Comments, predictions Man City vs Aston Villa: Etihad in turmoil
The match between Man City vs Aston Villa in the English Premier League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on April 23. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Man City vs Aston Villa squad information
Midfielder Mateo Kovacic is set to make his 200th Premier League appearance and is likely to start, after scoring the winner at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Phil Foden and Manuel Akanji were both on the bench against Everton and could return to the starting line-up. However, goalkeeper Ederson missed that game with a groin injury.
Rodri and Nathan Ake are almost certain to miss the rest of the season, while Erling Haaland and John Stones could return to action as early as May.
Villa have just one injury concern, Pau Torres, who was left out of the squad for the weekend with a minor problem.
Ross Barkley and Leon Bailey are both fit, although Bailey was not in Saturday's squad. Marcus Rashford could also start on his return to Manchester.
After scoring the opener last weekend, Ollie Watkins equalled Villa's Premier League scoring record with Gabby Agbonlahor (74), and almost overtook him when he hit the woodwork twice.
Latest Man City vs Aston Villa expected lineup
Manchester City:
Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Kovacic, De Bruyne; McAtee, Foden, Doku; Marmoush
Aston Villa:
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; Kamara, Tielemans; Rogers, McGinn, Rashford; Watkins
Latest Man City vs Aston Villa football review
After Saturday's games, Man City and Aston Villa are both in good positions to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Man City closed the gap on third-placed Newcastle United with a 2-0 away win over Everton, with late goals from Nico O'Reilly and Mateo Kovacic. Meanwhile, Villa helped Pep Guardiola's side by beating Newcastle in the later game of the day.
Guardiola has now seen his side pick up 10 points from their last four games, keeping three clean sheets in those games, with recent defensive solidity a key factor in their return to form.
However, City have conceded 21 goals at home this season – their worst tally since 2003-04, with three games remaining – so maintaining their current defensive form is vital to their Champions League ambitions.
Since the start of 2025, only Liverpool and Real Madrid have won at the Etihad, which will give City added confidence as they face a side with a superior home record.
Man City have won 14 consecutive games against Villa at the Etihad – the second longest home winning streak in Premier League history. Remarkably, they also hold the record for the longest winning streak: 16 consecutive wins against Newcastle.
The last time City lost at home to Villa was under Stuart Pearce, before the takeover – that defeat was in 2007.
However, City's fragility and Villa's impressive form could change the situation, especially as Unai Emery's side have won two of their last three meetings with the reigning champions - as many as they had in their previous 23 meetings.
A 2-0 win in the first leg in December also gave Villa the chance to complete a double over Man City for the first time since the 1962-63 season.
Aston Villa go into this game in high spirits, having beaten Newcastle 4-1 at Villa Park last weekend.
The match was quite tense until the 60th minute, but Villa quickly exploded with three consecutive goals, thereby reducing the gap with Newcastle to two points and only one point behind Man City before the away match at Etihad.
The defeat to PSG in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was the only time Villa have failed to win in their last 11 games – a run of excellent form that has brought them close to a return to the prestigious competition.
Villa are on a run of three consecutive away wins in the Premier League – their best run in over 16 years. Remarkably, they have kept clean sheets in all three games. If they win this one and don’t concede, it will be the first time in their history that they have won four consecutive away games without conceding a goal.
However, Villa's away record against top teams this season has not been encouraging, with them picking up just one point from five games.
Latest Man City vs Aston Villa score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Man City vs Aston Villaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Man City 2-0 Aston Villa
- WhoScore:Man City 3-1 Aston Villa
- Our newspaper predicts:Man City 3-1 Aston Villa
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