Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 12 February 2023
Result
Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa
Premier League · Sunday 12 February 2023, 16:30 UTC · half-time 3-0
Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa: match report
Manchester City beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 12 February 2023. The half-time score was 3-0.
Rodri opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Manchester City's goals came from Rodri (4'), İlkay Gündoğan (39') and Riyad Mahrez (45+1', penalty). Aston Villa scored through Ollie Watkins (61').
Discipline: Manchester City received 1 yellow card; Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Manchester City were 3rd on 45 points from 21 and Aston Villa 11th on 28 points from 21. Manchester City went on to finish that season 1st with 89 points, and Aston Villa 7th with 61.
Manchester City lined up in a 3-2-4-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Rodri of Manchester City (8.7), ahead of Riyad Mahrez (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Manchester City wins, 3 draws and 0 for Aston Villa.
Key events
- 4'Goal · Rodri
- 37'Yellow card · Lucas Digne
- 39'Goal · İlkay Gündoğan
- 41'Yellow card · Rúben Dias
- 45+1'Penalty goal · Riyad Mahrez
- 61'Goal · Ollie Watkins
- 63'Yellow card · Ezri Konsa
Head-to-head
Team news
Manchester City line-up (3-2-4-1)
Ederson, Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, İlkay Gündoğan, Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland
Aston Villa line-up (4-4-2)
Emiliano Martínez, Ashley Young, Ezri Konsa, Calum Chambers, Lucas Digne, Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Emiliano Buendía, Leon Bailey, Ollie Watkins