Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-10-24 20:30 JST
2 – 1
6' N. Jackson 60' N. Jackson
Match summary Aston Villa and Manchester City met in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 8 on October 24. Aston Villa held on to beat Manchester City 2-1. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Aston Villa scored 1 and Manchester City scored 1.
Scorers: Aston Villa – N. Jackson (2 goals); Manchester City – E. Haaland. Assists: Aston Villa – J. McGinn and I. Mbaye; Manchester City – I. Ndiaye.
Manchester City had more possession (63% to 37%) and more shots (15 to 8), but Aston Villa were more efficient and took the win. Aston Villa scored 2 from 2 shots on target. Yellow cards: Aston Villa 4, Manchester City 4 in a heated match.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Suzuki 22 Maat sen 14 Torres 3 Lind elö 2 Cash 35 Gomez 8 Kamara 44 Manzamb 7 McGinn 47 Becker 11 Jackson
4-2-3-1 1 Donnaru 24 Gvar dio 3 Dias 6 Guéhi 45 Khus ano 17 Fernánd 5 Anderso 11 Doku 10 Cherki 7 Ndiaye 9 Haaland
0.64 Expected goals (xG) 1.81
View as table Aston Villa Stat Manchester City 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 37% Possession 63% 0.64 Expected goals (xG) 1.81 8 Shots 15 2 Shots on target 7 3 Shots off target 4 3 Blocked shots 4 6 Shots inside the box 12 2 Shots outside the box 3 4 Corner kicks 7 1 Offsides 2 21 Fouls 17 314 Passes 543 254 Accurate passes 488 6 Goalkeeper saves 0 4 Yellow cards 4 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Player stats Aston Villa Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) DF M. Cash 0 0 0 8 0 19(86%) 0 1 0 4 1 6.65 90 1 1 19(9) DF V. Lindelöf 0 0 0 1 0 35(88%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.77 90 0 1 3(2) DF Pau Torres 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 52(87%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.19 90 0 0 3(1) DF I. Maatsen 2 0 0 1(100%) 4 1 23(79%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.43 90 0 2 11(6) MF B. Kamara 0 0 0 6 0 27(90%) 0 0 0 5 2 6.58 90 0 2 17(9) MF J. Gomez 0 0 0 1 0 26(96%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.63 82 1 3 6(2) MF J. McGinn 0 0 0 1(50%) 1 0 8(67%) 1 0 0 0 2 7.5 66 4 0 8(5) MF J. Manzambi 1 0 0 1(50%) 3 0 5(71%) 0 1 0 0 3 6.26 66 0 0 10(7) MF Alisson Becker 2 0 0 1(50%) 3 2 5(62%) 0 0 0 4 1 6.47 59 0 1 14(7) FW Brian Madjo 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 3(75%) 0 1 0 1 3 6.28 8 0 0 8(4) FW I. Mbaye 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 2(67%) 1 0 0 0 0 6.54 31 1 0 3(0) MF George Hemmings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF L. Goretzka 0 0 0 0 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.24 8 0 0 1(0) MF L. Bogarde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF E. Buendía 0 0 0 3 0 4(80%) 0 1 0 1 0 5.96 24 0 0 6(3) MF R. Barkley 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 0 5.85 24 0 0 3(1) DF T. Mings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK M. Bizot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW N. Jackson 3 2 2 2(100%) 1 0 9(60%) 0 0 0 1 3 8.93 82 0 1 15(8) GK Z. Suzuki 0 0 0 0 0 32(71%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.72 90 0 0
