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Aston VillaRecent form
Manchester CityRecent formTeam comparison
- Goal Difference
- -4
- Total Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Goals Against
- 4
- Goal Difference
- 1
- Total Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 2
- Goals Against
- 1
Aston Villa leaders
Manchester City leaders
Aston Villa
Man City
Aston Villa
Man CityWaiting for kick-off
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Team stats
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Match leaders
Aston Villa
Total Shots
Emiliano Buendía3Accurate Passes
Victor Lindelöf26Saves
Marco Bizot3Man City
Goals
Josko GvardiolMatches: 1, Goals: 1Assists
Rayan CherkiMatches: 1, Assists: 2Total Shots
Erling Haaland5Accurate Passes
Rúben Dias109Saves
Gianluigi Donnarumma3Starting lineups
Confirmed formations and starting positions.
Starting XI
Aston Villa
Updated 2026-08-28T23:22:32.389Z
Bench
0 playersSubstitutes have not been published.
Starting XI
Manchester City
Updated 2026-08-28T23:22:32.389Z
Bench
0 playersSubstitutes have not been published.