Aston Villa vs Man City

21 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jhon Durán 16’
  • Morgan Rogers 65’
  • Phil Foden 90+3’

Match summary

Aston Villa won 2-1 at home to Man City. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Jhon Durán put Aston Villa ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Morgan Rogers, Morgan Rogers made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, set up by John McGinn, and Phil Foden pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Man City's 1.10 from 12.

Match stats

Aston Villa Man City
11 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.06 xG 1.10
2.06 Non-penalty xG 1.10
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Aston Villa Man City
Kick-off
Jhon Durán
Assist: Morgan Rogers1-0 (Aston Villa)
16’
Half-time1-0
Morgan Rogers
Assist: John McGinn2-0 (Aston Villa)
65’
90+3’
Phil Foden2-1 (Man City)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Matthew Cash
  • John McGinn
Man City
  • Rico Lewis
  • Josko Gvardiol
  • Jack Grealish

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.06 1.10 16’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), 1-0 16’ 65’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), 2-0 65’ 90+3’ Phil Foden (Man City), 2-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.06 1.10 16’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), 1-0 Durán 16’ 65’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), 2-0 Rogers 65’ 90+3’ Phil Foden (Man City), 2-1 Foden 90+3’
Aston Villa 2.06 xGMan City 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Aston Villa attacking 
60’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 43’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 16’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90+3’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 1’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 82’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 70’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 49’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 43’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 16’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90+3’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 1’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 82’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 70’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 49’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
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 DEF901 0.100.000
Pau Torres DEF901 0.030.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Digne DEF900 0.000.082
Amadou Onana MID901 0.420.000
Boubacar Kamara MID900 0.000.000
John McGinn MID9010 0.000.384
Youri Tielemans MID900 0.000.421
Morgan Rogers MID90114 0.710.512
Jhon Durán FWD8113 0.670.000
Ollie Watkins Sub91 0.130.000
Emiliano Buendía Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 30% Avg odds 3.20
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Man City win 44% Avg odds 2.19

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa DLWWL
Man City LLWDL

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 4-1 Aston Villa, 03 Apr 24 Next meeting: Man City 2-1 Aston Villa, 22 Apr 25  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.