Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City — Premier League, 26 Oct 2025
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 1-0 in the Premier League on 26 October 2025 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Matthew Cash scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Manchester City 3.
· kickoff·Villa Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-019'assist: Emiliano Buendía
- 29'
- 40'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 54'
- 61'out: Jérémy Doku
- 61'
- 61'
- 64'Foul
- 74'
- 74'—out: Evann Guessand
- 76'
- 80'Foul
- 81'Foul
- 84'out: O. Marmoush
- 86'
- 86'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 8.5Matthew CashD
- 8.2Amadou OnanaM
- 7.3Morgan RogersM
- 7.3Pau TorresD
- 7.3Emiliano MartínezG
- 7.3Ezri KonsaD
- 7.2Lucas DigneD
- 7.0Jadon SanchoF
- 6.9Evann GuessandF
- 6.9Emiliano BuendíaM
- 6.9Boubacar KamaraM
- 6.9John McGinnM
- 6.9Ross BarkleyM
- 6.3Donyell MalenF
- 6.2Ian MaatsenD
- 6.2Oliver WatkinsF
Manchester City
- 7.9Rúben DiasD
- 7.6Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 7.2Jérémy DokuF
- 6.9Philip FodenM
- 6.9Nico GonzálezM
- 6.9Matheus NunesD
- 6.7Oscar BobbM
- 6.6Erling HaalandF
- 6.6Rayan CherkiM
- 6.5Nico O'ReillyM
- 6.5Joško GvardiolD
- 6.3Bernardo SilvaM
- 6.3SavinhoM
- 6.3Omar MarmoushF
- 6.3John StonesD
- 6.2Tijjani ReijndersM
Line-ups
Manchester City4-1-4-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 19J. Sancho29'F7.0
- 17Donyell Malen86'F6.3
- 3Victor LindelöfD
- 6Ross Barkley74'M6.9
- 5Tyrone MingsD
- 40Marco BizotG
- 29Evann Guessand74'F6.9
- 22Ian Maatsen86'D6.2
- 26Lamare BogardeD
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 11Jérémy Doku61'F7.2
- 8Mateo KovačićM
- 6Nathan AkéD
- 7O. Marmoush84'F6.3
- 10R. Cherki76'M6.6
- 14Nico61'M6.9
- 1James TraffordG
- 82Rico LewisD
- 33Nico O'Reilly61'M6.5
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
0.81Expected goals (xG)1.18
9Total shots18
3Shots on target4
1Shots off target5
5Blocked shots9
5Corners6
1Offsides3
8Fouls16
1Yellow cards4
3Goalkeeper saves2
-0.19Goals prevented-0.19
449Total passes504
388Accurate passes455
86%Pass accuracy90%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cash | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 8.5 |
| Amadou Onana | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 8.2 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Pau Torres | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Lucas Digne | 86 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jadon Sancho | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Evann Guessand | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 29 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| John McGinn | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ross Barkley | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Donyell Malen | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ian Maatsen | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Oliver Watkins | 86 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Dias | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Jérémy Doku | 29 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Philip Foden | 90 | – | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Nico González | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Oscar Bobb | 61 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Rayan Cherki | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 29 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Joško Gvardiol | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Bernardo Silva | 61 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Savinho | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Omar Marmoush | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| John Stones | 61 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 76 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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