Aston Villa v Manchester City, 08 November 2015

Score0-0
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance36,757

View Aston Villa v Manchester City head to head

This was the only the eighth time in Premier League history that the league leaders had failed to beat the bottom club. Kick-off: 1.30pm

0 Aston Villa

0 Manchester City

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Jordan Amavi
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Scott Sinclair

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Aleksandar Kolarov Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
Fernando Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Wilfried Bony Forward

Substitutions:

Charles N'Zogbia for Carles Gil 65
Leandro Bacuna for Scott Sinclair 72
Rudy Gestede for Jordan Ayew 84

Substitutions:

Jesús Navas for Wilfried Bony 25
Fabian Delph for Yaya Touré 78
Kelechi Iheanacho for Raheem Sterling 84

Cards:

Brad Guzan 90 Y

Cards:

Nicolás Otamendi 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Kieran Richardson
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Midfielder Charles N'Zogbia
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Rudy Gestede

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender/Midfielder Martín Demichelis
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 20th This was manager Remi Garde's first game in charge of Aston Villa. He became the sixth Frenchman to take charge of a Premier League club: Arsene Wenger (Arsenal), Gerard Houllier (Liverpool and Aston Villa), Jean Tigana (Fulham), Jacques Santini (Tottenham Hotspur) and Alain Perrin (Portsmouth). With this draw, Villa avoided becoming the first club since Newcastle United in 1977-78 to lose ten of their opening 12 games in a top division season. It also ended their worst league run since the club's record 11 defeats in a row from March to May in 1963.

Comments:

League position: 1st Two of Manchester City's last three Premier League games had now ended in 0-0 draws. This followed a a run of 60 games without a goalless game. City had now lost just one of their last eight Premier League away games (won five) and kept six clean sheets in them. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last eight Premier League games against Aston Villa.

0 Aston Villa

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Jordan Amavi
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Scott Sinclair

Substitutions:

Charles N'Zogbia for Carles Gil 65
Leandro Bacuna for Scott Sinclair 72
Rudy Gestede for Jordan Ayew 84

Cards:

Brad Guzan 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Kieran Richardson
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Midfielder Charles N'Zogbia
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 20th This was manager Remi Garde's first game in charge of Aston Villa. He became the sixth Frenchman to take charge of a Premier League club: Arsene Wenger (Arsenal), Gerard Houllier (Liverpool and Aston Villa), Jean Tigana (Fulham), Jacques Santini (Tottenham Hotspur) and Alain Perrin (Portsmouth). With this draw, Villa avoided becoming the first club since Newcastle United in 1977-78 to lose ten of their opening 12 games in a top division season. It also ended their worst league run since the club's record 11 defeats in a row from March to May in 1963.

0 Manchester City

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Aleksandar Kolarov Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
Fernando Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Wilfried Bony Forward

Substitutions:

Jesús Navas for Wilfried Bony 25
Fabian Delph for Yaya Touré 78
Kelechi Iheanacho for Raheem Sterling 84

Cards:

Nicolás Otamendi 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender/Midfielder Martín Demichelis
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 1st Two of Manchester City's last three Premier League games had now ended in 0-0 draws. This followed a a run of 60 games without a goalless game. City had now lost just one of their last eight Premier League away games (won five) and kept six clean sheets in them. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last eight Premier League games against Aston Villa.