Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 — 2026 Premier League 2026-27 English Premier League

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 at Villa Park on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

The goals

• 6' — Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa)
• 52' — Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
• 60' — Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa)

How it unfolded

1. —•First Half begins.
2. 6'⚽Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 0. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
3. 32'•Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4. 38'•Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5. 45'•Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Marc Guéhi.
6. 45'•Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
7. 52'⚽Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross following a set piece situation.
8. 54'•Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
9. 55'•Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10. 59'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Alysson.
11. 60'⚽Goal! Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 1. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.
12. 66'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Johan Manzambi.
13. 66'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces John McGinn.
14. 69'•Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
15. 74'•Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16. 76'•Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17. 82'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Brian Madjo replaces Nicolas Jackson.
18. 82'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Goretzka replaces João Gomes.
19. 83'•Brian Madjo (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
20. 90'+5'•Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

How they arrived

• Aston Villa: 7W 2D 1L in their last 10 — 70% win rate, 25 scored and 11 conceded.
• Manchester City: 9W 0D 1L in their last 10 — 90% win rate, 31 scored and 11 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 Premier League 2026-27 English Premier League — live match data

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