Man City vs Aston Villa

3 April 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Darren England

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Rodri 11’
  • Phil Foden 45+1’, 62’, 69’
  • Jhon Durán 20’

Match summary

Man City won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Aston Villa. Man City led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Rodri put Man City ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Jéremy Doku, Jhon Durán equalised in the 20th minute, set up by Morgan Rogers, and Phil Foden put Man City back in front with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Foden made it 3-1 in the 62nd minute, set up by Rodri and Foden made it 4-1 in the 69th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 3.95 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Aston Villa's 1.19 from 8.

Match stats

Man City Aston Villa
25 Shots 8
11 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.88 xG 1.19
3.88 Non-penalty xG 1.19
26 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Man City Aston Villa
Kick-off
Rodri
Assist: Jéremy Doku1-0 (Man City)
11’
20’
Jhon Durán
Assist: Morgan Rogers1-1 (Aston Villa)
Phil Foden2-1 (Man City)
45+1’
Half-time2-1
Phil Foden
Assist: Rodri3-1 (Man City)
62’
Phil Foden4-1 (Man City)
69’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Man City
  • Jack Grealish
Aston Villa
  • Douglas Luiz
  • Calum Chambers

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.95 1.19 11’ Rodri (Man City), 1-0 11’ 20’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), 1-1 20’ 45+1’ Phil Foden (Man City), 2-1 45+1’ 62’ Phil Foden (Man City), 3-1 62’ 69’ Phil Foden (Man City), 4-1 69’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.95 1.19 11’ Rodri (Man City), 1-0 Rodri 11’ 20’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), 1-1 Durán 20’ 45+1’ Phil Foden (Man City), 2-1 Foden 45+1’ 62’ Phil Foden (Man City), 3-1 Foden 62’ 69’ Phil Foden (Man City), 4-1 Foden 69’
Man City 3.95 xGAston Villa 1.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Man City attacking 
50’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 90+3’ Sergio Gómez (Man City), open play, 0.54 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 48’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 20’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 37’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 62’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 90’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 68’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 65’ Rico Lewis (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90’ Oscar Bobb (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 49’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Diego Carlos (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Phil Foden (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 53’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Clement Lenglet (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Omari Kellyman (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 80’ Matheus Nunes (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Clement Lenglet (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 90+3’ Sergio Gómez (Man City), open play, 0.54 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 48’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 20’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 37’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 62’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 90’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 68’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 65’ Rico Lewis (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90’ Oscar Bobb (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 49’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Diego Carlos (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Phil Foden (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 53’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 2’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Clement Lenglet (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Omari Kellyman (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Matheus Nunes (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 24’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Clement Lenglet (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Rodri (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
Stefan Ortega Moreno GK900 0.000.000
Rico Lewis DEF901 0.120.533
Rúben Dias DEF900 0.000.000
Manuel Akanji DEF900 0.000.061
Josko Gvardiol DEF900 0.000.541
Bernardo Silva MID801 0.410.692
Rodri MID80113 0.260.341
Jéremy Doku MID8513 0.210.344
Phil Foden MID8534 0.560.603
Jack Grealish MID903 0.190.203
Julián Álvarez FWD907 1.500.081
Mateo Kovacic Sub100 0.000.041
Matheus Nunes Sub101 0.040.000
Oscar Bobb Sub51 0.120.000
Sergio Gómez Sub51 0.540.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 78% Avg odds 1.23
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.93
Aston Villa win 8% Avg odds 12.59

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 1-0 Man City, 06 Dec 23 Next meeting: Aston Villa 2-1 Man City, 21 Dec 24  All Man City vs Aston Villa 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.