Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Match pulse
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 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Ollie Watkins
AVL · 2 G
Deserved to win
Man City deserved better: 14% on chances, lost 1-2
Play by play
- Match ends, Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
- Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 90'+11'

Free kick won
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+11'

Foul
Foul by Rayan Cherki (Manchester City).
- 90'+11'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 90'+10'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 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
- 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
- 90'+3'

Offside
Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 90'+2'MNC

Var - referee decision cancelled
VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa.
- 90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'

Deleted after review
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Phil Foden (Manchester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'

Offside
Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden is caught offside.
- 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
- 87'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Trafford.
- 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
- 86'
SubSubbed on for R. Barkley
Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Ross Barkley.
J. McGinn
- 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.
- 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.
- 82'

Yellow card
Rico Lewis (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
R. Lewis
- 82'

Free kick won
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82'

Foul
Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 81'

Foul
Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 81'

Free kick won
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'
SubSubbed on for J. Stones
Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces John Stones.
J. Gvardiol

