Man City 3-1 Aston Villa: Three first-half goals give defending champions one-sided win

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Ilkay Gundogan scores Man City's 2nd goal

Three first-half goals helped Manchester City spot disconnected Aston Villa successful their archetypal crippled since being accused of much than 100 regularisation breaches by the Premier League.

Those allegations person made it a investigating week disconnected the transportation for the defending champions but they responded successful awesome benignant with immoderate vibrant aboriginal attacking play, and were capable to past a somewhat nervy finish.

It was not rather a vintage show by Pep Guardiola's side, who volition spell apical of the array if they bushed leaders Arsenal astatine Emirates Stadium connected Wednesday, but they were overmuch much similar their aged selves.

The noisy ambiance surely helped. Guardiola had issued a defiant effect to the charges earlier the game, and City's fans reacted successful akin manner astatine a vibrant Etihad Stadium, singing songs astir their concern and successful enactment of their manager, and besides the club's proprietor Sheikh Mansour.

City's players appeared galvanised too, and made the cleanable commencement erstwhile Rodri headed location Riyad Mahrez's corner, but they had to hold until conscionable earlier the interruption to adhd to their lead.

Calum Chambers' effort to chopped retired a Kevin de Bruyne through-ball saw him caput the shot beyond his on-rushing keeper Emi Martinez and, though Erling Haaland could not person from a choky angle, helium had the composure to look up and find Ilkay Gundogan for a tap-in.

Mahrez made it 3-0 from the punishment spot soon afterwards, aft Jacob Ramsey had clipped Jack Grealish wrong the box.

That should person been the extremity of Villa's hopes, but they were talented a mode backmost into the crippled conscionable aft the hr mark.

Bernardo Silva's mistake allowed Ollie Watkins abstraction to tally done and helium bushed Ederson with a chill finish.

City inactive had the cushion of a two-goal pb but continued to beryllium sloppy erstwhile they played retired from the backmost and were grateful to spot a long-range effort from Philippe Coutinho deflected conscionable over, portion Jhon Duran deed the barroom with a fierce volley successful the dying seconds.

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Manchester City

Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number9Player nameHaaland
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number10Player nameGrealish

Squad number6Player nameAké
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number25Player nameAkanji
Squad number47Player nameFoden

Aston Villa

Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
Squad number18Player nameYoung
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number16Player nameChambers
Squad number27Player nameDigne
Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
Squad number44Player nameKamara
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number10Player nameBuendía
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Squad number11Player nameWatkins

Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number15Player nameÁlex Moreno
Squad number22Player nameDurán
Squad number23Player namePhilippe Coutinho

Line-ups

Man City

Formation 3-2-4-1

31Ederson
14Laporte
3Rúben DiasBooked astatine 41minsSubstituted forAkanjiat 45'minutes
2Walker
20Bernardo Silva
16Rodri
8Gündogan
17De Bruyne
9HaalandSubstituted forÁlvarezat 45'minutes
26MahrezSubstituted forAkéat 85'minutes
10GrealishSubstituted forFodenat 69'minutes

Substitutes

4Phillips
6Aké
18Ortega
19Álvarez
21Gómez
25Akanji
47Foden
80Palmer
82Lewis

Aston Villa

Formation 4-4-2

1E Martínez
18YoungSubstituted forCoutinhoat 76'minutes
4KonsaBooked astatine 63mins
16Chambers
27DigneBooked astatine 37minsSubstituted forDuránat 60'minutes
41J RamseySubstituted forCashat 76'minutes
44Kamara
6Douglas Luiz
10BuendíaSubstituted forMcGinnat 60'minutes
31BaileySubstituted forMoreno Loperaat 60'minutes
11Watkins

Substitutes

2Cash
7McGinn
15Moreno Lopera
22Durán
23Coutinho
32Dendoncker
38Sinisalo
48Zych
50Swinkels

Referee:Robert Jones

Attendance:53,392

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 1.
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a done ball, but Douglas Luiz is caught offside.
Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) hits the barroom with a near footed changeable from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed walk pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa).
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matty Cash.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

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