Aston Villa - Manchester City - 6 December 2023 Premier League - (1-0)

John Brooks signals a free kick to Man City in their own half.

John Brooks signals a Aston Villa throw-in in Man City's half.

Ball safe as Man City is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Free kick for Aston Villa in their own half.

John Brooks awards the away team a throw-in.

Free kick Aston Villa.

Can Aston Villa capitalize from this throw-in deep inside Man City's half?

Unai Emery (Aston Villa) is making a fourth substitution, with Jhon Jader Duran Palacio replacing Ollie Watkins.

Alex Moreno is replacing Lucas Digne for Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Throw-in Aston Villa.

Man City are caught offside.

At Villa Park, Boubacar Kamara has been yellow-carded for the home team.

Man City awarded a free kick in their own half.

Goal kick for Man City at Villa Park.

Aston Villa are on the attack at Villa Park, where Douglas Luiz is presented with a great scoring opportunity. But the ball hits the upright!

A throw-in for the home team on the opposite half.

Throw-in for Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) has replaced the possibly injured Leon Bailey.

The home team replace Youri Tielemans with Jacob Ramsey.

Play has been temporarily suspended for attention to Leon Bailey for Aston Villa who is writhing in pain on the pitch.

Leon Bailey returns to the field for Aston Villa after picking up a slight injury.

Free kick for Man City in the half of Aston Villa.

Free kick for Man City in their own half.

Aston Villa have been awarded a corner by John Brooks.

Leon Bailey is down and play has been interrupted for a few moments.

Douglas Luiz for Aston Villa drives towards goal at Villa Park. But the finish is unsuccessful.

Free kick Man City.

Aston Villa take a 1-0 lead thanks to Leon Bailey. Youri Tielemans instrumental with a fine assist.

The away team have replaced Phil Foden with Oscar Bobb. This is the third substitution made today by Pep Guardiola.

Aston Villa have a goal kick.

Man City awarded a throw-in in their own half.

John Brooks signals a free kick to Aston Villa.

Throw-in for Aston Villa in the half of Man City.

John Brooks signals a free kick to Man City in their own half.

Pep Guardiola is making the team's second substitution at Villa Park with Mateo Kovacic replacing Julian Alvarez.

Man City make their first substitution with Matheus Nunes replacing Rico Lewis.

Man City awarded a free kick in their own half.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa.

John Brooks signals a free kick to Aston Villa in their own half.

Ball goes out of play for a Man City goal kick.

Aston Villa's John McGinn misses with an attempt on goal.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa.

Free kick for Man City in the half of Aston Villa.

Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) has received a yellow card from John Brooks.

In Birmingham a free kick has been awarded the away team.

A throw-in for the home team on the opposite half.

Man City are caught offside.

Throw-in for Man City in their own half.

Aston Villa awarded a free kick in their own half.

Rico Lewis for Man City has been booked by John Brooks and receives a first yellow card.

Man City have a dangerous throw-in.

Free kick for Aston Villa in their own half.

Man City drive forward at breakneck speed but are pulled up for offside.

The ref's whistle signals the end of the first-half.

Goal kick for Aston Villa at Villa Park.

It's a goal kick for the away team in Birmingham.

Aston Villa pushes forward through Ollie Watkins, whose finish on goal is saved.

John Stones is booked for the away team.

Aston Villa awarded a free kick in their own half.

John Brooks signals a free kick to Aston Villa in their own half.

Free kick for Aston Villa in their own half.

Throw-in for Aston Villa close to the penalty box.

John Brooks awards Man City a goal kick.

Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz breaks free at Villa Park. But the strike goes wide of the post.

In Birmingham a free kick has been awarded the away team.

Aston Villa awarded a free kick in their own half.

Lucas Digne is back on the pitch.

The match has been stopped briefly for attention to the injured Lucas Digne.

It's a goal kick for the away team in Birmingham.

Aston Villa's Leon Bailey gets his shot away but it misses the target.

Man City are whistled for offside.

John Brooks awards Man City a goal kick.

Aston Villa attack but Ezri Konsa's header doesn't find the target.

Man City will need to be alert as they defend a dangerous free kick from Aston Villa.

Free kick Aston Villa.

Aston Villa pushes forward through John McGinn, whose finish on goal is saved.

Aston Villa have been awarded a corner by John Brooks.

Aston Villa have been awarded a corner by John Brooks.

Aston Villa's Leon Bailey is on target but unsuccessful.

Goal kick for Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Throw-in high up the field for Man City in Birmingham.

