Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa — Premier League, 24 May 2026
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League on 24 May 2026 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Antoine Semenyo, Oliver Watkins got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City have won 2 and Aston Villa 3.
· kickoff·Etihad Stadium · Manchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-023'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 1-147'
- 58'
- 59'
- 1-261'assist: Ross Barkley
- 63'VARGoal confirmed
- 73'
- 73'
- 73'
- 77'
- 77'
- 78'
- 82'Foul
- 86'
- 90+2'VARGoal cancelled
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Manchester City
- 7.5Antoine SemenyoM
- 7.3Nico GonzálezM
- 7.0Rayan Aït-NouriD
- 6.9Bernardo SilvaM
- 6.7Rúben DiasD
- 6.7Nathan AkéD
- 6.6Mateo KovačićM
- 6.6Jérémy DokuF
- 6.6Joško GvardiolD
- 6.6SavinhoM
- 6.5John StonesD
- 6.5Philip FodenF
- 6.3Tijjani ReijndersF
- 6.3James TraffordG
- 6.3Rayan CherkiM
- 6.0Rico LewisD
Aston Villa
- 9.3Oliver WatkinsF
- 7.9Emiliano BuendíaM
- 7.6Youri TielemansM
- 7.2Douglas LuizM
- 6.9Marco BizotG
- 6.9John McGinnM
- 6.9Tyrone MingsD
- 6.7Ross BarkleyM
- 6.7Lamare BogardeM
- 6.6Pau TorresD
- 6.6Ian MaatsenD
- 6.6Amadou OnanaM
- 6.6Andrés GarcíaD
- 6.6Matthew CashD
- 6.6Victor LindelöfD
- 6.3Leon BaileyM
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Manchester City4-2-2-2
Substitutes
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 11Jérémy Doku77'F6.6
- 8Mateo Kovačić59'M6.6
- 13Marcus BettinelliG
- 21Rayan Aït-Nouri77'D7.0
- 27M. NunesM
- 7O. MarmoushF
- 24Joško Gvardiol78'D6.6
- 10R. Cherki58'M6.3
- 68M. AlleyneD
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 12Lucas DigneD
- 8Youri Tielemans73'M7.6
- 7John McGinn86'M6.9
- 2Matthew Cash46'D6.6
- 14P. Torres73'D6.6
- 24Amadou Onana73'M6.6
- 64James WrightG
- 53G. HemmingsM
- 83Bradley-Paul BurrowsM
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
1.34Expected goals (xG)1.77
16Total shots12
3Shots on target5
7Shots off target5
6Blocked shots2
9Corners4
1Offsides1
8Fouls4
1Yellow cards0
3Goalkeeper saves2
0.51Goals prevented0.51
481Total passes440
426Accurate passes397
89%Pass accuracy90%
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Semenyo | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Nico González | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Bernardo Silva | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Rúben Dias | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nathan Aké | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Mateo Kovačić | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jérémy Doku | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Joško Gvardiol | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Savinho | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| John Stones | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Philip Foden | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 77 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| James Trafford | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Rayan Cherki | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Rico Lewis | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Watkins | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | – | 7.9 |
| Youri Tielemans | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Douglas Luiz | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Marco Bizot | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| John McGinn | 16 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ross Barkley | 86 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Pau Torres | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ian Maatsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Amadou Onana | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Andrés García | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Cash | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Leon Bailey | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
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Head-to-head
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