⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Aston Villa above the line
Man City belowGoals and cards
- 6'GoalNicolas Jackson, right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Set up by John McGinn1-0
Half-time 1-0
52'GoalErling Haaland, header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Set up by Iliman Ndiaye1-1- 60'GoalNicolas Jackson, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Set up by Ibrahim Mbaye2-1
The score, against the pace we expected
Aston Villa got ahead of the pace we expected in the first half and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ AVL better than we expected
▼ MCI better than we expected
The first half was where it moved most, about 2 goals better than we expected for Aston Villa.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Aston Villa
Good plays
- GOAL
Nicolas Jackson, right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner, set up by John McGinn
6' · AVL 1-0 MCI
- SAVE
Zion Suzuki kept out Iliman Ndiaye from the right side of the box
13' · AVL 1-0 MCI
- WINNER
Nicolas Jackson, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal, set up by Ibrahim Mbaye
60' · AVL 2-1 MCI
- SAVE
Zion Suzuki kept out Erling Haaland with a header from the centre of the box
90+3' · AVL 2-1 MCI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Man City
Good plays
- EQUALISER
Erling Haaland, header from very close range to the bottom left corner, set up by Iliman Ndiaye
52' · AVL 1-1 MCI
Bad plays
- WOODWORK
Iliman Ndiaye hit the woodwork from the right side of the box
28' · AVL 1-0 MCI
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Aston Villa
- ★
Nicolas Jackson Forward
2 goals 6', 60'
- ★
Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper
6 saves
- ★
John McGinn Attacking Midfielder
Set up Jackson
Man City
- ★
Erling Haaland Forward
Goal 52'
- ★
Iliman Ndiaye Attacking Midfielder Right
Set up Haaland, 2 shots, 1 on target
- ★
Josko Gvardiol Left Back
3 shots, 2 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Aston Villa won, and why Man City did not.
From the game
- Clinical, scored twice from chances worth about one goal
- Got away with it at the back, conceded once from chances worth about 2 goals
- Won it with 37% of the ball, out-shot 15 to 8
- Zion Suzuki made 6 saves
Key battles
📊The numbers
| AVL | MCI | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 8 | Shots | 15 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 4 | Corners | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 254 | Passes completed | 472 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 13 | Tackles won | 10 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 22% | Share of the chances | 78% |
| 4 | Passes completed near goal | 11 |
| 10 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 8 |
