Man City vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League
3 - 1
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
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,392
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
+49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
+41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
+19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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