Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa · Premier League
Manchester City lost to Aston Villa 1-2 in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Manchester City and Aston Villa met in the Premier League at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Sunday, 24 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Manchester City: A. Semenyo 23'. Aston Villa: O. Watkins 47', 61'.
How the match went
Manchester City saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Manchester City had 16 shots with 3 on target, Aston Villa 12 with 5 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 9 to Manchester City and 4 to Aston Villa. Manchester City conceded 8 fouls, Aston Villa 4. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Manchester City, 0 for Aston Villa).
Line-ups
Manchester City started in a 4-2-2-2: James Trafford, Rico Lewis, John Stones, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, Nico González, Bernardo Silva, Antoine Semenyo, Sávio, Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders.
Aston Villa started in a 4-2-3-1: Marco Bizot, Andrés García, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins.
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