Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Premier League 21 Dec 2024, 12:30
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 P. Bankes Round 17

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League on 21 December 2024.

Manchester City had 12 shots to Aston Villa's 11.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with P. Bankes in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 11 - 12 On target 6 - 6 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 14 - 7 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Morgan Rogers
Aston Villa · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Phil Foden 1 goal
8 Emiliano Martínez 5 saves
8 Jack Grealish captained the side
7 Jhon Durán 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 5–6
Shots On Goal 4–3 2–3
Ball Possession 33–67 —
Corners 4–3 1–1
Attacks 24–62 45–44
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
13 Throw In 10
7 Free Kick 17
6 Goal Kick 4
2 Substitution 3
69 Attacks 106
23 Dangerous Attacks 59
6 On Target 6
5 Off Target 6
11 Shots Total 12
6 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 7
1 Shots Outside Box 5
14 Fouls 7
5 Corners 4
3 Offsides 0
45% Ball Possession 55%
3 Yellow Cards 3
5 Saves 4
430 Passes Total 524
371 Passes Accurate 484
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 11 Ollie Watkins
  • 10 Emiliano Buendía
  • 25 Robin Olsen
  • 5 Tyrone Mings
  • 20 Kosta Nedeljković
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 6 Ross Barkley
  • 31 Leon Bailey
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 2 Kyle Walker
  • 26 Savinho
  • 11 Jérémy Doku
  • 33 Scott Carson
  • 6 Nathan Aké
  • 66 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
  • 17 Kevin De Bruyne
  • 87 James McAtee
  • 75 Nico O'Reilly
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ K. Walker ↓ J. Stones Manchester City
  • 73' ↑ Savinho ↓ İ. Gündoğan Manchester City
  • 80' ↑ O. Watkins ↓ J. Durán Aston Villa
  • 84' ↑ J. Doku ↓ M. Kovačić Manchester City
  • 90+1' ↑ E. Buendía ↓ M. Rogers Aston Villa
Cards
  • 37' M. Cash Aston Villa
  • 45+2' E. Martinez Aston Villa
  • 47' R. Lewis Manchester City
  • 84' J. Gvardiol Manchester City
  • 87' J. Grealish Manchester City
  • 90+4' J. McGinn Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 3 2 draws 8 Manchester City
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2025-04-22 Manchester City vs Aston Villa 2 - 1
2024-12-21 Aston Villa vs Manchester City 2 - 1
2024-04-03 Manchester City vs Aston Villa 4 - 1
2023-12-06 Aston Villa vs Manchester City 1 - 0
Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Manchester City W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Manchester City?
Aston Villa won 2-1 against Manchester City on 21 December 2024.
Who won Aston Villa vs Manchester City?
Aston Villa won the match 2-1.
Where was Aston Villa vs Manchester City played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Manchester City?
Manchester City had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.