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Premier League · Matchweek 37

Manchester City vs Aston Villa lineups

Looking for the match at Villa Park on 24 October? See Aston Villa vs Manchester City lineups.

Manchester City host Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium on 23 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 37 of the Premier League. They last met on 24 May 2026, when Aston Villa won 2-1.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa match facts

Kick-off
Sun 23 May 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 37

Manchester City vs Aston Villa lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa head to head

20
Manchester City wins
2
Draws
7
Aston Villa wins

68–27 on goals in 29 meetings since 28 December 2010

Recent Manchester City vs Aston Villa results

  1. Manchester City1–2Aston VillaEtihad Stadium
  2. Aston Villa1–0Manchester CityVilla Park
  3. Manchester City2–1Aston VillaEtihad Stadium
  4. Aston Villa2–1Manchester CityVilla Park
  5. Manchester City4–1Aston VillaEtihad Stadium

All in the Premier League

Manchester City vs Aston Villa history

Manchester City have won two of the last five, with none drawn. Aston Villa last won at Etihad Stadium on 24 May 2026, by 2-1. Four of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Manchester City hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, fifteen meetings.

Etihad Stadium

Manchester City play at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The ground holds 55,097. Aston Villa have won there once in eight visits, most recently in May 2026. Manchester City have won seven of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass.

Last meeting: Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa, May 2026

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Manchester City, 4-2-2-2
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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-2-2
  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 82Rico LewisD
  3. 5John StonesD
  4. 3Rúben DiasD
  5. 6Nathan AkéD
  6. 14Nico GonzálezM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaM
  8. 42Antoine SemenyoM
  9. 26SávioM
  10. 47Philip FodenF
  11. 4Tijjani ReijndersF

Bench

  1. 13Marcus BettinelliG
  2. 11Jérémy DokuF
  3. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  4. 24Joško GvardiolD
  5. 27Matheus NunesM
  6. 8Mateo KovačićM
  7. 7Omar MarmoushF
  8. 10Mathis CherkiM
  9. 68Max AlleyneD

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 16Andrés GarcíaD
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 5Tyrone MingsD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 26Lamare BogardeM
  7. 21Douglas LuizM
  8. 31Leon BaileyM
  9. 6Ross BarkleyM
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  11. 11Oliver WatkinsF

Bench

  1. 64James WrightG
  2. 8Youri TielemansM
  3. 14Pau TorresD
  4. 24Amadou OnanaM
  5. 83Bradley-Paul BurrowsM
  6. 12Lucas DigneD
  7. 7John McGinnM
  8. 2Matthew CashD
  9. 53George HemmingsM

Coach: Unai Emery

Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Aston Villa in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League. Aston Villa won 2-1. Antoine Semenyo and Oliver Watkins scored. James Trafford and Marco Bizot started in goal.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa lineups — common questions

When is Manchester City vs Aston Villa?
Manchester City vs Aston Villa kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 23 May 2027 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The match is Matchweek 37 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Manchester City vs Aston Villa match?
In the meeting before this one, Aston Villa won 2-1 on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Aston Villa won 1-0 on 26 October 2025 in the Premier League. Manchester City have won 20 of the 29 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 7.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City at Villa Park

Updated 22 September 2026