Manchester City estinguishes Aston Villa 4-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City liquidates Aston Villa 4-1 with goals of

April 4, 2024

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MANCHESTER. Manchester City wipes out Aston Villa 4-1 with goals of Rodri (11′), Phil Foden (45′), Phil Foden (62′) and Phil Foden (69′). On the other side, Aston Villa scored with Jhon Durán (20′). Manchester City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. In front of 53,422 spectators. The referee was Darren England who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.74 degrees Celsius or 54.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Manchester City

4 - 1

Aston Villa

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

25 Total 8
11 On Target 3
7 Off Target 2
7 Shots blocked 4

132 Attack 55
106 Dangerous attack 23
68 Ball safe 71

14 Free Kicks 7
0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 68% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more aggressive with 106 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.

Manchester City shot 25 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 1 yellow card (Jack Grealish). Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Calum Chambers and Douglas Luiz).

Match Timeline

Rodri(goal)Jérémy Doku

11'

20'

Jhon Durán(goal)Morgan Rogers

Jack Grealish- Yellow

32'

38'

Douglas Luiz- Yellow

Phil Foden(goal)Rodri

45'

Phil Foden(goal)Rodri

62'

63'

Leon Bailey- sub ->Moussa Diaby

63'

Youri Tielemans- sub ->Tim Iroegbunam

64'

Calum Chambers- sub ->Douglas Luiz

Phil Foden(goal)Julián Álvarez

69'

71'

Álex Moreno- sub ->Jhon Durán

Mateo Kovacic- sub ->Bernardo Silva

75'

Matheus Nunes- sub ->Rodri

75'

77'

O. Kellyman- sub ->Nicolò Zaniolo

Oscar Bobb- sub ->Phil Foden

80'

Sergio Gómez- sub ->Jérémy Doku

80'

90'

Calum Chambers- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Fulham

Brighton & Hove Albion

After playing this match, Manchester City has 67 points like Liverpool to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will stays with 59 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with Crystal Palace on the 6th of April with a 17-3 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (4 draws).

Aston Villa will host Brentford on the 6th of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Brentford (5 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

7.3

Rúben Dias 3.Portugal

7.5

Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia

7.8

Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland

8.1

Rico Lewis 82.England

7.8

Jack Grealish 10.England

8.2

32'

Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium

8.2

80'

Rodri 16.Spain

9.4

75'

11'

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

7.0

75'

Phil Foden 47.England

10.2

80'

45', 62', 69'

Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

6.3

Substitutes

Scott Carson 33.England

John Stones 5.England

Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia

6.7

75'

Sergio Gómez 21.Spain

6.4

80'

Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal

6.8

75'

Oscar Bobb 52.Norway

6.7

80'

Mahamadou Susoho 76.Spain

Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Stefan Ortega (7.3), Rico Lewis (7.8), Rúben Dias (7.5), Manuel Akanji (8.1), Josko Gvardiol (7.8), Rodri (9.4), Bernardo Silva (7.0), Jérémy Doku (8.2), Phil Foden (10.2), Jack Grealish (8.2) and Julián Álvarez (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne , John Stones, Mateo Kovacic (6.7), Sergio Gómez (6.4), Matheus Nunes (6.8), Scott Carson, Oscar Bobb (6.7) and Mahamadou Susoho.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: Bernardo Silva for Mateo Kovacic (75′), Rodri for Matheus Nunes (75′), Phil Foden for O. Bobb (80′) and Jérémy Doku for Sergio Gómez (80′).

Player of the match: Rodri

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Rodri.

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 101 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

7.3

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

Lucas Digne 12.France

6.0

C. Lenglet 17.France

7.1

Diego Carlos 3.Brazil

6.3

Ezri Konsa 4.England

6.4

Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy

5.7

77'

Tim Iroegbunam 47.England

6.4

63'

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

6.4

64'

38'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

6.7

63'

Morgan Rogers 27.England

6.7

Jhon Durán 24.Colombia

7.1

71'

20'

Substitutes

Joe Gauci 18.Australia

Calum Chambers 16.England

6.8

64'

90'

Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England

Pau Torres 14.Spain

Álex Moreno 15.Spain

6.6

71'

O. Kellyman 71.England

6.6

77'

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

7.0

63'

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

6.6

63'

Aston Villa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez, Robin Olsen (7.3), Ezri Konsa (6.4), Diego Carlos (6.3), C. Lenglet (7.1), Lucas Digne (6.0), Tim Iroegbunam (6.4), Douglas Luiz (6.4), Moussa Diaby (6.7), Morgan Rogers (6.7) and Nicolò Zaniolo (5.7), Jhon Durán (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Youri Tielemans (7.0), Pau Torres, Álex Moreno (6.6), Leon Bailey (6.6), Calum Chambers (6.8), Joe Gauci, Kaine Kesler-Hayden and O. Kellyman (6.6).

Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of O. Kellyman (injured).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: Tim Iroegbunam for Youri Tielemans (63′), Douglas Luiz for C. Chambers (64′), Nicolò Zaniolo for O. Kellyman (77′), Moussa Diaby for L. Bailey (63′) and Jhon Durán for Álex Moreno (71′).