Manchester City v Aston Villa, 20 January 2021

Score2-0 to Manchester City
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium

View Manchester City v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 41 Manchester City won: 25 Drawn: 9 Aston Villa won: 7 Manchester City scored: 83 Aston Villa scored: 36 Aston Villa had now lost on 15 of their last 16 visits to Manchester City in the Premier League.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Bernardo Silva 79 G
Ilkay Gündogan penalty 90 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Olexsandr Zinchenko for Kyle Walker 28
Gabriel Jesus for Kevin De Bruyne 59
Riyad Mahrez for Raheem Sterling 72

Substitutions:

Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré 68
Jacob Ramsey for Ross Barkley 68
Neil Taylor for Matt Targett 75

Cards:

Cards:

John McGinn 67 Y
Neil Taylor 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Eric García
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Adrián Bernabé
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Gabriel Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender Frederic Guilbert
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City had now won all of their last nine games in all competitions. City had now kept a clean sheet in 14 of their last 17 games in all competitions. After 18 games, Bernardo Silva became the 12th different player to score for City so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 11th Aston Villa failed in their attempt to win more than eight of their opening 16 games of a league season for the first time since 1989-90 in League Division One. Villa had now conceded seven goals in their nine away games so far in this Premier League season; only Manchester City (six) had conceded fewer in the division. They had now lost their first three games of a year in all competitions for the first time since 2017.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Bernardo Silva 79 G
Ilkay Gündogan penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Olexsandr Zinchenko for Kyle Walker 28
Gabriel Jesus for Kevin De Bruyne 59
Riyad Mahrez for Raheem Sterling 72

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Eric García
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Adrián Bernabé
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City had now won all of their last nine games in all competitions. City had now kept a clean sheet in 14 of their last 17 games in all competitions. After 18 games, Bernardo Silva became the 12th different player to score for City so far in this Premier League season.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré 68
Jacob Ramsey for Ross Barkley 68
Neil Taylor for Matt Targett 75

Cards:

John McGinn 67 Y
Neil Taylor 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender Frederic Guilbert
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 11th Aston Villa failed in their attempt to win more than eight of their opening 16 games of a league season for the first time since 1989-90 in League Division One. Villa had now conceded seven goals in their nine away games so far in this Premier League season; only Manchester City (six) had conceded fewer in the division. They had now lost their first three games of a year in all competitions for the first time since 2017.