Manchester City vs Aston Villa

Manchester City

1 - 2

Aston Villa

🕒 Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 38

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Aston Villa 4

Referee Stats

Andy Madley

21 matches · 2.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.86
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	33%
Draws	19%
Away wins	48%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-12).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37

PPG

1.42

2.37

1.26

0.74

1.42

74%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

63%

84%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Aston Villa rank4th

Manchester City points78

Aston Villa points65

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Aston Villa score away68%

Aston Villa clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Aston Villa score first16%

Aston Villa win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Aston Villa 57%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Aston Villa 36.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Aston Villa score away1.26 vs 1.22

Aston Villa concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Aston Villa score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

458

436

Passes Accurate

405

394

Passes %

88%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Semenyo

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Andrés García

1st substitution · For: M. Cash

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

O. Watkins

Normal Goal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Semenyo

1st substitution · For: R. Cherki

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Bernardo Silva

2nd substitution · For: M. Kovačić

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

O. Watkins

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Barkley

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Douglas Luiz

2nd substitution · For: Y. Tielemans

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ L. Bogarde

3rd substitution · For: A. Onana

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ V. Lindelöf

4th substitution · For: Pau Torres

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ T. Reijnders

3rd substitution · For: J. Doku

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Aké

4th substitution · For: R. Aït-Nouri

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Stones

5th substitution · For: J. Gvardiol

82'

82' R. Lewis

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ R. Barkley

5th substitution · For: J. McGinn

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ VAR

P. Foden

Goal Disallowed - offside

Manchester City vs Aston Villa 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday, 24 May 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andy Madley. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 23' when A. Semenyo scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 46', with Andrés García replacing M. Cash. Aston Villa leveled the score at 47' when O. Watkins scored, making the score 1-1. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Semenyo replacing R. Cherki. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Bernardo Silva replacing M. Kovačić. Aston Villa took the lead at 61' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to R. Barkley, making the score 1-2. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Douglas Luiz replacing Y. Tielemans. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 73', with L. Bogarde replacing A. Onana. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 73', with V. Lindelöf replacing Pau Torres. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 77', with T. Reijnders replacing J. Doku. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 77', with N. Aké replacing R. Aït-Nouri. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 78', with J. Stones replacing J. Gvardiol. R. Lewis received a yellow card for Manchester City at 82'. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 86', with R. Barkley replacing J. McGinn. VAR intervened at 90' for Manchester City (Goal Disallowed - offside).

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card.