Manchester City 1–2 Aston Villa
Manchester City
1–2HT 1–0
Aston Villa
Manchester City played Aston Villa in the Premier League on 24 May 2026 at Etihad Stadium. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 23'A. Semenyo
- 47'O. Watkins
- 61'O. Watkins (assist by R. Barkley)
- 82'Rico Lewis — Yellow card
Line-ups
Manchester City 4-2-2-2
- J. Trafford
- R. Lewis
- J. Stones
- R. Dias
- N. Ake
- Nico
- B. Silva
- A. Semenyo
- Savinho
- P. Foden
- T. Reijnders
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Bettinelli
- J. Doku
- R. Ait-Nouri
- J. Gvardiol
- M. Nunes
- M. Kovacic
- O. Marmoush
- R. Cherki
- M. Alleyne
- COACHES: Pep Guardiola
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
- M. Bizot
- A. Garcia
- V. Lindelof
- T. Mings
- I. Maatsen
- L. Bogarde
- Douglas Luiz
- L. Bailey
- R. Barkley
- E. Buendia
- O. Watkins
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Wright
- Y. Tielemans
- P. Torres
- A. Onana
- B. Burrowes
- L. Digne
- J. McGinn
- M. Cash
- G. Hemmings
- COACHES: Unai Emery
Match statistics
| Manchester City | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 16 | Total shots | 12 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 8 | Fouls | 4 |
| 9 | Corners | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 53% | Possession | 47% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 481 | Total passes | 440 |
| 426 | Accurate passes | 397 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 1.34 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.77 |
| 0.51 | goals_prevented | 0.51 |