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Manchester City v Aston Villa - as it happened

Hurria Butt 4 months ago 6.7k
Man City v Aston Villa, matchday 34, 2024/25 Premier League, 22/04/2025, lineups. BeSoccer

Join us for LIVE coverage of the matchday 34 Premier League showdown between Manchester City and Aston Villa, kick-off at 21:00 CET at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. Both sides are targeting three points that will boost their respective Champions League bids.

List of goalscorers

Bernardo Silva
7'
1 - 0
1 - 1
18'
M. Rashford
Matheus Nunes
86'+4
2 - 1

Match report in news

  • 90'
    FT: Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa. Bernardo broke the deadlock after Rashford hit the post within 30 seconds, as he slotted Marmoush's ball past goalkeeper Martinez. Rashford did eventually get his goal, as he made no mistake from the spot after Dias' challenge on Ramsey was reviewed at the VAR monitor. There were plenty of chances in the second half, but Nunes' 94th-minute goal ended up deciding the result at the Eithad. Thank you for tuning in with us and goodnight!
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 94'
  • 90'
    GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NUNES WINS IT FOR CITY!!! Doku dances his way into the box down the right, curling the ball through the six-yard box. Nunes arrives at the far stick and hits low and hard from a tight angle. The Etihad explored. A goal that can give the Sky Blues a ticket to the Champions League next season. 2-1!
  • 90'
    McGinn gets his body in the way to deflect Gvardiol's ball behind for a corner.
  • 90'
    Five minutes of added time!!
  • 88'
    Gvardiol clears the corner kick. Malen tries to hit a rebounder from the edge of the box, but there’s no pace on the shot, and it’s an easy claim for Ortega in goal.
  • 87'
    Malen immediately trying to impress with his first touches off the bench. He tries to whip a low cross, but O'Reilly sticks his foot out to put the ball behind for a corner.

Substitution

at Aston Villa
  • 86'
    Aston Villa make a change as Malen is on for Rogers.

Yellow card

a Aston Villa
  • 85'
    Yellow card for Watkins.

Goal disallowed

  • 80'
    City break quickly on a counter after Villa fumbled their attack. De Bruyne releases Doku down the right. The Belgian has pace to get onto the ball, but has Konsa quickly onto him. Gundogan receives and spots Marmoush clear in the box. The Egyptian slots the ball past Martinez, but he is well offside and the flag is up.

Yellow card

a Manchester City
  • 77'
    Yellow card for Nunes, who slips and grabs onto Rogers to not lose sight of him.

Substitution

at Aston Villa

Substitution

at Aston Villa
  • 76'
    Onana is subbed off for Asensio, as Watkins also comes on to replace Rashford. Can he repeat his heroics against Newcastle?

Substitution

at Manchester City
  • 74'
    McAtee is subbed off for Doku for City. Lots of chances wasted by the youngster, as Guardiola opts for the Belgian's pace and dribbling to get the lead.
  • 71'
    Yellow card for Gvardiol, who catches Tielemans in the middle of the park.
  • 68'
    City keep knocking on Villa's door with promising chances. Another low cross is sent into the box, but the defence put it behind for a corner. From De Bruyne’s delivery, Gvardiol clanks a header over. Just the final touch is missing.
  • 66'
    O'Reilly whips a threatening low cross from the left. McAtee goes to hit it but he completetly misses the ball, which ends up between his legs and into the arms of Martinez. He cannot believe it.
  • 63'
    Another chance for Rashford! The 27-year-old tears free down the right, getting past Dias and Ortega, but he slams his shot into the side netting.

Substitution

at Aston Villa

Substitution

at Aston Villa
  • 61'
    Double change for Villa: McGinn and Disasi replace Ramsey and Cash.
  • 60'
    McAtee latches onto a bouncing ball down the left, as City break quickly after Tielemans' scare. Martinez is caught in the middle. McAtee lobs the keeper, but the shot is just wide of the unguarded net. Massive chance!
  • 60'
    Tielemans thought he had wasted the set-piece after passing the ball to McAtee, but he wins it back and runs down the right-inside channel of the box before sending a low cross in the middle. City survive the threat and clear the ball.
  • 59'
    Villa have a promising free-kick after Gvardiol brings down Rogers in attack.
  • 58'
    The corner leads to another one at the other end, which goes straight towards Martinez.
  • 57'
    Dias hits De Bruyne's corner at the near post, but Martinez gets down to put it behind. Another corner, again from the right.
  • 56'
    Miscommunication in defence between Digne and Torres, and City are handed a free corner.
  • 54'
    Martinez goes down after being clipped upside the head by Gundogan. The ref tells him to get up, and the game resumes.
  • 53'
    Third time unlucky for City as De Bruyne's ball is straight into the arms of Dibu Martinez.
  • 52'
    De Bruyne's corner is nodded toward Gvardiol in the middle, but the Croatian is once again anticipated. This time it's Digne who concedes a corner at the other end.
  • 51'
    McAtee whips in a dangerous ball. Gvardiol has the chance to hit from close range, but Onana gets onto it before him and puts it behind for a corner.

