Premier League · Matchweek 8Full time
Aston Villa 2-1 Man City
Nicolas Jackson 6', Nicolas Jackson 60'
Erling Haaland 52'
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday 24 October 2026, with goals from Nicolas Jackson (6'), Erling Haaland (52') and Nicolas Jackson (60').
Match events
- 6'Nicolas Jackson Assist: John McGinnAston Villa
- 32'Marc GuéhiMan City
- 38'Rayan CherkiMan City
- 46'Phil Foden Off: Rayan CherkiMan City
- 46'Rico Lewis Off: Marc GuéhiMan City
- 52'Erling Haaland Assist: Iliman NdiayeMan City
- 54'Johan ManzambiAston Villa
- 55'Matty CashAston Villa
- 59'Ibrahim Mbaye Off: AlyssonAston Villa
- 60'Nicolas Jackson Assist: Ibrahim MbayeAston Villa
- 66'Ross Barkley Off: John McGinnAston Villa
- 66'Emiliano Buendía Off: Johan ManzambiAston Villa
- 69'Ryan McAidoo Off: Iliman NdiayeMan City
- 74'Elliot AndersonMan City
- 76'Ryan McAidooMan City
- 82'Leon Goretzka Off: João GomesAston Villa
- 82'Brian Madjo Off: Nicolas JacksonAston Villa
- 83'Brian MadjoAston Villa
- 90+5'Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa
Line-ups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
- 1Zion Suzuki
- 2Matty Cash
- 3Victor Lindelöf
- 14Pau Torres
- 22Ian Maatsen
- 8Boubacar Kamara
- 35João Gomes
- 47Alysson
- 7John McGinn
- 44Johan Manzambi
- 11Nicolas Jackson
Subs: Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendía, Ibrahim Mbaye, Lamare Bogarde, Leon Goretzka, Brian Madjo, Marco Bizot, George Hemmings
Man City 4-2-3-1
- 1Gianluigi Donnarumma
- 45Abdukodir Khusanov
- 6Marc Guéhi
- 3Rúben Dias
- 24Josko Gvardiol
- 5Elliot Anderson
- 17Enzo Fernández
- 7Iliman Ndiaye
- 10Rayan Cherki
- 11Jérémy Doku
- 9Erling Haaland
Subs: Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Gerónimo Rulli, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Nico O'Reilly, Phil Foden, Ryan McAidoo, Rico Lewis
Match Stats
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Pre-Match Press ConferenceMan City’s Enzo Maresca on Aston Villa’s Big Test in Pre-Match PresserAlex Inland · 2 weeks ago
Questions and answers
When and where is Aston Villa v Man City?
Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 12.30pm (BST) at Villa Park, Birmingham. It was shown live on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max in the UK.
What was the score in Aston Villa v Man City?
Aston Villa 2-1 Man City (half-time 1-0).
Who scored in Aston Villa v Man City?
Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa, 6'), Erling Haaland (Man City, 52') and Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa, 60').





