Man City vs Aston Villa

22 May 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ilkay Gündogan 76’, 81’
  • Rodri 78’
  • Matthew Cash 37’
  • Philippe Coutinho 69’

Match summary

Man City came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Aston Villa. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Matthew Cash put Aston Villa ahead with a header in the 37th minute, set up by Lucas Digne. In the second half, Philippe Coutinho made it 0-2 in the 69th minute, set up by Ollie Watkins, Ilkay Gündogan pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 76th minute, set up by Raheem Sterling, Rodri equalised in the 78th minute, set up by Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Gündogan won it in the 81st minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 3.36 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Aston Villa's 0.25 from 4.

Match stats

Man City Aston Villa
24 Shots 4
5 Shots on Target 2
13 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3.32 xG 0.25
3.32 Non-penalty xG 0.25
22 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Man City Aston Villa
Kick-off
37’
Matthew Cash
Assist: Lucas Digne0-1 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-1
69’
Philippe Coutinho
Assist: Ollie Watkins0-2 (Aston Villa)
Ilkay Gündogan
Assist: Raheem Sterling1-2 (Man City)
76’
Rodri
Assist: Oleksandr Zinchenko2-2 (Man City)
78’
Ilkay Gündogan
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne3-2 (Man City)
81’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Tyrone Mings
  • Marvelous Nakamba

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.36 0.25 37’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), 0-1 37’ 69’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), 0-2 69’ 76’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 1-2 76’ 78’ Rodri (Man City), 2-2 78’ 81’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 3-2 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.36 0.25 37’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), 0-1 Cash 37’ 69’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), 0-2 Coutinho 69’ 76’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 1-2 Gündogan 76’ 78’ Rodri (Man City), 2-2 Rodri 78’ 81’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 3-2 Gündogan 81’
Man City 3.36 xGAston Villa 0.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Man City attacking 
81’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 50’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 76’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 73’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 50’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 24’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 77’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 69’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 3’ Fernandinho (Man City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 5’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 74’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 80’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 50’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 76’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 50’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 73’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 24’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 41’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 48’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 3’ Fernandinho (Man City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 74’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 80’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
John Stones DEF902 0.140.031
Aymeric Laporte DEF901 0.070.000
Fernandinho DEF491 0.060.000
João Cancelo DEF904 0.140.632
Kevin De Bruyne MID9015 0.341.175
Rodri MID9013 0.110.091
Bernardo Silva MID710 0.000.042
Riyad Mahrez FWD591 0.140.092
Gabriel Jesus FWD903 0.700.152
Phil Foden FWD902 0.190.183
Oleksandr Zinchenko Sub4110 0.000.182
Raheem Sterling Sub3110 0.000.652
Ilkay Gündogan Sub1923 1.470.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 82% Avg odds 1.17
Draw 12% Avg odds 8.27
Aston Villa win 6% Avg odds 15.87

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

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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.