Aston Villa vs Man City

6 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Leon Bailey 74’

Match summary

Aston Villa saw off Man City 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Leon Bailey put Aston Villa ahead in the 74th minute, set up by Youri Tielemans.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Man City's 1.00 from 2.

Match stats

Aston Villa Man City
22 Shots 2
7 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 0
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.19 xG 1.00
2.19 Non-penalty xG 1.00
9 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Aston Villa Man City
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Leon Bailey
Assist: Youri Tielemans
1-0 (Aston Villa)
74’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Boubacar Kamara
  • Ollie Watkins
Man City
  • John Stones
  • Rico Lewis

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 1.00 74’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), 1-0 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 1.00 74’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), 1-0 Bailey 74’
Aston Villa 2.29 xGMan City 1.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Aston Villa attacking 
78’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.70 xG, saved 11’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 29’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.59 xG, off target 11’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 78’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 64’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 62’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 31’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 6’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.70 xG, saved 11’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 29’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.59 xG, off target 11’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 78’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 64’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 62’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 6’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 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
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.590.011
Diego Carlos DEF900 0.000.021
Pau Torres DEF901 0.040.000
Lucas Digne DEF901 0.030.071
Leon Bailey MID8715 0.250.142
Douglas Luiz MID905 0.840.744
Boubacar Kamara MID900 0.000.193
John McGinn MID904 0.190.204
Youri Tielemans MID8711 0.040.061
Ollie Watkins FWD904 0.310.071
Moussa Diaby Sub30 0.000.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub30 0.000.000
Jhon Durán Sub10 0.000.000
Álex Moreno Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 19% Avg odds 5.19
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.25
Man City win 58% Avg odds 1.65

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

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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.