English Premier League

Man City vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 76': Ilkay Gündogan
  • 78': Rodri
  • 81': Ilkay Gündogan
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3 - 2
  • 37': Matty Cash
  • 69': Philippe Coutinho

Manchester City lead dramatic comeback vs. Aston Villa to clinch Premier League

Manchester City won their fourth Premier League title in five years on Sunday after beating Aston Villa 3-2 at home on the final day of the season.

Match Commentary

  • 37': Goal! Manchester City 0, Aston Villa 1. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Aston Villa 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Fernandinho.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Aston Villa 1.
  • 49': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  • 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 69': Goal! Manchester City 0, Aston Villa 2. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
  • 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  • 76': Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 2. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
  • 78': Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 2. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 81': Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 2. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 87': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,395

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+56 Arsenal 34 77 5
+43 Liverpool 33 74 3
+44 Manchester City 32 73 3
+21 Aston Villa 34 66 8
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 13
2 Saves 0
28.5 Possession 71.5
4 SHOTS 24
2 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
163 Accurate Passes 529
243 Passes 601
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
5 Crosses 35
0.4 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 55
24 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 9
9 Effective Tackles 5
17 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 5
30 Effective Clearances 9
30 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
25 Fernandinho
27 João Cancelo
5 John Stones
16 Rodri
20 Bernardo Silva
17 Kevin De Bruyne
9 Gabriel Jesus
47 Phil Foden
26 Riyad Mahrez

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
25 Robin Olsen (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
16 Calum Chambers
27 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
41 Jacob Ramsey
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
23 Philippe Coutinho
10 Emiliano Buendía

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