Yellow card

a Aston Villa
  • 50'
    Yellow card for Rogers for hanging onto and then bringing down O'Reilly. City have a free-kick in attack.
  • 48'
    Marmoush tries to release O'Reilly towards goal, but his ball is too heavy and the defender is only able to touch it before it goes behind for a Villa goal-kick.
  • 46'
    Underway for the second half!!
  • 45'
    HT: Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa. The visitors almost repeated what they did against Newcastle, as Rashford had the chance to score within 30 seconds, with only the woodwork denying the opener. Guardiola's men ended up breaking the deadlock shortly after as Bernardo slotted Marmoush's ball past goalkeeper Martinez. But Rashford eventually got his goal, making no mistake from the spot-kick after Dias' challenge on Ramsey was reviewed by referee Pawson at the VAR monitor.
  • 45'
    Four minutes of added time.
  • 44'
    Onana tries to nod the corner-kick, but he directs it onto O'Reilly. McAtee is brought down by Digne as City try to break into a counter, prompting the host to demand a second yellow for the French defender. Referee lets him off.
  • 43'
    Dias gets his body in front to block Rogers' cross, and Villa get a corner from the left.
  • 41'
    Another foul from Marmoush, as he takes down Tielemans. Villa take the promising free-kick but the hosts defend successfully.
  • 40'
    Long ball from Digne down the inside-left channel of the City box. Rashford runs at it before anyone else, but he is only able to clip it loosely and Ortega manages to keep it out.
  • 37'
    Great chance for Marmoush to head the ball in! O’Reilly whips a cross in from the left. The Egyptian heads over from six yards, but he fails to find the target.

Yellow card

a Aston Villa
  • 35'
    First booking of the game for Digne for stomping on De Bruyne's boot on the flank.
  • 32'
    City earn a corner from the left. Gvardiol heads it from the near post, but the ball travels above the crossbar.
  • 30'
    Chaos in the City box from Digne's long throw-in. Ramsey tries to have a go, but fails to make contact. Onana attempts the same, but hits a Sky Blue shirt. Eventually, the ball is cleared.
  • 29'
    Underway again as Bernardo is up and seemingly good to carry on playing.
  • 28'
    Bernardo goes down after a challenge with Ramsey, but the referee lets the play go on. The Portuguese stays down and the game is paused momentarily.
  • 26'
    Kovacic tries to find the bottom corner from long range. It's on target, but Martinez goes down to secure the ball into his gloves.
  • 23'
    Marmoush launches the ball at other end of the pitch, De Bruyne attempts to flick a header across Martinez, but manages to get power on it, giving the Argentine space to catch.
  • 21'
    Foul from Marmoush on Cash in the Villa half.
  • 19'
    Martinez risking a little as he gifts the ball to City with a loose goal-kick. The ball is quickly sent forward toward Marmoush, but the Egyptian is not able to control it. Martinez comes out and Konsa clears.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Aston Villa en el 18'
  • 18'
    GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL RASHFORD MAKES NO MISTAKE FROM THE SPOT!! A very slow run from the ex-United man, who finds the net after his post earlier on. He goes right, Ortega dives left. And Villa are level. 1-1!
  • 17'
    The penalty is given!!! Dias clips Ramsey with his knee, and the referee points to the spot. Chance for Rashford to level...
  • 16'
    VAR check ongoing for a Ruben Dias challenge on Jacob Ramsey on the inside-left channel of the box.
  • 14'
    Man City keeping the ball in attack as Villa sit back in their own half for now.
  • 13'
    The hosts seem to have reacted well to that bumpy start. De Bruyne tries to release McAtee into the Villa box with a lobbed pass, but it's a bit too deep, and Martinez claims the ball.
  • 11'
    Erling Haaland spotted watching attentively from the stands - and with a couple of fresh braids, might I add.
  • 9'
    Tielemans is down and is holding onto his face after being accidentally hit in the face by O'Reilly's ball.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 7'
  • 7'
    GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL BERNARDO SILVA FIREST CITY AHEAD!!! Long ball from Dias, Marmoush brings it down with his chest and comes into the box from the left, serving a low cross in the middle. Bernardo hits it from eight yards, Martinez tries to parry but can only direct the ball into the bottom right. And just like that, City are up 1-0!
  • 5'
    Cash looking for Tielemans with a low cross from the right. Gvardiol clears.
  • 2'
    Quick start at the Etihad as Marmoush tries to respond at the other end. He earns City a corner on the left.
  • 1'
    Rashford hits the post! The Englishman could've opened the scoring within 30 seconds, but he was denied by the far post. It could've been another early goal after Watkins' against Newcastle. But not a good start for City....
  • 1'
    Underway at the Etihad for City v Villa!!!!

