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Manchester City vs Aston Villa

Premier League
Man City
23-9-6
1-2
Final
Etihad Stadium

Match pulse

MNCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTAVL
53%Possession48%
16Shots12
3On target5
9Corners4
3Saves2
8Fouls4
82'Rico LewisMNC
Team1H2HT
MNC101
AVL022

Who won: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Antoine Semenyo (23'). Goals for Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins (47', 61').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Ollie WatkinsF
  2. 26.9Ross BarkleyAM
  3. 36.8Antoine SemenyoAM-R
  4. 46.6Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  5. 56.5Marco BizotG
  6. 66.4Douglas LuizLM
  7. 76.4Lamare BogardeRM
  8. 86.4Leon BaileyAM-R
  9. 96.3Tyrone MingsCD-L
  10. 106.3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  11. 116.3Ian MaatsenLB
  12. 126.3Matty CashSUB

Team stats

MNCAVL
8Fouls4
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
9Corner Kicks4
3Saves2
52.5Possession47.5
16SHOTS12
3ON GOAL5
0.2On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
426Accurate Passes397
481Passes440
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses3
14Crosses8
0.1Cross %0.4
30Long Balls40
19Accurate Long Balls20
0.6Long Balls %0.5
6Blocked Shots2
6Effective Tackles19
10Tackles28
0.6Tackle %0.7
7Interceptions11
15Effective Clearances37
15Clearances37

Player of the game

Ollie Watkins

AVL · 2 G

8.4

Deserved to win

14%
MNC · 0.16 xG
77%
Draw
9%
AVL · 0.11 xG

Man City deserved better: 14% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
  3. 90'+11'

    Free kick won

    Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+11'

    Foul

    Foul by Rayan Cherki (Manchester City).

  5. 90'+11'

    Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Amadou Onana.

  6. 90'+10'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.

  7. 90'+8'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.

    J. Doku

  8. 90'+7'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.

    Y. Tielemans

  9. 90'+3'

    Offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.

  10. 90'+2'MNC

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa.

  11. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.

  12. 90'

    Deleted after review

    GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Phil Foden (Manchester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  13. 90'

    Offside

    Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden is caught offside.

  14. 88'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.

    O. Watkins

  15. 87'

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Trafford.

  16. 87'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Ian Maatsen.

    J. McGinn

  17. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Barkley

    Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Ross Barkley.

    J. McGinn

  18. 86'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Dias.

  19. 83'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross following a set piece situation.

  20. 82'

    Yellow card

    Rico Lewis (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    R. Lewis

  21. 82'

    Free kick won

    Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  22. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).

  23. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).

  24. 81'

    Free kick won

    Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Stones

    Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces John Stones.

    J. Gvardiol

Leaders

MNCAVL
Total Shots
Tijjani Reijnders
4
Ollie Watkins
4
Accurate Passes
Nico González
68
Tyrone Mings
73
Saves
James Trafford
3
Marco Bizot
2