Premier League · Matchweek 23 · Feb 12

Manchester City - Aston Villa

Manchester City beat Aston Villa 3-1 in Premier League (Matchweek 23). Goals: Rodri 4'; İ. Gündoğan 39'; O. Watkins 61'.

🏟 Etihad Stadium 👤 Referee: R. Jones
Key events
4' Rodri(1 - 0) · Assist: R. Mahrez Manchester C
37' 🟨 Lucas DigneYellow card Aston Villa
39' İ. Gündoğan(2 - 0) · Assist: E. Haaland Manchester C
41' 🟨 Rúben DiasYellow card Manchester C
45+1' R. Mahrez (P)(3 - 0) Manchester C
61' O. Watkins(3 - 1) · Assist: Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
63' 🟨 Ezri KonsaYellow card Aston Villa
Quick stats
%67 Possession %33
17 Total shots 6
9 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 3
4 Shots outside box 3
1 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
Rodri(1 - 0) · Assist: R. Mahrez
4'
37'
🟨Lucas DigneYellow card
İ. Gündoğan(2 - 0) · Assist: E. Haaland
39'
Rúben DiasYellow card🟨
41'
R. Mahrez (P)(3 - 0)
45+1'
HT 3 - 0
Rúben Dias ↔ M. AkanjiSubstitution🔁
46'
E. Haaland ↔ J. ÁlvarezSubstitution🔁
46'
60'
🔁E. Buendía ↔ J. McGinnSubstitution
60'
🔁L. Digne ↔ J. DuránSubstitution
60'
🔁L. Bailey ↔ Álex MorenoSubstitution
61'
O. Watkins(3 - 1) · Assist: Douglas Luiz
63'
🟨Ezri KonsaYellow card
J. Grealish ↔ P. FodenSubstitution🔁
69'
76'
🔁J. Ramsey ↔ M. CashSubstitution
76'
🔁A. Young ↔ Philippe CoutinhoSubstitution
R. Mahrez ↔ N. AkéSubstitution🔁
85'
FT 3 - 1
Match statsManchester City · Aston Villa
Key stats
%67 Possession %33
Shots
17 Total shots 6
9 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 3
4 Shots outside box 3
1 Saves 5
Passing
620 Total passes 304
558 Accurate passes 247
%90 Pass accuracy %81
Set pieces & discipline
8 Corners 4
1 Offsides 4
13 Fouls 14
Cards
1 Yellow cards 2
By half
3 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsManchester City 3-2-4-1Aston Villa 4-4-2
Manchester City · Bench
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Aston Villa · Bench
Coach: Unai Emery
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026
Manchester City 6
Jan 20who was on topMay 24
Aston Villa 4
6 Manchester City 1 draw 4 Aston Villa
Aston Villa won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.8goals / match
1813total goals
1/2clean sheets
4-1Manchester City best win · Apr 3
2-1Aston Villa best win · May 24
%82 Over 1.5 9/11
%64 Over 2.5 7/11
%18 Over 3.5 2/11
%73 BTTS 8/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home5 matches
4W 0D 1L 12:6
Aston Villa at home6 matches
3W 1D 2L 7:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester City4W 1D 0L Aston Villa2W 0D 3L
2.60 1.20 Points per game
11 9 Goals scored
5 7 Goals conceded
2.33 1.37 xG average
1.04 1.27 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
10.0 5.4 Corners
0.8 1.2 Cards
Manchester City6W 2D 2L Aston Villa5W 1D 4L
2.00 1.60 Points per game
19 20 Goals scored
11 11 Goals conceded
2.05 1.39 xG average
1.11 1.32 xGA average
%40 %30 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
9.1 4.8 Corners
1.5 1.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1Manchester Cityin the table89pts
38matches 28-5-5W-D-L 94:33goals +61diff
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7Aston Villain the table61pts
38matches 18-7-13W-D-L 51:46goals +5diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
2.00 1.88 Points per game
1.68 1.46 xG average
1.14 1.47 xGA average
%40 %28 Clean sheets
%48 %52 BTTS
%60 %52 Over 2.5
5.5 5.3 Corners
1.8 1.5 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 24 Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa Premier League
Oct 26 Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City Premier League
Apr 22 Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Dec 21 Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City Premier League
Apr 3 Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Dec 6 Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City Premier League
Sep 3 Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City Premier League
May 22 Manchester City 3-2 Aston Villa Premier League
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