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Man City v Aston Villa - as it happened

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Man City v Aston Villa, Premier League 2022/23, matchday 23, 12/02/2023, line-ups. BeSoccer
Man City v Aston Villa, Premier League 2022/23, matchday 23, 12/02/2023, line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for live coverage of the Premier League encounter between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium. City have won their last 12 PL home matches against Emery's team. The hosts are looking for three points to move closer to leaders Arsenal.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Rodri
4'
1 - 0
İ. Gündoğan
39'
2 - 0
R. Mahrez
45'
3 - 0
3 - 1
61'
Ollie Watkins
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 94'
    FT (3-1): Aston Villa tried to come back in the second half and Watkins scored a goal in the 61st minute but their efforts were not enough and City won 3-1 at home. Thank you for joining us and see you soon!
  • 90'
    Four minutes added!
  • 88'
    Corner-kick for Man City! De Bruyne takes it but the ball goes wide!
  • 84'
    Man City sub: Mahrez goes off and Ake comes on.
  • 82'
    Julian Alvarez crosses from the left flank and passes to Mahrez, who misses the target!
  • 80'
    Coutinho tries his luck from the edge of the box but the ball goes over Ederson's goal.
  • 77'
    Corner-kick for Man City! Mahrez takes it but nothing comes of it...
  • 76'
    Aston Villa are looking for their second goal!
  • 74'
    Aston Villa double sub: Young and Ramsey OUT. Coutinho and Cash IN.
  • 70'
    Man City sub: Grealish makes way and Foden takes his place.
  • 68'
    Julian Alvarez almost scores! Grealish crosses from the left flank and passes to Julian but his effort is blocked by Konsa.
  • 65'
    Watkins is creating several chances! He goes towards goal but he misses the target! What a pity!
Card

Yellow card

a Aston Villa
  • 63'
    Konsa sees yellow after pushing Julian Alvarez!
  • 62'
    GOOOOAAAAAAAAAL FOR ASTON VILLA! Watkins scores the first goal for Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz passes to Watkins, who scores from close range!
Substitution

Substitution

at Aston Villa
Substitution

Substitution

at Aston Villa
Substitution

Substitution

at Aston Villa
  • 60'
    Aston Villa sub: Digne, Buendia and Bailey OUT. Alex Moreno, McGinn and Duran IN.
  • 58'
    Emery wants to make some changes... Aston Villa will try to score their first goal!
  • 56'
    Rodri crosses from the left flank and passes to Julian Alvarez. The Argentina star misses the target!
  • 54'
    De Bruyne shoots from the edge of the box but the ball goes over Villa's goal.
  • 52'
    Aston Villa do not give up! They are trying to counterattack.
  • 50'
    Guardiola's side are pressing high so far! They want to score another one! Unstoppable Man City!
  • 48'
    Man City double sub: Haaland and Ruben Dias go off. Julian Alvarez and Akanji come on.
  • 47'
    Rodri tries his luck from inside the box but Martinez denies his effort!
  • 46'
    The second half starts!
  • 45'
    45+3: HT (3-0): Manchester City started the game by threatening Aston Villa's box. So much so that Rodri opened the scoring, Gundogan netted the second from a Haaland pass and Mahrez scored the third from the penalty spot. We will see what happens in the second half!
  • 45'
    Three minutes added.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Manchester City en el 45'
  • 45'
    GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR GUARDIOLA'S SIDE! Mahrez shoots from the penalty spot and scores the third one.
  • 44'
    Ramsey fouls Grealish inside the box! We have a penalty!
  • 42'
    Ruben Dias receives a yellow card after arguing with the referee!
  • 40'
    GOOOAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY! Haaland passes to Gundogan and the German player scores from inside the box!
  • 36'
    Digne sees yellow after pushing Mahrez!
  • 32'
    Ruben Dias pushes Bailey. The Aston Villa player seems to be injured.
  • 30'
    Man City are dominating possession so far! Moreover, they are creating several chances.
  • 28'
    De Bruyne crosses from the right flank and passes to Grealish, who tries his luck from inside the box! However, Martinez saves it incredibly!
  • 26'
    Free-kick to Man City 30 yards out from goal! De Bruyne takes it but the ball goes wide.
  • 24'
    Corner-kick for Aston Villa! Douglas Luiz takes it but nothing comes of it.
  • 22'
    Bailey tries his luck from the D but the ball goes wide... What a pity!
  • 20'
    Corner-kick for City! De Bruyne takes it and Grealish tries to shoot but he is unable to!
  • 18'
    De Bruyne crosses from the right flank and he tries to pass it to Haaland but misses the target!
  • 16'
    It's been a fast start to the contest! City are pressing high so far!
  • 14'
    Corner-kick for City! The ball goes wide.
  • 12'
    Haaland clashes with Martinez! The goalkeeper seems to be injured.
  • 10'
    Rodri and Gundogan are playing together. They want to score the second one! However, their effort is blocked by 'Dibu' Martinez.
  • 8'
    Aston Villa are trying to counterattack!
  • 6'
    Corner-kick for Aston Villa! Digne takes it and Bailey tries to shoot but nothing comes of it.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 4'
  • 4'
    GOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY! Mahrez takes the corner and Rodri heads the ball away from close range!
  • 1'
    Man City get us going in the blue from left to right while Aston Villa are in black!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    It is 9 degrees and mostly cloudy at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
  • PRVW
    Robert Jones is in the middle for this one, Jarred Gillett the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Man City have won their last 12 PL home matches against Emery's side.
  • PRVW
    Emery makes one alteration after their last PL clash against Leicester: Ming is replaced by Chambers.
  • PRVW
    Guardiola makes four changes after their last PL match against Tottenham: Lewis, Alvarez, Ake and Akanji are replaced by Laporte, Ruben Dias, De Bruyne and Gundogan.
  • PRVW
    Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez (GK); Young, Konsa, Chambers, Digne; Ramsey, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Buendia; Bailey and Watkins.
  • PRVW
    Man City starting XI: Ederson (GK); Walker, Ruben Dias, Laporte; Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Haaland, Bernardo Silva and Grealish.
Info

Pre-match

12 February 2023, 17:30

Referee: Robert Jones

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello everyone and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium!