Aston Villa vs Man City

1 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Ollie Watkins 47’
  • Rúben Dias 27’
  • Bernardo Silva 43’

Match summary

Man City beat Aston Villa 2-1 on the road. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

Rúben Dias put Man City ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva made it 0-2 in the 43rd minute, set up by Gabriel Jesus, and Ollie Watkins pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 47th minute, set up by Douglas Luiz.

There was little between the sides on chances: Aston Villa created 0.77 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Man City 1.02 from 17.

Match stats

Aston Villa Man City
9 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.77 xG 1.02
0.77 Non-penalty xG 1.02
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Aston Villa Man City
Kick-off
27’
Rúben Dias
Assist: Raheem Sterling0-1 (Man City)
43’
Bernardo Silva
Assist: Gabriel Jesus0-2 (Man City)
Half-time0-2
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Douglas Luiz1-2 (Aston Villa)
47’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 1.02 27’ Rúben Dias (Man City), 0-1 27’ 43’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 0-2 43’ 47’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-2 47’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 1.02 27’ Rúben Dias (Man City), 0-1 Dias 27’ 43’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 0-2 Silva 43’ 47’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-2 Watkins 47’
Aston Villa 0.77 xGMan City 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Aston Villa attacking 
75’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 43’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 11’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 72’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 4’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 1’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 43’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 11’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 72’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 4’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 36’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 1’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF903 0.070.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.010.000
Matt Targett DEF690 0.000.000
Douglas Luiz MID9010 0.000.205
John McGinn MID900 0.000.022
Marvelous Nakamba MID790 0.000.000
Leon Bailey FWD301 0.150.000
Ollie Watkins FWD9011 0.040.151
Emiliano Buendía FWD902 0.100.411
Ashley Young Sub600 0.000.000
Carney Chukwuemeka Sub211 0.410.000
Morgan Sanson Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 13% Avg odds 7.35
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.63
Man City win 66% Avg odds 1.45

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LLLWW
Man City WLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 1-2 Man City, 21 Apr 21 Next meeting: Man City 3-2 Aston Villa, 22 May 22  All Aston Villa vs Man City meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.