Man City vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League

Manchester City

4': Rodri
39': Ilkay Gündogan
45'+1': Riyad Mahrez (P)

FT
3 - 1

Aston Villa

61': Ollie Watkins

Man City beat Aston Villa to close gap behind leaders Arsenal in Premier League

Manchester City closed in on Arsenal at the top of Premier League with a confident win over Aston Villa at the Etihad on Sunday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
37': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
39': Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
41': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 0.
45': Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Erling Haaland because of an injury.
45': Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Rúben Dias.
60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Lucas Digne.
60': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Emiliano Buendía.
60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Leon Bailey.
61': Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
63': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish.
76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Jacob Ramsey.
76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Ashley Young.
85': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Riyad Mahrez.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,392

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+56	Arsenal	34	77	5
+48	Manchester City	33	76	3
+41	Liverpool	34	74	4
+21	Aston Villa	34	66	8

Full Table

Statistics

AVL		MNC
14	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	1
32.8	Possession	67.2
6	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
247	Accurate Passes	558
304	Passes	620
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
7	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	52
26	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	5
3	Effective Tackles	3
7	Tackles	7
0.4	Tackle %	0.4
16	Interceptions	3
15	Effective Clearances	4
15	Clearances	4

Line-Ups

Manchester City (3-2-4-1)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
3	Rúben Dias
14	Aymeric Laporte
2	Kyle Walker
20	Bernardo Silva
16	Rodri
10	Jack Grealish
26	Riyad Mahrez
9	Erling Haaland
8	Ilkay Gündogan
17	Kevin De Bruyne

Substitutes:

Nathan Aké, Sergio Gómez, Kalvin Phillips, Rico Lewis, Stefan Ortega, Julián Álvarez, Phil Foden, Manuel Akanji, Cole Palmer.

Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
16	Calum Chambers
4	Ezri Konsa
27	Lucas Digne
18	Ashley Young
6	Douglas Luiz
44	Boubacar Kamara
10	Emiliano Buendía
41	Jacob Ramsey
11	Ollie Watkins
31	Leon Bailey