Manchester City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) MF J. Doku 3 0 0 9(47%) 0 1 27(75%) 0 0 0 0 4 7.15 90 2 0 26(13) FW R. McAidoo 0 0 0 4(50%) 0 0 6(67%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.58 21 1 0 10(5) MF P. Foden 1 0 0 0(0%) 0 1 19(100%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.68 45 1 0 3(1) MF A. Bouaddi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF M. Kovačić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF R. Lewis 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 15(71%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.17 45 0 0 5(2) DF N. O'Reilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF Vitor Nunes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF R. Aït-Nouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK G. Rulli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW E. Haaland 3 2 1 0(0%) 0 1 4(57%) 0 0 0 0 1 7.9 90 0 0 6(4) MF R. Cherki 1 1 0 1(50%) 0 0 17(81%) 0 1 0 2 0 5.87 45 2 0 5(1) MF I. Ndiaye 2 1 0 3(50%) 0 0 23(79%) 1 0 0 0 1 6.64 69 1 0 12(4) MF E. Fernández 1 0 0 0(0%) 0 1 78(96%) 0 0 0 0 3 6.8 90 2 0 8(3) MF E. Anderson 0 0 0 3(100%) 1 0 73(95%) 0 1 0 2 3 6.79 90 3 2 11(8) DF M. Guéhi 0 0 0 0 0 32(97%) 0 1 0 1 0 6.06 45 0 1 1(0) DF Rúben Dias 0 0 0 0 0 78(93%) 0 0 0 3 0 6.65 90 0 2 9(2) DF A. Khusanov 1 1 0 1(100%) 8 0 62(91%) 0 0 0 4 2 7.1 90 0 2 16(11) GK G. Donnarumma 0 0 0 0 0 13(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.71 90 0 0 DF J. Gvardiol 3 2 0 3 0 41(91%) 0 0 0 2 4 6.46 90 2 3 15(9)
Lineups Aston Villa Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Z. Suzuki Starter DF 2 M. Cash Starter DF 3 V. Lindelöf Starter DF 14 Pau Torres Starter DF 22 I. Maatsen Starter MF 8 B. Kamara Starter MF 35 J. Gomez Starter MF 47 Alisson Becker Starter MF 7 J. McGinn Starter MF 44 J. Manzambi Starter FW 11 N. Jackson Bench FW 39 Brian Madjo Bench FW 19 I. Mbaye Bench MF 27 L. Goretzka Bench MF 10 E. Buendía Bench MF 6 R. Barkley
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench MF 53 George Hemmings Bench MF 26 L. Bogarde Bench DF 5 T. Mings Bench GK 40 M. Bizot
Manchester City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Donnarumma Starter DF 45 A. Khusanov Starter DF 6 M. Guéhi Starter DF 3 Rúben Dias Starter DF 24 J. Gvardiol Starter MF 5 E. Anderson Starter MF 17 E. Fernández Starter MF 7 I. Ndiaye Starter MF 10 R. Cherki Starter MF 11 J. Doku Starter FW 9 E. Haaland Bench MF 47 P. Foden Bench FW 56 R. McAidoo Bench DF 82 R. Lewis
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 28 G. Rulli Bench DF 21 R. Aït-Nouri Bench DF 22 Vitor Nunes Bench DF 33 N. O'Reilly Bench MF 8 M. Kovačić Bench MF 32 A. Bouaddi
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 6' Aston Villa ⚽ Goal N. Jackson 1-0 1H 32' Manchester City 🟨 Yellow card M. Guéhi 1H 38' Manchester City 🟨 Yellow card R. Cherki 1H 45' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Guéhi → IN R. Lewis 1H 45' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Cherki → IN P. Foden 2H 7' Manchester City ⚽ Goal E. Haaland 1-1 2H 9' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card J. Manzambi 2H 10' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card M. Cash 2H 14' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT Alisson Becker → IN I. Mbaye 2H 15' Aston Villa ⚽ Goal N. Jackson 2-1 2H 21' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Manzambi → IN E. Buendía 2H 21' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT J. McGinn → IN R. Barkley 2H 24' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Ndiaye → IN R. McAidoo 2H 29' Manchester City 🟨 Yellow card E. Anderson 2H 31' Manchester City 🟨 Yellow card R. McAidoo 2H 37' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Jackson → IN Brian Madjo 2H 37' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Gomez → IN L. Goretzka 2H 38' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card Brian Madjo 2H 45+5' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card E. Buendía
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