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Players are out of the tunnel, here we goooooooooo!
  • PRVW
    On the bench for Pep Guardiola's side: Carson, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Akanji, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis.
  • PRVW
    Man City's starting XI (4-2-3-1): Ortega (GK); Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Gundogan, Kovacic; McAtee, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Marmoush.
  • PRVW
    And the hosts have also dropped their lineup!!
  • PRVW
    On the bench for Unai Emery's side: Olsen, Maatsen, Garcia, Disasi, McGinn, Barkley, Malen, Asensio, Watkins.
  • PRVW
    Aston Villa's starting XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; Rogers, Tielemans, Ramsey; Rashford.
  • PRVW
    We have the visitors' confirmed lineup!!! Let's see what it is saying as we wait for the hosts...
  • PRVW
    Aston Villa's possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Rogers, McGinn, Onana; Rashford.
  • PRVW
    Man City's possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Ortega (GK); Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Gonzalez, Kovacic; Savinho, De Bruyne, Doku; Marmoush.
  • PRVW
    With that all settled, let's have a look at the possible lineups!
  • PRVW
    Elsewhere, there are no injury concerns for the visitors, who are likely to continue with their trend of rotating their team in recent weeks.
  • PRVW
    The Villa manager responded by saying it was "fantastic" that Watkins channelled his anger into an exceptional display, but he now faces an extremely tough decision for tonight's visit to the Etihad.
  • PRVW
    After scoring the opener in Birmingham against the Magpies within 33 seconds, Ollie Watkins said, "he is not one of these players happy to sit on the bench".
  • PRVW
    As for Aston Villa, the main question mark is whether Emery decides to go for Marcus Rashford or Ollie Watkins up front.
  • PRVW
    Elsewhere, Stefan Ortega is expected to start back-to-back games in between the sticks as Ederson continued to struggle with a long-standing groin issue.
  • PRVW
    Nathan Ake and John Stones remain ruled out at the centre of defence, with Rodri and Erling Haaland still missing in midfield and attack, respectively. The Spaniard could soon be included back in a matchday squad, as he edges closer to his comeback.
  • PRVW
    In terms of team news, City welcomed back Phil Foden and long-term absentee Manuel Akanji to their matchday squad at Goodison Park last week.
  • PRVW
    Both sides come off the back of four wins out of their last five outings. Pep Guardiola's men beat Everton 0-2 last time out in the Premier League, while Unai Emery's side brutally crushed fellow UCL chasers Newcastle 4-1.
  • PRVW
    And the Villains cannot even hope for a wild Champions League triumph to seal their place next season, as they were knocked out by PSG in the quarter-finals after a narrow second leg at Villa Park.
  • PRVW
    Heading into tonight's game, Manchester City certainly find themselves in a better position than Aston Villa, albeit by a single point.
  • PRVW
    With five games remaining until the end of the season, who will be the three lucky teams?
  • PRVW
    Two places have already been locked in by Liverpool (79) and Arsenal (66), but three are still up for grabs after the Premier League gained the extra fifth spot by topping UEFA's coefficient rankings.
  • PRVW
    Aston Villa (57), Chelsea (57), Manchester City (58), Newcastle (59) and Nottingham Forest (60) are all fighting for access in the top continental club competition, with only three points separating them on the table.
  • PRVW
    We kick off round 34 of England's top tier with a bang, as the battle for Champions League qualification remains hot.

Pre-match

22 April 2025, 21:00

Referee: Craig Pawson | VAR: John Brooks

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello everyone, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the matchday 34 Premier League showdown between Manchester City and Aston Villa, kick-off at 21:00 CET at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.

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