Aston Villa v Manchester City, 06 December 2023

Score1-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,321
Kick-off: 8.15pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 47 Aston Villa won: 8 Drawn: 10 Manchester City won: 29 Aston Villa scored: 43 Manchester City scored: 94 . This was Aston Villa's first win in their last 16 meetings with Manchester City in all competitions since September 2013 (lost 13).

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Leon Bailey 74 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Julián Alvarez Midfielder/Forward
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 85
Jacob Ramsey for Youri Tielemans 85
Alex Moreno for Lucas Digne 90
Jhon Durán for Ollie Watkins 90

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Julián Alvarez 68
Matheus Nunes for Rico Lewis 68
Oscar Bobb for Phil Foden 73

Cards:

Ollie Watkins 60 Y
Boubacar Kamara 87 Y

Cards:

John Stones 45 Y
Rico Lewis 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Marschall
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now equalled their club record of 14 consecutive home league wins; previously in November 1903 and October 1931 (both in League Division One). . Villa had now win their opening seven home games in a season in the top division for the first time since 1932-33 in League Division One (eight). . They failed in their attempt to score three or more goals in each of their opening seven home games in a season in the top division for the first time since 1897-98 in League Division One.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Manchester City had now failed to win in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2017. . City could have drawn four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2009. . They had now lost three of their last nine games in the Premier League (won three). . Manchester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Leon Bailey 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 85
Jacob Ramsey for Youri Tielemans 85
Alex Moreno for Lucas Digne 90
Jhon Durán for Ollie Watkins 90

Cards:

Ollie Watkins 60 Y
Boubacar Kamara 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Marschall
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now equalled their club record of 14 consecutive home league wins; previously in November 1903 and October 1931 (both in League Division One). . Villa had now win their opening seven home games in a season in the top division for the first time since 1932-33 in League Division One (eight). . They failed in their attempt to score three or more goals in each of their opening seven home games in a season in the top division for the first time since 1897-98 in League Division One.

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Julián Alvarez Midfielder/Forward
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Julián Alvarez 68
Matheus Nunes for Rico Lewis 68
Oscar Bobb for Phil Foden 73

Cards:

John Stones 45 Y
Rico Lewis 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes

Comments:

League position: 4th . Manchester City had now failed to win in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2017. . City could have drawn four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2009. . They had now lost three of their last nine games in the Premier League (won three). . Manchester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.