Aston Villa vs Man City Team News, Injuries & Confirmed Line Ups

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Aston Villa and Man City have both named their starting XIs for the Premier League Matchweek 8 fixture at Villa Park, Birmingham. Kick-off is at 12.30pm on Saturday 24 October 2026, and the match is live on TNT Sports 1. Peter Bankes is the referee.

Injuries and suspensions

Villa are without three players. Amadou Onana has a cruciate ligament tear, while Matteo Ruggeri and Aaron Wan-Bissaka both have hamstring injuries. City have one reported absence, with Antoine Semenyo out with a knee injury.

No suspensions are reported for either side, and none of the four injured players appears in either matchday squad. Villa are 12th in the table with 8 points from seven matches, while City are top with 21 points from seven.

Aston Villa line-up

Villa start in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Zion Suzuki is in goal, with a back four of Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Pau Torres and Ian Maatsen.

Boubacar Kamara and João Gomes are the two midfielders, with Alysson, Johan Manzambi and John McGinn in the three behind Nicolas Jackson, who leads the line. Villa have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last five league matches, and have scored 7 and conceded 11 this season.

Man City line-up

City also line up in a 4-2-3-1. Gianluigi Donnarumma starts in goal, with Abdukodir Khusanov, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi and Josko Gvardiol in defence.

Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernández are the two midfielders, with Iliman Ndiaye, Rayan Cherki and Jérémy Doku in the three behind Erling Haaland. City have won all seven of their league matches, including all of their last five, with 19 goals scored and 7 conceded.

Substitutes

Villa’s bench is Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendía, Ibrahim Mbaye, Lamare Bogarde, Leon Goretzka, Brian Madjo, Marco Bizot and George Hemmings.

City’s substitutes are Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Gerónimo Rulli, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Nico O’Reilly, Phil Foden, Ryan McAidoo and Rico Lewis.

How to watch

The match is live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, with streaming on the TNT Sports app and discovery+. It is also available on TNT Sports Ultimate, which streams through the same app and discovery+, and on HBO Max.

Because the kick-off is at 12.30pm, the 3pm Saturday blackout does not apply to this fixture.

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