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Premier League·Round 38 Sun 24/5·18:00
Manchester City
1-2 FT
Aston Villa
  • Semenyo23'
  • Watkins47', 61'
Etihad Stadium60,332 spectatorsReferee: Andy Madley
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Difficulty
62

Aston Villa trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 23'Trailed by one goal
  2. 47'Equaliser
  3. 61'Winner

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 23: Aston Villa had 12 shots to 12 for Manchester City, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Changes by coach Emery

Cash came on for García (46').

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 15% of fans backed Aston Villa to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT23'47'61'Substitution 46'Substitution 73'Substitution 73'Substitution 73'Substitution 86'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadAston Villa goal Manchester City goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Aston Villa chances, below: Manchester City. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 23'

    Semenyo opened the scoring for Manchester City, putting Manchester City ahead 1-0.

  2. 47'

    Watkins equalised for Aston Villa, to make it 1-1.

  3. 61'

    Watkins completed the turnaround for Aston Villa, assisted by Barkley, putting Aston Villa ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

Manchester CityAston Villa
52%Possession48%
1.34Chance quality (xG)1.77
16Shots12
3On target5
2Big chances4
9Corners4
481Passes440

Top players

1
WatkinsAston Villa · Centre Forward
8.5
2
BuendíaAston Villa · Left Forward
7.9
3
SemenyoManchester City · Right Forward
7.8
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Man City 75%Draw 10%Aston Villa 15%
from 37,816 votes

Line-ups

Aston Villa4-2-3-1
6.2 Trafford 6.2 Aké 6.5 Dias 5.9 Stones 5.9 Lewis 6.9 Bernardo 7.0 Nico 7.0 Savinho 7.8 Semenyo 6.3 Reijnders 7.0 Foden 6.6 Bizot 7.4 Maatsen 7.0 Mings 6.7 Lindelöf 6.0 García 7.1 Luiz 6.9 Bogarde 7.9 Buendía 7.2 Barkley 6.7 Bailey 8.52 Watkins
Manchester City4-2-2-2
Manchester City coach: Guardiola Aston Villa coach: Emery

Match events

Manchester CityAston Villa
  1. SemenyoGoal
    23'
  2. CashSubstitution · for García
    46'
  3. WatkinsGoal
    47'
  4. CherkiSubstitution · for Semenyo
    58'
  5. KovacicSubstitution · for Bernardo
    59'
  6. WatkinsGoal · assist: Barkley
    61'
  7. TielemansSubstitution · for Luiz
    73'
  8. TorresSubstitution · for Lindelöf
    73'
  9. OnanaSubstitution · for Bogarde
    73'
  10. Ait NouriSubstitution · for Aké
    77'
  11. DokuSubstitution · for Reijnders
    77'
  12. GvardiolSubstitution · for Stones
    78'
  13. LewisYellow card
    82'
  14. McGinnSubstitution · for Barkley
    86'
  15. FodenVAR
    90+2'