Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: result and report
Premier League · Wednesday 1 December 2021
Result
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
Premier League · Wednesday 1 December 2021, 20:15 UTC · half-time 0-2
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: match report
Aston Villa lost to Manchester City 1-2 in the Premier League on Wednesday 1 December 2021. The half-time score was 0-2.
Rúben Dias opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Aston Villa's goal came from Ollie Watkins (47'). Manchester City scored through Rúben Dias (27') and Bernardo Silva (43').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Aston Villa were 13th on 16 points from 13 and Manchester City 2nd on 29 points from 13. Aston Villa went on to finish that season 14th with 45 points, and Manchester City 1st with 93.
Aston Villa lined up in a 4-3-3 and Manchester City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City (7.9), ahead of Rúben Dias (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Aston Villa win, 2 draws and 7 for Manchester City.
Going into the match Aston Villa's last five read W-W-L-L-L and Manchester City's W-W-W-L-W.
Key events
- 27'Goal · Rúben Dias
- 43'Goal · Bernardo Silva
- 47'Goal · Ollie Watkins
Head-to-head
Team news
Aston Villa line-up (4-3-3)
Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett, John McGinn, Marvelous Nakamba, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, Ollie Watkins, Emiliano Buendía
Manchester City line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ederson, João Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Rodri, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus