PREMIER LEAGUE Matchweek 8

Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Match data 2026-10-24 12:30 UK · Villa Park Updated 2026.10.23

Full time

Villa2–1Man City

GoalsVilla N. Jackson 6' · N. Jackson 60'Man City E. Haaland 52'

Kicked off 2026.10.24. The data below is as it stood before kick-off and has not been edited to match the result. See the full head-to-head record

Aston Villa host Manchester City in Premier League matchweek 8: Sat 24 Oct, 12:30 BST (24 Oct 20:30 KST) at Villa Park. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.

The last 10 league meetings: Villa 4 wins, 1 draw, Man City 5 wins; the most recent was Man City 1–2 Villa in 2026/05. Last five games in all competitions: Villa W4 D1 L0, Man City W4 D0 L1.

Last 10 meetings4 · 1 · 5Villa W · D · Man City WLast meeting Man City 1–2 Villa (2026.05)

H2H 14 games, average3.21 goals3+ goals 71.4% · red cards 3x · league average 2.84 goals

Win rate this season28.6% / 100.0%Villa / Man City2W 2D 3L / 7W 0D 0Llast season 50.0% / 60.5%

Premier League table

Premier League table as of 2026-10-22
Pos	Team	Pl	W–D–L	GD	Pts
1	Man City	7	7–0–0	+12	21
2	Arsenal	7	6–0–1	+6	18
⋯
3	Brighton	7	5–1–1	+18	16
4	Chelsea	7	4–1–2	+4	13
5	Liverpool	7	3–3–1	+1	12
6	Brentford	7	2–4–1	+5	10
7	Leeds	7	2–4–1	+3	10
8	Everton	7	2–4–1	+1	10
9	Hull	7	2–3–2	+1	9
10	Ipswich	7	3–0–4	-4	9
11	Newcastle	7	2–2–3	-4	8
12	Villa	7	2–2–3	-4	8
13	Man Utd	7	1–4–2	+0	7
14	Palace	7	2–1–4	-8	7
15	Bournemouth	7	1–3–3	-4	6
16	Spurs	7	1–3–3	-4	6
17	Coventry	7	2–0–5	-8	6
18	Fulham	7	1–2–4	-3	5
19	Forest	7	1–2–4	-4	5
20	Sunderland	7	1–1–5	-8	4

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unit	Villa	Man City
Positionpoints	12th · 8	1st · 21
W–D–L7 games	2–2–3	7–0–0
Goals for / againstper game	1.00 / 1.57	2.71 / 1.00
xG / xGAper game	1.21 / 1.63	2.10 / 1.06
Possession%	47.6	64.4
Shots / on targetper game	11.9 / 3.1	14.6 / 5.3
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record	50.0% 19–8–11	60.5% 23–9–6
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18	4–1–9	9–1–4

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Villa -0.06, Man City -0.06 (per game)

ManagersUnai Emery — league 146 games · 75W 31D 40L · win rate 51.4% · E. Maresca — league 7 games · 7W 0D 0L · win rate 100.0% · manager duel 1W 0D 1L (Villa perspective)
Last matchVilla 3 days ago UCL home Viking 3–1 · Man City 4 days ago UCL home AEK Athens FC 5–1

Last five games

Aston Villa

4W 1D 0L

Scored 15Conceded 5Clean sheets 2

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
VikingUCL	home	3–1W	2.78
Newcastle	away	1–0W	1.63
FenerbahçeUCL	home	6–0W	3.15
Brentford	home	2–2D	2.28
Spurs	away	3–2W	—

Manchester City

4W 0D 1L

Scored 18Conceded 10Clean sheets 1

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
AEK Athens FCUCL	home	5–1W	2.82
Ipswich	home	3–2W	3.61
PSGUCL	home	2–4L	2.61
Liverpool	away	3–0W	1.28
Sunderland	home	5–3W	—

Villa 8 straight games scoring · Villa 6 unbeaten · Man City 11 straight games scoring · Man City league away 11 unbeaten · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

2026.05.24Man City1–2Villa
2025.10.26Villa1–0Man City
2025.04.22Man City2–1Villa
2024.12.21Villa2–1Man City
2024.04.03Man City4–1Villa
2023.12.06Villa1–0Man City
2023.02.12Man City3–1Villa
2022.09.03Villa1–1Man City
2022.05.22Man City3–2Villa
2021.12.01Villa1–2Man City

Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →

Villa Park H2H 7 games Villa 3W 1D 3L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 14-game profile
H2H 14 games (since 2017-18)	Value
Goals per game	3.21
Games with 3+ goalsshare %	71.4
Both teams scoredshare %	71.4
Average time of first goalmin	29.4
Goalless at half-timeshare %	28.6
Goals from 76th minute45 goals, %	20.0
Yellow cards per game	3.14
Red cards / penalties14 games total	3 / 4

Conditional data

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
Condition	Villa	Man City
After a match Villa 3 days · Man City 4 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions	+15.0p73 games · 42W 12D 19L · usual 42.5%	-1.7p96 games · 68W 10D 18L · usual 72.5%
League game right after a cup or European matchwin rate · within 7 days · this match qualifies	+5.3p69 games · 33W 16D 20L · usual 42.5%	-6.1p146 games · 97W 22D 27L · usual 72.5%
Saturday 12:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18	+24.2p18 games · 12W 1D 5L · usual 42.5%	-6.7p38 games · 25W 6D 7L · usual 72.5%
After last resultVilla W / Man City 3+ wins · since 2022-23	+0.3p77 games · 38W 17D 22L · usual 49.1%	+0.7p50 games · 34W 10D 6L · usual 67.3%
Forecast: drizzleWin rate · Villa home / Man City away	+7.5p38 games · 19W 8D 11L · usual 42.5%	-10.0p32 games · 20W 6D 6L · usual 72.5%
Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast 9.2°C	-9.2p24 games · 8W 4D 12L · usual 42.5%	-7.3p23 games · 15W 3D 5L · usual 72.5%
Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast 94%	-1.3p114 games · 47W 22D 45L · usual 42.5%	-5.6p157 games · 105W 27D 25L · usual 72.5%
Rain or drizzleWin rate	-1.3p68 games · 28W 10D 30L · usual 42.5%	+3.3p95 games · 72W 12D 11L · usual 72.5%
October gamesWin rate	+1.9p27 games · 12W 6D 9L · usual 42.5%	+0.2p33 games · 24W 4D 5L · usual 72.5%
Manager vs this opponentwin rate · all clubs	44.4%sample too small9 games · 4W 0D 5L · usual 49.1%	50.0%sample too small2 games · 1W 0D 1L · usual 67.3%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Villa 49.1% (78W 34D 47L) / Man City 67.3% (107W 29D 23L)

Game management
items	Villa	Man City
After scoring firstWin rate	79.5%78 games · 62W 9D 7L	77.6%116 games · 90W 21D 5L
After conceding firstWin rate	21.6% -27.5p74 games · 16W 18D 40L · usual 49.1%	43.6% -23.7p39 games · 17W 4D 18L · usual 67.3%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate	93.8%65 games · 61W 3D 1L	90.5%105 games · 95W 7D 3L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames	21 / 16	27 / 18
Goals by substitutes% of team goals	16.9 40/237	6.3 22/350
Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate	+10.0p59 games · 31W 11D 17L · usual 42.5%	-25.4p34 games · 16W 8D 10L · usual 72.5%
Penalties won / concededper game	0.08 / 0.06	0.16 / 0.08
Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals	23.0 / 22.8	17.9 / 27.5
Failed to score / clean sheets%	21.4 / 25.2	10.1 / 36.5

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 7 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
items	Villa	Man City
Shots inside / outside the boxper game	8 / 3.9	10.7 / 3.9
Shots blockedper game	3.7	4.1
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game	15.9 / 4.4 / 10.4	11.4 / 4.1 / 7.3
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented	3.1 / 0.10	3 / 0.22
Corners won / concededper game	3.1 / 4.3	5.6 / 4.1
Offsides / fouls wonper game	1 / 13	2 / 14.6
Passes / accuracyper game / %	409 / 81.8	637 / 88.8
2025-26 xG → goalsseason total	48.2 → 56 +7.8	71.1 → 77 +5.9
2025-26 xGA → concededseason total	54.0 → 49 -5.0	44.0 → 35 -9.0

Order is always home team (Villa) then away team (Man City) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

Aston Villa

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started55.3%85 games
47W 14D 24L

Off the bench60.0%10 games
6W 1D 3L

Did not play39.1%64 games
25W 19D 20L

vs Man City · when playing 50.0% 6 games · 3W 1D 2L · small sample

Games: · · ·

J. McGinn Started 43.6% (225 games 98W 44D 83L) · Off the bench 53.3% (15 games 8W 1D 6L) · Did not play 30.3% (33 games 10W 10D 13L) · vs Man City 33.3% (12 games 4W 1D 7L)
M. Cash Started 45.9% (172 games 79W 31D 62L) · Off the bench 43.8% (16 games 7W 5D 4L) · Did not play 44.7% (47 games 21W 11D 15L) · vs Man City 30.0% (10 games 3W 1D 6L)
T. Mings Started 40.9% (171 games 70W 37D 64L) · Off the bench 14.3% (7 games 1W 2D 4L · small sample) · Did not play 47.4% (95 games 45W 16D 34L) · vs Man City 12.5% (8 games 1W 1D 6L · small sample)
E. Buendía Started 41.6% (77 games 32W 14D 31L) · Off the bench 47.9% (48 games 23W 10D 15L) · Did not play 50.0% (72 games 36W 16D 20L) · vs Man City 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample)
B. Kamara Started 55.3% (85 games 47W 14D 24L) · Off the bench 60.0% (10 games 6W 1D 3L) · Did not play 39.1% (64 games 25W 19D 20L) · vs Man City 50.0% (6 games 3W 1D 2L · small sample)
Pau Torres Started 53.5% (71 games 38W 12D 21L) · Off the bench 71.4% (7 games 5W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 39.5% (43 games 17W 15D 11L) · vs Man City 80.0% (5 games 4W 0D 1L · small sample)
R. Barkley Started 34.4% (32 games 11W 8D 13L) · Off the bench 48.7% (39 games 19W 8D 12L) · Did not play 46.3% (162 games 75W 31D 56L) · vs Man City 50.0% (4 games 2W 0D 2L · small sample)
I. Maatsen Started 54.8% (31 games 17W 5D 9L) · Off the bench 36.7% (30 games 11W 11D 8L) · Did not play 54.5% (22 games 12W 3D 7L) · vs Man City 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
L. Bogarde Started 37.5% (16 games 6W 2D 8L) · Off the bench 47.6% (21 games 10W 7D 4L) · Did not play 52.3% (44 games 23W 10D 11L) · vs Man City 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample)
V. Lindelöf Started 44.4% (18 games 8W 5D 5L) · Off the bench 83.3% (6 games 5W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 44.4% (18 games 8W 3D 7L) · vs Man City 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample)
T. Abraham Started 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench 28.6% (14 games 4W 4D 6L) · Did not play 50.0% (6 games 3W 2D 1L · small sample) · vs Man City no record
Alysson Started 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench 12.5% (8 games 1W 2D 5L · small sample) · Did not play 45.5% (11 games 5W 3D 3L) · vs Man City no record
M. Bizot Started 42.9% (7 games 3W 2D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 48.6% (37 games 18W 7D 12L) · vs Man City 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample)
G. Hemmings Started 0.0% (4 games 0W 1D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 40.0% (20 games 8W 6D 6L) · vs Man City no record
A. Wan-Bissaka Started 66.7% (3 games 2W 0D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (3 games 0W 2D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Man City no record
N. Jackson Started 33.3% (6 games 2W 2D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Man City no record
Z. Suzuki Started 33.3% (6 games 2W 2D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Man City no record
I. Mbaye Started no record · Off the bench 50.0% (4 games 2W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Man City no record
J. Manzambi Started 66.7% (3 games 2W 1D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Man City no record
João Gomes Started 50.0% (4 games 2W 1D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 0.0% (3 games 0W 1D 2L · small sample) · vs Man City no record
M. Ruggeri Started 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · vs Man City no record
Alejandro Garnacho Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (3 games 0W 1D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 50.0% (4 games 2W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Man City no record
L. Goretzka Started no record · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Man City no record

Manchester City

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started76.9%39 games
30W 8D 1L

Off the bench50.0%10 games
5W 2D 3L

Did not play46.2%13 games
6W 2D 5L

vs Villa · when playing 50.0% 2 games · 1W 0D 1L · small sample

Games: · · ·

P. Foden Started 67.1% (155 games 104W 26D 25L) · Off the bench 74.3% (70 games 52W 11D 7L) · Did not play 75.7% (107 games 81W 11D 15L) · vs Villa 58.3% (12 games 7W 1D 4L)
Rúben Dias Started 73.3% (165 games 121W 26D 18L) · Off the bench 70.0% (10 games 7W 1D 2L) · Did not play 58.6% (58 games 34W 13D 11L) · vs Villa 60.0% (10 games 6W 1D 3L)
E. Haaland Started 64.9% (134 games 87W 27D 20L) · Off the bench 100.0% (5 games 5W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 75.0% (20 games 15W 2D 3L) · vs Villa 20.0% (5 games 1W 1D 3L · small sample)
J. Doku Started 68.5% (54 games 37W 11D 6L) · Off the bench 50.0% (36 games 18W 10D 8L) · Did not play 75.0% (28 games 21W 3D 4L) · vs Villa 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample)
J. Gvardiol Started 68.7% (83 games 57W 14D 12L) · Off the bench 71.4% (7 games 5W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 54.8% (31 games 17W 9D 5L) · vs Villa 33.3% (6 games 2W 0D 4L · small sample)
Matheus Nunes Started 66.1% (62 games 41W 11D 10L) · Off the bench 82.4% (17 games 14W 1D 2L) · Did not play 52.6% (38 games 20W 12D 6L) · vs Villa 50.0% (4 games 2W 0D 2L · small sample)
M. Kovačić Started 69.8% (43 games 30W 7D 6L) · Off the bench 61.5% (26 games 16W 5D 5L) · Did not play 63.5% (52 games 33W 12D 7L) · vs Villa 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample)
R. Lewis Started 54.5% (44 games 24W 8D 12L) · Off the bench 68.2% (22 games 15W 4D 3L) · Did not play 72.8% (92 games 67W 17D 8L) · vs Villa 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample)
N. O'Reilly Started 76.9% (39 games 30W 8D 1L) · Off the bench 50.0% (10 games 5W 2D 3L) · Did not play 46.2% (13 games 6W 2D 5L) · vs Villa 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample)
G. Donnarumma Started 70.7% (41 games 29W 9D 3L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Villa 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
R. Cherki Started 70.8% (24 games 17W 5D 2L) · Off the bench 60.0% (15 games 9W 3D 3L) · Did not play 66.7% (6 games 4W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Villa 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample)
A. Khusanov Started 54.2% (24 games 13W 7D 4L) · Off the bench 71.4% (7 games 5W 2D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 73.3% (30 games 22W 3D 5L) · vs Villa no record
A. Semenyo Started 69.6% (23 games 16W 5D 2L) · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Villa 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
M. Guehi Started 77.3% (22 games 17W 5D 0L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Villa no record
E. Anderson Started 100.0% (6 games 6W 0D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Villa no record
E. Fernández Started 100.0% (4 games 4W 0D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Villa no record
I. Ndiaye Started 100.0% (4 games 4W 0D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Villa no record
A. Bouaddi Started 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench 100.0% (3 games 3W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample) · vs Villa no record
R. McAidoo Started no record · Off the bench 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 100.0% (4 games 4W 0D 0L · small sample) · vs Villa no record
Allan Started no record · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · vs Villa no record
K. Braithwaite Started no record · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 100.0% (5 games 5W 0D 0L · small sample) · vs Villa no record
Vitor Reis Started no record · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 100.0% (5 games 5W 0D 0L · small sample) · vs Villa no record

06How the numbers are compiled

Source: API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample: Premier League 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope: Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated: 2026.10.23 11:48 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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