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​

Aston Villa

1 - 1

Manchester City

  • ! 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

Matty Cash- Yellow
26'
27'
50'
Erling Haaland(goal)K. De Bruyne
65'
Lucas Digne- Yellow
71'
73'
Leon Bailey(goal)J. Ramsey
74'
80'
Nathan Aké - sub ->K. Walker
Emiliano Buendía- sub ->L. Bailey
90'

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, 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
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
6.8
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
7.1
71'
D
Tyrone Mings 5.England
6.9
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
6.3
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.1
27' 26'
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
6.5
65'
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
6.6
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
6.4
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
6.8
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
6.8
90' 74'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
6.6
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
D
Ludwig Augustinsson 17.Sweden
D
Ashley Young 18.England
7.1
27'
D
J. Bednarek 20.Poland
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
90'
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
6.4
65'
F
Cameron Archer 35.England
F
Danny Ings 9.England

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 (6.8), Matty Cash (6.1), Ezri Konsa (6.3), Tyrone Mings (6.9), Lucas Digne (7.1), Douglas Luiz (6.4), Boubacar Kamara (6.6), John McGinn (6.1), Leon Bailey (6.8), Jacob Ramsey (6.8) and Ollie Watkins (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: C. Chambers, E. Buendía, C. Archer, L. Augustinsson, R. Olsen, Ashley Young (7.1), J. Bednarek, D. Ings and Philippe Coutinho (6.6).

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 (7.1) 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
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.4
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
6.7
80'
D
João Cancelo 7.Portugal
7.2
D
John Stones 5.England
7.1
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.4
M
İlkay Gündoğan 8.Germany
7.1
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
8.2
M
Rodri 16.Spain
6.5
F
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
6.6
73'
F
Phil Foden 47.England
7.1
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.5
50'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
J. Wilson-Esbrand 97.England
D
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
6.8
80'
M
Jack Grealish 10.England
M
Rico Lewis 82.England
M
Cole Palmer 80.England
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
6.9
73'
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

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

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (6.4), Kyle Walker (6.5), John Stones (7.1), Rúben Dias (7.4), João Cancelo (7.2), Kevin De Bruyne (8.2), Rodri (6.5), İlkay Gündoğan (7.1), Bernardo Silva (6.7), Erling Haaland (7.5) and Phil Foden (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: J. Wilson-Esbrand, Riyad Mahrez (6.6), Sergio Gómez, Nathan Aké (6.9), 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 (8.2) 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.​