English Premier League

Man City vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 4': Rodri
  • 39': Ilkay Gündogan
  • 45'+1': Riyad Mahrez (P)
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3 - 1
  • 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
+60 Arsenal 36 83 5
+54 Manchester City 35 82 3
+43 Liverpool 36 78 4
+20 Aston Villa 36 67 9
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Statistics

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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

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

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
3 Rúben Dias Yellow Card
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

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
16 Calum Chambers
4 Ezri Konsa Yellow Card
27 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
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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