Aston Villa vs Man City

21 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • John McGinn 1’
  • Phil Foden 22’
  • Rodri 40’

Match summary

Man City came from behind to win 2-1 away at Aston Villa. Man City led 2-1 at half-time.

John McGinn put Aston Villa ahead in the first minute, set up by Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden equalised in the 22nd minute, set up by Bernardo Silva, and Rodri won it with a header in the 40th minute, set up by Bernardo Silva.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Aston Villa's 0.80 from 8. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Aston Villa Man City
8 Shots 13
3 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0.80 xG 1.56
0.80 Non-penalty xG 1.56
4 Deep Completions 17

Key events

Aston Villa Man City
Kick-off
John McGinn
Assist: Ollie Watkins1-0 (Aston Villa)
1’
22’
Phil Foden
Assist: Bernardo Silva1-1 (Man City)
40’
Rodri
Assist: Bernardo Silva1-2 (Man City)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
Man City
  • John Stones
  • Ilkay Gündogan

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.56 1’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 1-0 1’ 22’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-1 22’ 40’ Rodri (Man City), 1-2 40’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.56 1’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 1-0 McGinn 1’ 22’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-1 Foden 22’ 40’ Rodri (Man City), 1-2 Rodri 40’
Aston Villa 0.80 xGMan City 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Aston Villa attacking 
22’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 40’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 1’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 75’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 24’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 5’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 45’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 40’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 1’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 24’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 75’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 5’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 45’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 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 DEF610 0.000.061
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.000
Marvelous Nakamba MID670 0.000.000
Bertrand Traoré MID791 0.060.132
Douglas Luiz MID903 0.190.041
John McGinn MID9011 0.380.081
Jacob Ramsey MID501 0.040.071
Ollie Watkins FWD9011 0.080.381
Keinan Davis Sub401 0.050.000
Ross Barkley Sub230 0.000.051
Anwar El Ghazi Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 10% Avg odds 9.77
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.28
Man City win 72% Avg odds 1.33

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa DDLWL
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 2-0 Aston Villa, 20 Jan 21 Next meeting: Aston Villa 1-2 Man City, 01 Dec 21  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.