGinn
  16. 90+2'VAR decisionPhil FodenGoal cancelled

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation 4-2-2-2 · Coach Pep Guardiola

Starting XI

  1. 1J. TraffordG
  2. 82R. LewisD
  3. 5J. StonesD
  4. 3R. DiasD
  5. 6N. AkeD
  6. 14NicoM
  7. 20B. SilvaM
  8. 42A. SemenyoM
  9. 26SavinhoM
  10. 47P. FodenF
  11. 4T. ReijndersF

Substitutes

  1. 13M. BettinelliG
  2. 11J. DokuF
  3. 21R. Ait-NouriD
  4. 24J. GvardiolD
  5. 27M. NunesM
  6. 8M. KovacicM
  7. 7O. MarmoushF
  8. 10R. CherkiM
  9. 68M. AlleyneD

Aston Villa

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery

Starting XI

  1. 40M. BizotG
  2. 16A. GarciaD
  3. 3V. LindelofD
  4. 5T. MingsD
  5. 22I. MaatsenD
  6. 26L. BogardeM
  7. 21Douglas LuizM
  8. 31L. BaileyM
  9. 6R. BarkleyM
  10. 10E. BuendiaM
  11. 11O. WatkinsF

Substitutes

  1. 64J. WrightG
  2. 8Y. TielemansM
  3. 14P. TorresD
  4. 24A. OnanaM
  5. 83B. BurrowesM
  6. 12L. DigneD
  7. 7J. McGinnM
  8. 2M. CashD
  9. 53G. HemmingsM

Match statistics

  • 53%Possession47%
  • 1.34Expected goals (xG)1.77
  • 16Total shots12
  • 3Shots on target5
  • 7Shots off target5
  • 6Blocked shots2
  • 10Shots inside the box9
  • 6Shots outside the box3
  • 9Corners4
  • 1Offsides1
  • 8Fouls4
  • 1Yellow cards0
  • –Red cards–
  • 3Goalkeeper saves2
  • 481Passes440
  • 426Accurate passes397
  • 89%Pass accuracy90%
  • 0.51Goals prevented0.51

Player statistics

Manchester City

Manchester City player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1James TraffordG906.3
3Rúben DiasD906.7
5John StonesD786.5
6Nathan AkéD776.7
82Rico LewisD906.0
14Nico GonzálezM907.3
20Bernardo SilvaM596.9
26SavinhoM906.6
42Antoine SemenyoM587.51
4Tijjani ReijndersF776.3
47Phil FodenF906.5
13Marcus BettinelliG––
21Rayan Aït-NouriD137.0
24Joško GvardiolD126.6
68Max AlleyneD––
8Mateo KovačićM316.6
10Rayan CherkiM326.3
27Matheus NunesM––
7Omar MarmoushF––
11Jérémy DokuF136.6

Aston Villa

Aston Villa player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
40Marco BizotG906.9
3Victor LindelöfD736.6
5Tyrone MingsD906.9
16Andrés GarcíaD456.6
22Ian MaatsenD906.6
6Ross BarkleyM866.71
10Emiliano BuendíaM907.9
21Douglas LuizM737.2
26Lamare BogardeM736.7
31Leon BaileyM906.3
11Ollie WatkinsFTop rated909.32
64James WrightG––
2Matty CashD456.6
12Lucas DigneD––
14Pau TorresD176.6
7John McGinnM166.9
8Youri TielemansM177.6
24Amadou OnanaM176.6
53George HemmingsM––
83Bradley BurrowesM––

Also in Matchday 38 (Premier League)

All Matchday 38 fixtures and results