MANCHESTER. Manchester City overcomes Aston Villa 3-1. Manchester City was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Rodri (4′), Ilkay Gündogan (39′) and Riyad Mahrez (45′). Aston Villa reduced the distance with a goal (61′) by O. Watkins, but there was not much to do for them. Manchester City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 53,392 spectators.​ The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester City

3 - 1

Aston Villa

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 17 Total 5
  • 9 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 119 Attack 62
  • 57 Dangerous attack 23
  • 95 Ball safe 66
  • 17 Free Kicks 14
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 67% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 1 yellow card (Rúben Dias). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (L. Digne and E. Konsa).

Match Timeline

Rodri(goal)Riyad Mahrez
4'
Jack Grealish(var)
21'
37'
Lucas Digne- Yellow
39'
Rúben Dias- Yellow
41'
45'
Julián Álvarez- sub ->Erling Haaland
46'
Manuel Akanji- sub ->Rúben Dias
46'
60'
Jhon Durán- sub ->L. Digne
60'
John McGinn- sub ->E. Buendía
60'
Álex Moreno- sub ->L. Bailey
61'
Ollie Watkins(goal)Douglas Luiz
63'
Ezri Konsa- Yellow
Phil Foden- sub ->Jack Grealish
69'
76'
Matty Cash- sub ->J. Ramsey
76'
Nathan Aké - sub ->Riyad Mahrez
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this encounter, Manchester City will have 48 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa will stay with 28 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Brentford on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Aston Villa will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of May with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Aston Villa (5 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.8
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
6.3
D
Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain
7.2
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.0
46' 41'
M
İlkay Gündoğan 8.Germany
7.6
39'
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
6.9
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
6.9
M
Rodri 16.Spain
8.6
4'
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
7.3
69'
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
8.3
85' 45'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
85'
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
6.3
46'
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
M
Cole Palmer 80.England
M
Phil Foden 47.England
6.8
69'
M
Kalvin Phillips 4.England
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
6.6
46'

Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.8), Kyle Walker (6.3), Rúben Dias (7.0), Aymeric Laporte (7.2), Rodri (8.6), Bernardo Silva (6.9), Riyad Mahrez (8.3), Kevin De Bruyne (6.9), İlkay Gündoğan (7.6), Jack Grealish (7.3) and Erling Haaland (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Manuel Akanji (6.3), Phil Foden (6.8), Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gómez, Stefan Ortega, Julián Álvarez (6.6), Nathan Aké, Rico Lewis and Cole Palmer.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: Erling Haaland for Julián Álvarez (46′), Rúben Dias for Manuel Akanji (46′), Jack Grealish for Phil Foden (69′) and Riyad Mahrez for Nathan Aké (85′).

Best player: Rodri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Rodri.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 98 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
6.8
D
Ashley Young 18.England
6.3
76'
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
6.1
60' 37'
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
5.7
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
7.1
63'
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
6.2
60'
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
6.8
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
7.0
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
6.2
76'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
7.3
61'
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
6.5
60'
Substitutes
G
O. Zych 48.Poland
G
Viljami Sinisalo 38.Finland
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.4
76'
D
Sil Swinkels 50.Netherlands
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
6.8
60'
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
6.7
60'
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
7.3
76'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
F
Jhon Durán 22.Colombia
6.4
60'

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (6.8), Ashley Young (6.3), Ezri Konsa (7.1), Calum Chambers (5.7), Lucas Digne (6.1), Jacob Ramsey (6.2), Boubacar Kamara (6.8), Douglas Luiz (7.0), Emiliano Buendía (6.2), Leon Bailey (6.5) and Ollie Watkins (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Matty Cash (6.4), John McGinn (6.7), Sil Swinkels, Oliwier Zych, Álex Moreno (6.8), Philippe Coutinho (7.3), Leander Dendoncker, Viljami Sinisalo and Jhon Durán (6.4).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: E. Buendía for John McGinn (60′), L. Digne for Jhon Durán (60′), L. Bailey for Álex Moreno (60′), J. Ramsey for Matty Cash (76′) and A. Young for Philippe Coutinho (76′).

Best player: Philippe Coutinho​

The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Philippe Coutinho.

His rating is (7.3) with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 76′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​