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Match XI

Manchester City vs Aston Villa

Manchester CityHome
Full time1–2
Aston VillaAway
Etihad Stadium, ManchesterReferee: Andy MadleyAttendance: 60,332

Manchester City

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

1James Trafford6Nathan Aké3Rúben Dias5John Stones82Rico Lewis14Nico González20CBernardo Silva26Savinho4Tijjani Reijnders42Antoine Semenyo47Phil Foden

Official formation · attacking upwards

Goalkeeper

1James Trafford

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Defenders

82Rico Lewis

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5John Stones

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3Rúben Dias

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6Nathan Aké

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Midfielders

20Bernardo SilvaCaptain

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14Nico González

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42Antoine Semenyo

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4Tijjani Reijnders

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26Savinho

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Forwards

47Phil Foden

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Bench 9

13Marcus Bettinelli

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7Omar Marmoush

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8Mateo Kovacic

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10Rayan Cherki

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11Jérémy Doku

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21Rayan Aït-Nouri

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24Josko Gvardiol

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27Matheus Nunes

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68Max Alleyne

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Team sheet:

Aston Villa

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

40Marco Bizot22Ian Maatsen5CTyrone Mings3Victor Lindelöf16Andrés García21Douglas Luiz26Lamare Bogarde10Emiliano Buendía6Ross Barkley31Leon Bailey11Ollie Watkins

Official formation · attacking upwards

Goalkeeper

40Marco Bizot

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Defenders

16Andrés García

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3Victor Lindelöf

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5Tyrone MingsCaptain

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22Ian Maatsen

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Midfielders

26Lamare Bogarde

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21Douglas Luiz

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31Leon Bailey

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6Ross Barkley

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10Emiliano Buendía

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Forwards

11Ollie Watkins

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Bench 9

64James Wright

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2Matty Cash

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7John McGinn

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8Youri Tielemans

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12Lucas Digne

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14Pau Torres

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24Amadou Onana

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53George Hemmings

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83Bradley Burrowes

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Match events

  1. 19'
    Nathan Aké injury delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Aké (Manchester City).

    Manchester City
  2. 20'
    Play resumes after injury delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

    Manchester City
  3. 23'
    Antoine Semenyo scored

    Manchester City.

    Manchester City
  4. 26'
    Play resumes after injury delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

    Aston Villa
  5. 26'
    Play resumes after injury delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

    Manchester City
  6. 45'
    Matty Cash onAston Villa
  7. 45'
    Andrés García offAston Villa
  8. 47'
    Ollie Watkins scored

    Aston Villa.

    Aston Villa
  9. 58'
    Rayan Cherki onManchester City
  10. 58'
    Antoine Semenyo offManchester City
  11. 59'
    Mateo Kovacic onManchester City
  12. 59'
    Bernardo Silva offManchester City
  13. 61'
    Ollie Watkins scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Ross Barkley.

    Aston Villa
  14. 63'
    VAR review

    VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa (Ollie Watkins).

    Aston Villa
  15. 66'
    Emiliano Buendía injury delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

    Aston Villa
  16. 66'
    Play resumes after injury delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

    Manchester City
  17. 66'
    Play resumes after injury delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

    Aston Villa
  18. 70'
    Play resumes after injury delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

    Manchester City
  19. 73'
    Douglas Luiz forced off injured, Youri Tielemans on

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Douglas Luiz because of an injury.

    Aston Villa
  20. 73'
    Youri Tielemans onAston Villa
  21. 73'
    Douglas Luiz offAston Villa
  22. 73'
    Amadou Onana onAston Villa
  23. 73'
    Lamare Bogarde offAston Villa
  24. 73'
    Pau Torres onAston Villa
  25. 73'
    Victor Lindelöf offAston Villa
  26. 77'
    Jérémy Doku onManchester City
  27. 77'
    Tijjani Reijnders offManchester City
  28. 77'
    Rayan Aït-Nouri onManchester City
  29. 77'
    Nathan Aké offManchester City
  30. 78'
    Josko Gvardiol onManchester City
  31. 78'
    John Stones offManchester City
  32. 82'
    Rico Lewis booked

    Manchester City.

    Manchester City
  33. 86'
    John McGinn onAston Villa
  34. 86'
    Ross Barkley offAston Villa
  35. 90+2'
    VAR: no goal

    VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa.

    Manchester City
Sources and update times

Page snapshot published 5 Jun 2026, 06:25 UTC.

Match detail source: 25 May 2026, 10:24 UTC.

Premier League match centreCollected 24 May, 15:19 UTC
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