Throw-in for Aston Villa at Villa Park.

John Brooks signals a free kick to Man City.

John Brooks awards the home team a throw-in.

John Brooks signals a Man City throw-in in Aston Villa's half.

Free kick for Man City in the half of Aston Villa.

Ball goes out of play for a Man City goal kick.

Man City are too eager and fall into an offside trap.

Throw-in Man City.

John Brooks signals a free kick to Aston Villa in their own half.

Man City push forward at Villa Park and Erling Haaland gets in a great header. The attempt is cleared by the Aston Villa defence.

In Birmingham Man City drive forward through Erling Haaland. His shot is on target but it's saved.

Man City to take a throw-in in Aston Villa territory.

Throw-in for Aston Villa in the half of Man City.

Throw-in for Man City in their own half.

Aston Villa drives forward and Pau Torres gets in a shot. Without netting, however.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa.

Leon Bailey of Aston Villa smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though.

Can Aston Villa get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Man City's half?

Free kick for Man City in their own half.

Man City have a goal kick.

Lucas Digne for Aston Villa gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.

Man City awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Ball safe as Aston Villa is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Both teams haven't won their last match in Premier League.

In Premier League, Manchester City has better performance than Aston Villa.

Aston Villa have scored at least one goal for 5 consecutive matches.

Aston Villa haven't lost in their last 5 games.

Aston Villa scores 2.21 goals when playing at home and Manchester City scores 1.97 goals when playing away (on average).

Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Aston Villa and Manchester City is 1.8.

Average number of goals in meetings between Aston Villa and Manchester City is 3.4.

Aston Villa scores 1.2 goals in a match against Manchester City and Manchester City scores 2.2 goals against Aston Villa (on average).

Aston Villa have won just 0 of their last 5 Premier League games against Manchester City.

Manchester City have lost just 0 of their last 5 Premier League games against Aston Villa.

In the last 5 meetings Aston Villa won 0, Manchester City won 4, 1 draws.

Manchester City have lost just 0 of their last 5 games against Aston Villa (in all competitions).

Aston Villa's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Manchester City's.

In Premier League, Aston Villa has better performance than Manchester City.

When Manchester City is down 1-0 away, they win 22% of their matches.

When Aston Villa is down 0-1 home, they win 28% of their matches.

When Manchester City leads 0-1 away, they win in 71% of their matches.

When Aston Villa leads 1-0 at home, they win in 81% of their matches.

On their last meeting Manchester City won by 2 goals.

The winner of their last meeting was Manchester City.

Aston Villa wins 45% of halftimes, Manchester City wins 53%.

Aston Villa wins 1st half in 45% of their matches, Manchester City in 53% of their matches.

Manchester City have scored at least one goal for 9 consecutive matches.

Aston Villa have conceded a goal in each of their last 10 matches.

A year ago, Aston Villa were number 11 in the table with 15 points. Now they are number 4 with 28 points.

Boubacar Kamara has more yellow cards (5) than any other player at Aston Villa. Rodri has collected 5 for Manchester City.

Ollie Watkins has assisted the most goals for Aston Villa with 6. Jeremy Doku is Manchester City's biggest assister (5).

Ollie Watkins is Aston Villa's top scorer with 8 goals. Erling Haaland has scored 14 times for Manchester City.

Aston Villa's home record this season: 6-0-0.

Manchester City haven't scored in 1 of their 7 away matches in Premier League this season.

Aston Villa haven't scored in 0 of their 6 home matches in Premier League this season.

Manchester City haven't lost in their last 9 games.

Aston Villa have won 7 home matches in a row.

Aston Villa have a winning streak of 4 matches.

Did you know that Manchester City scores 25% of their goals between the minutes 76-90?

Did you know that Aston Villa scores 27% of their goals between the minutes 16-30?

In Premier League, Aston Villa have 6 successive home wins.

Last season's matches: 1-1 (Aston Villa at home) and 3-1 (Manchester City at home).

Aston Villa's last home win against Manchester City was in 2013.

During the last 50 meetings, Aston Villa have won 6 times, there have been 11 draws while Manchester City have won 33 times. The goal difference is 106-43 in favour of Manchester City.

During the last 24 meetings with Aston Villa playing at home, Aston Villa have won 4 times, there have been 9 draws while Manchester City have won 11 times. The goal difference is 37-22 in favour of Manchester City.

The most common result of matches between Aston Villa and Manchester City when Aston Villa is playing at home is 1-1. 6 matches have ended with this result.