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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 October 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
8
Aston Villa wins

69–29 on goals in 30 meetings since 28 December 2010

Recent Manchester City vs Aston Villa results

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

All in the Premier League

Manchester City vs Aston Villa history

Manchester City have won one of the last five, with none drawn. Aston Villa last won at Etihad Stadium on 24 May 2026, by 2-1. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. Five of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five.

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: Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City, October 2026

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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
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Manchester City, 4-2-3-1
Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 2Matthew CashD
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 8Boubacar KamaraM
  7. 35João GomesM
  8. 47Alysson EdwardM
  9. 7John McGinnM
  10. 44Johan ManzambiM
  11. 11Nicolas JacksonF

Bench

  1. 39Brian MadjoF
  2. 19Ibrahim MbayeF
  3. 53George HemmingsM
  4. 27L. GoretzkaM
  5. 26Lamare BogardeM
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyM
  8. 5Tyrone MingsD
  9. 40Marco BizotG

Coach: Unai Emery

Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  3. 6Addji GuéhiD
  4. 3Rúben DiasD
  5. 24Joško GvardiolD
  6. 5Elliot AndersonM
  7. 17Enzo FernándezM
  8. 7Iliman NdiayeM
  9. 10Mathis CherkiM
  10. 11Jérémy DokuM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Bench

  1. 47Philip FodenM
  2. 56Ryan McAidooF
  3. 28Gerónimo RulliG
  4. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  5. 22Vitor NunesD
  6. 33Nico O'ReillyD
  7. 82Rico LewisD
  8. 8Mateo KovačićM
  9. 32Ayyoub BouaddiM

Coach: E. Maresca

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester City in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 24 October 2026 in the Premier League. Aston Villa won 2-1. Nicolas Jackson and Erling Haaland scored. Zion Suzuki and Gianluigi Donnarumma 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 October 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Aston Villa won 2-1 on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League. Manchester City have won 20 of the 30 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 8.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City at Villa Park

Updated 25 October 2026