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Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atAston Villa at Manchester CityOllie Watkins 47', Ollie Watkins 61' on the scoresheet. The xG backs it up: 2.44 to 1.38. Manchester City had 53% of the ball to Aston Villa's 48%. On target: AVL 5, MNC 3.
Goals, in order: Antoine Semenyo (MNC) 23' · Ollie Watkins (AVL) 47' · Ollie Watkins (AVL) 61'.
Expected goals: Aston Villa 2.44, Manchester City 1.38 — Aston Villa created the better chances.
Shots: Aston Villa 12, Manchester City 16.
Possession: Aston Villa 48%, Manchester City 53%.
Yellow cards: Aston Villa 0, Manchester City 1.
The Aston Villa sit 20th in the 2026-27 English Premier League. The Manchester City sit 8th in the 2026-27 English Premier League.
The Aston Villa are up next home vs Arsenal (Aug 31), then at Hull City. The Manchester City are up next at Crystal Palace (Aug 28), then home vs Coventry City.
Where the result left them, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.
Goals by half across the top, then every player who appeared underneath — starters first, then whoever came on. Shots carry their shots-on-target in brackets; the keeper’s line is saves and goals conceded.
| Half | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVLAston Villa | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MNCManchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | POS | G | A | SH | SOG | F | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Mings | CD-L | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Lindelöf | CD-R | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Maatsen | LB | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Andrés García | RB | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ross Barkley | AM | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douglas Luiz | LM | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | RM | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Emiliano Buendía | AM-L | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Leon Bailey | AM-R | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Amadou Onana | SUB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Torres | SUB | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Cash | SUB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Tielemans | SUB | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John McGinn | SUB | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Player | SV | GA | F | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marco Bizot | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
