Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City | Result & Match Report

Aston Villa 2 - 1 Manchester City
Premier League · Matchday 8 · Full Time

Premier League · Matchday 8: Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1. The match was played on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at Villa Park (Birmingham); refereed by P. Bankes.

⚽ Goals

Nicolas Jackson 6' (Aston Villa) · Erling Haaland 52' (Manchester City) · Nicolas Jackson 60' (Aston Villa)

Match Analysis

After a 1-0 first half, the game finished 2-1.

Aston Villa held 36% of possession against 64%, attempting 8 shots to Manchester City's 15.

Shots on target read 2-7 and corners 4-7.

⏱️ Match Events

6'⚽Nicolas Jackson (John McGinn)
32'🟨Marc Guéhi
38'🟨Rayan Cherki
46'🔄▲ Phil Foden ▼ Rayan Cherki
46'🔄▲ Rico Lewis ▼ Marc Guéhi
52'⚽Erling Haaland (Iliman Ndiaye)
54'🟨Johan Manzambi
55'🟨Matty Cash
59'🔄▲ Ibrahim Mbaye ▼ Alysson
60'⚽Nicolas Jackson (Ibrahim Mbaye)
66'🔄▲ Ross Barkley ▼ John McGinn
66'🔄▲ Emiliano Buendía ▼ Johan Manzambi
69'🔄▲ Ryan McAidoo ▼ Iliman Ndiaye
74'🟨Elliot Anderson
76'🟨Ryan McAidoo
82'🔄▲ Leon Goretzka ▼ João Gomes
82'🔄▲ Brian Madjo ▼ Nicolas Jackson
83'🟨Brian Madjo
90+5'🟨Emiliano Buendía

👕 Line-ups

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 7.24
1
9.0
22
6.6
14
6.7
2
6.6
35
6.6
8
6.9
7
7.5
47
6.7
11
9.2

Substitutes: Ibrahim Mbaye, Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendía, Leon Goretzka, Brian Madjo, Marco Bizot, Tyrone Mings, Lamare Bogarde, George Hemmings

Coach: Unai Emery

Manchester City · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.74
3
6.5
6
5.9
11
7.3
10
6.2
7
7.3

Substitutes: Rico Lewis, Phil Foden, Ryan McAidoo, Gerónimo Rulli, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Nico O'Reilly, Mateo Kovačić, Ayyoub Bouaddi

Coach: E. Maresca

📊 Match Stats

36%Possession64%
0.61Expected goals (xG)1.56
8Total shots15
2Shots on target7
3Shots off target4
3Blocked shots4
6Shots inside box12
2Shots outside box3
4Corners7
1Offsides2
21Fouls17
4Yellow cards4
6Goalkeeper saves0
314Total passes543
254Accurate passes488
81%Pass accuracy %90%

⭐ Player of the Match

Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) — named player of the match with a 9.2 rating.

📝 Player Ratings

Aston Villa
⭐ Nicolas Jackson ⚽×282'9.2Zion Suzuki90'9.0John McGinn 🅰️66'7.5Victor Lindelöf90'6.9Boubacar Kamara90'6.9Johan Manzambi66'6.9Pau Torres90'6.7Alysson59'6.7Ibrahim Mbaye 🅰️31'6.7Ross Barkley24'6.7Matty Cash90'6.6Ian Maatsen90'6.6João Gomes82'6.6Brian Madjo8'6.6
Manchester City
Erling Haaland ⚽90'7.9Abdukodir Khusanov90'7.3Elliot Anderson90'7.3Iliman Ndiaye 🅰️69'7.3Jérémy Doku90'7.3Enzo Fernández90'7.2Ryan McAidoo21'6.9Phil Foden45'6.7Rúben Dias90'6.5Joško Gvardiol90'6.3Rayan Cherki45'6.2Rico Lewis45'6.2Marc Guéhi45'5.9Gianluigi Donnarumma90'4.9
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