Manchester City vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
Apr 22, 2025, 7:00 PM · English Premier League
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Man City stun Villa late to close in on Champions League place
Manchester City's Matheus Nunes scored deep in injury time to salvage a crucial 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on Tuesday in their breathless chase for a Champions League berth next season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 7': Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 15': Penalty Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': Penalty conceded by Rúben Dias (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 16': VAR Decision: Penalty Aston Villa.
- 18': Goal! Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 1. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 21': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 21': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 22': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 24': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Torres.
- 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 32': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 35': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly with a cross.
- 39': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a through ball.
- 39': Offside, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 41': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 44': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 44': James McAtee (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 49': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 49': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 50': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 52': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 52': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 56': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 59': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 59': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Axel Disasi replaces Matty Cash.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 62': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 62': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 63': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
- 65': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 67': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 68': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces James McAtee.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Amadou Onana.
- 77': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 77': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Offside, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 82': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 82': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Axel Disasi (Aston Villa).
- 83': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 85': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.
- 87': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 89': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 90'+4': Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 90'+6': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
| AVL | MNC | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.4 | Possession | 61.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 254 | Accurate Passes | 438 |
| 307 | Passes | 488 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 23 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
7:00 PM, Tue, Apr 22, 2025
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,192
7:00 PM, Tue, Apr 22, 2025
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,192
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol  |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 75 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush |
| 87 | James McAtee |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 9 | Marcus Rashford |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
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