Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa
Premier League · · Regular Season - 23
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa.
Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium
Managers: Guardiola (Manchester City) · Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
Match facts
- Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- Referee: R. Jones
- Round: Regular Season - 23
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 4' Rodri for Manchester City (assist R. Mahrez)
- 39' İ. Gündoğan for Manchester City (assist E. Haaland)
- 45+1' Riyad Mahrez for Manchester City — Penalty
- 61' O. Watkins for Aston Villa (assist Douglas Luiz)
Bookings
- 37' L. Digne — Yellow Card
- 41' Rúben Dias — Yellow Card
- 63' E. Konsa — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Manchester City — 3-2-4-1
Starting XI
- 2 · K. Walker (D)
- 3 · Rúben Dias (D)
- 8 · İ. Gündoğan (M)
- 9 · E. Haaland (F)
- 10 · J. Grealish (F)
- 14 · Aymeric Laporte (D)
- 16 · Rodri (M)
- 17 · K. De Bruyne (M)
- 20 · B. Silva (M)
- 26 · Riyad Mahrez (F)
- 31 · Ederson (G)
Substitutes
- 4 · K. Phillips (M)
- 6 · N. Aké (D)
- 18 · S. Ortega (G)
- 19 · J. Alvarez (F)
- 21 · Sergio Gómez (M)
- 25 · M. Akanji (D)
- 47 · P. Foden (M)
- 80 · C. Palmer (M)
- 82 · R. Lewis (D)
Aston Villa — 4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1 · E. Martinez (G)
- 4 · E. Konsa (D)
- 6 · Douglas Luiz (M)
- 10 · E. Buendía (M)
- 11 · O. Watkins (F)
- 16 · C. Chambers (D)
- 18 · A. Young (D)
- 27 · L. Digne (D)
- 31 · L. Bailey (F)
- 41 · J. Ramsey (M)
- 44 · B. Kamara (M)
Substitutes
- 2 · M. Cash (D)
- 7 · J. McGinn (M)
- 15 · Álex Moreno (D)
- 22 · J. Durán (F)
- 23 · Coutinho (M)
- 32 · L. Dendoncker (M)
- 38 · Viljami Sinisalo (G)
- 48 · O. Zych (G)
- 50 · S. Swinkels (D)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Manchester City: LWWWL · 9 pts from 5 · 9-5
- Aston Villa: LWWDW · 10 pts from 5 · 8-6
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Manchester City and Aston Villa.
- Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa · May 24, 2026
- Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City · Oct 26, 2025
- Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa · Apr 22, 2025
- Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City · Dec 21, 2024
- Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa · Apr 3, 2024
Other matches in Regular Season - 23
Premier League, Regular Season - 23.
- Leicester 4-1 Tottenham — 11 Feb 2023
- Leeds 0-2 Manchester United — 12 Feb 2023
- Liverpool 2-0 Everton — 13 Feb 2023