BIRMINGHAM. Manchester City and Aston Villa draw 1-1. E. Haaland scored the first goal (50′) for Manchester City. L. Bailey made it even (74′). Manchester City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (73%)
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper who was helped by Adrian Holmes and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.5 degrees Celsius or 85.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 3 Total 13
- 1 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 59 Attack 156
- 24 Dangerous attack 58
- 77 Ball safe 106
- 9 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 73% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Manchester City to win the encounter.
Aston Villa shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (M. Cash and L. Digne). On the opposite side, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Aston Villa will have 4 points like Everton, West Ham United and Nottingham Forest to remain in the 17th place. On the other side, Manchester City will have 14 points like Tottenham Hotspur to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of May with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (4 draws).
Manchester City will play away agasint Brentford on the 28th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez
, Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Lucas Digne , Douglas Luiz , Boubacar Kamara , John McGinn , Leon Bailey , Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins .The home team had on the bench: C. Chambers, E. Buendía, C. Archer, L. Augustinsson, R. Olsen, Ashley Young
, J. Bednarek, D. Ings and Philippe Coutinho .Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of M. Cash (injured) and A. Young (injured).
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 3 changes: M. Cash for A. Young (27′), J. McGinn for Coutinho (65′) and L. Bailey for E. Buendia (90′).
Best player: Ashley Young
The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Ashley Young.
His rating is
with 19 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 27′.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson
, Kyle Walker , John Stones , Rúben Dias , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Bernardo Silva , Erling Haaland and Phil Foden .These were the players on the bench: J. Wilson-Esbrand, Riyad Mahrez
, Sergio Gómez, Nathan Aké , J. Álvarez, J. Grealish, R. Lewis, C. Palmer and S. Ortega.Substitutions
Manchester City made 2 changes: B. Silva for R. Mahrez (73′) and K. Walker for N. Ake (80′).
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
The most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is
with 57 passes (78% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Southampton – 1-0
- Tottenham Hotspur – Fulham – 2-1
- Nottingham Forest – AFC Bournemouth – 2-3
- Newcastle United – Crystal Palace – 0-0
- Everton – Liverpool – 0-0
- Chelsea – West Ham United – 2-1
- Brentford – Leeds United – 5-2
- Aston Villa – Manchester City – 1-1