Aston Villa v Manchester City, 24 October 2026

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance36,743

View Aston Villa v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 53 Aston Villa won: 12 Drawn: 10 Manchester City won: 31 Aston Villa scored: 52 Manchester City scored: 103 . Aston Villa had now won three consecutive meetings with Manchester City for the first time since September 1966 (three, all in League Division One).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Manchester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 6 G
Nicolas Jackson 60 G

Goals:

Erling Haaland 52 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Marc Guéhi Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Iliman N'Diaye Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Mbaye for Alysson 59
Ross Barkley for John McGinn 66
Emi Buendía for Johan Manzambi 66
Brian Madjo for Nicolas Jackson 82
Leon Goretzka for João Gomes 82

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki 46
Rico Lewis for Marc Guéhi 46
Ryan McAidoo for Iliman N'Diaye 69

Cards:

Johan Manzambi 54 Y
Matty Cash 55 Y
Brian Madjo 83 Y
Emi Buendía 90+5 Y

Cards:

Marc Guéhi 32 Y
Rayan Cherki 38 Y
Elliott Anderson 74 Y
Ryan McAidoo 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Forward Brian Madjo
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Ryan McAidoo

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa now remained unbeaten in their last five home games in the Premier League against a team that started the day at the top of the table. . Villa had now won six and drawn one of their last seven games in all competitions. . Nicolas Jackson scored more than one goal in a game in the Premier League for the first time since 21 September 2024 for Chelsea at West Ham United.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City failed in their attempt to win their opening eight games of a league season for the first time: previously seven in 1897-98 in League Division Two under manager Sam Ormerod. . City also failed in their attempt to become the third team to win their first eight games of a season in the Premier League: previously by Chelsea in 2005-06 (nine) and Liverpool in 2019-20 (eight). . This was their first defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Aston Villa on 24 May 2026: longer than any other team currently in the division.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 6 G
Nicolas Jackson 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Mbaye for Alysson 59
Ross Barkley for John McGinn 66
Emi Buendía for Johan Manzambi 66
Brian Madjo for Nicolas Jackson 82
Leon Goretzka for João Gomes 82

Cards:

Johan Manzambi 54 Y
Matty Cash 55 Y
Brian Madjo 83 Y
Emi Buendía 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Forward Brian Madjo
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa now remained unbeaten in their last five home games in the Premier League against a team that started the day at the top of the table. . Villa had now won six and drawn one of their last seven games in all competitions. . Nicolas Jackson scored more than one goal in a game in the Premier League for the first time since 21 September 2024 for Chelsea at West Ham United.

1 Manchester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Erling Haaland 52 G

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Marc Guéhi Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Iliman N'Diaye Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki 46
Rico Lewis for Marc Guéhi 46
Ryan McAidoo for Iliman N'Diaye 69

Cards:

Marc Guéhi 32 Y
Rayan Cherki 38 Y
Elliott Anderson 74 Y
Ryan McAidoo 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Ryan McAidoo

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City failed in their attempt to win their opening eight games of a league season for the first time: previously seven in 1897-98 in League Division Two under manager Sam Ormerod. . City also failed in their attempt to become the third team to win their first eight games of a season in the Premier League: previously by Chelsea in 2005-06 (nine) and Liverpool in 2019-20 (eight). . This was their first defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Aston Villa on 24 May 2026: longer than any other team currently in the division.