Aston Villa vs Manchester City match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 17 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref P. Bankes

Aston Villa stats & fixtures · Manchester City stats & fixtures

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 in the Premier League on 21 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.67–1.03. Manchester City had 56% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City match statistics

Aston VillaManchester City

44% Ball possession 56%
1.67 Expected goals (xG) 1.03
11 Total shots 12
6 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 7
5 Corners 4
14 Fouls 7
3 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 3
428 Passes 537
86% Pass accuracy 92%
5 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

16' Goal J. Durán (assist M. Rogers) Aston Villa
37' Yellow card M. Cash Aston Villa
45+2' Yellow card E. Martinez Aston Villa
47' Yellow card R. Lewis Manchester City
65' Goal M. Rogers (assist J. McGinn) Aston Villa
84' Yellow card J. Gvardiol Manchester City
87' Yellow card J. Grealish Manchester City
90+3' Goal P. Foden Manchester City
90+4' Yellow card J. McGinn Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

12 L. Digne 14 P. Torres 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

24 A. Onana 44 B. Kamara

27 M. Rogers 8 Y. Tielemans 7 J. McGinn

9 J. Durán

Bench O. Watkins , E. Buendía , T. Mings , R. Olsen , L. Bailey , R. Barkley , L. Bogarde , K. Nedeljković , I. Maatsen

Manchester City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Pep Guardiola

18 S. Ortega

24 J. Gvardiol 5 J. Stones 25 M. Akanji 82 R. Lewis

8 M. Kovačić 19 İlkay Gündoğan

10 J. Grealish 47 P. Foden 20 B. Silva

9 E. Haaland

Bench K. Walker , Savinho , J. Doku , Jahmai Simpson-Pusey , N. O'Reilly , K. De Bruyne , Nathan Aké , S. Carson , J. McAtee

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City away

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 7.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.1 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
3 Apr 24	Manchester City v Aston Villa	4–1
6 Dec 23	Aston Villa v Manchester City	1–0
12 Feb 23	Manchester City v Aston Villa	3–1
3 Sep 22	Aston Villa v Manchester City	1–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Aston Villa vs Manchester City head-to-head record