English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 47': Ollie Watkins
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  • 27': Rúben Dias
  • 43': Bernardo Silva

Man City edge Aston Villa as Bernardo Silva strikes stunner

Goals from Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City to a 2-1 win at Aston Villa in a pulsating Premier League clash on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 27': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Manchester City 1. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 31': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
  • 43': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Manchester City 2. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus following a fast break.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Manchester City 2.
  • 47': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Matt Targett because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
  • 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,400

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+43 Liverpool 30 73 1
+30 Arsenal 30 61 3
+15 Nottingham Forest 30 57 7
+17 Chelsea 30 52 8
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 5
64 Possession 36
17 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
547 Accurate Passes 269
611 Passes 333
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 43
37 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 14
11 Tackles 25
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 11
13 Effective Clearances 17
13 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
19 Marvelous Nakamba
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
10 Emiliano Buendía
31 Leon Bailey

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
3 Rúben Dias
11 Oleksandr Zinchenko
27 João Cancelo
20 Bernardo Silva
16 Rodri
25 Fernandinho
9 Gabriel Jesus
7 Raheem Sterling
26 Riyad Mahrez

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