Aston Villa vs Man City

Manchester City and the prolific Erling Haaland face Aston Villa at Villa Park in their latest Premier League match.

— Subscribers can stream via either the SkyGo app or the Sky Sports website. Douglas Luiz came off the bench to briefly pull Villa level at Arsenal and remains at Villa Park despite the Gunners' deadline day interest in him. We know we can hurt this team, and I'm really looking forward to the game," Steven Gerrard said at his pre-match news conference. When Philippe Coutinho put Villa 2-0 up at the Etihad Stadium on the final day of last season, it looked like Pep Guardiola's side were about to surrender their title to Liverpool. Erling Haaland's hat-tricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest mean he has nine goals in his first five Premier League games — a competition record. They're both on the bench. The answer today is neither. Manuel Akanji, who signed from Borussia Dortmund this week, is absent due to the birth of his baby son. 10 mins from kickoff: We won't get to see City's latest arrival today. Even the most laid-back goalkeeper in the Premier League has to tune in a bit. Haaland drops in and acts as a massive wall in a wall pass with Silva.

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard jokingly pleaded with Pep Guardiola to rest Erling Haaland when his men lock horns with champions Manchester City.

You need to be diligent with this individual, which is easier said than done because that's the level of player you are dealing with and he's a top player. The challenge is to go and prove that [wrong]." [Guardiola](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) splashed out £51million to win the goalscoring lottery as Norway sensation Haaland, 22, continues to pay that outlay back with interest. But if you focus too much on one player in this situation you can neglect the other world-class talents they have and that's what you are dealing with here." [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) opted to shuffle the pack this summer and [Haaland](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erling-haaland) was the marquee signing. He said: "He's very different and a physical specimen.

Aston Villa face Manchester City in the 2022-23 Premier League - here's everything you need to know.

Luiz's goal against Arsenal might tempt Gerrard to offer the Brazilian a start over John McGinn. It can be streamed online on fuboTV. Steven Gerrard's side come into the game on the back of a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal as Douglas Luiz's goal direct from a corner provided little more than a consolation.

Manchester City brings its red-hot attack into Villa Park to meet under fire Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa at 12:30pm ET Saturday.

City had all of the game’s big chances but Villa only let one go over its line and Bailey buried his 3/4 chance (It was more than a 1/2 chance but certainly not a promise). Everyone understands we were in a tough situation but he just wanted us to bring the best version of ourselves on the pitch and we did that today.” The hosts have looked vulnerable against most teams but Tyrone Mings played well against Arsenal and Ollie Watkins is proving a relentless attacker. Sometimes you’ve got to take a little bit of technical, the nice bits of your team away, to put in some real blood and thunder. But we were just not precise enough in the crosses, we missed a few situations and that’s why we could not score. We were not precise in our final third touches and our simple things, especially in the first half. “A lot of credit to [Steven] Gerrard because going into a big important game he didn’t let anyone feel pressure and that was important for the team. City had 73 percent of the ball and took 13 of the game’s 16 shots but Villa stayed tight. “Listen I’ve had to tweak a few things and look at myself behind the scenes. There were a lot fewer of the latter on Saturday, as Emiliano Martinez and Tyrone Mings kept the defending unit as compact as possible and ready to counter attack. City had all four of the game’s “big chances” but only scored once. Villa shows well: The goal came out of nothing, and so, in a sense, did the performance.

Man City travel to Villa Park looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season.

Haaland does superbly to control the ball inside the box and flick it into the path of De Bruyne. The Belgian has to snatch at his poked finish and it flies just past the far post. The Blues were starting to completely dominate but they passed up a few chances to double their lead. He would have been offside but the goalkeeper wasn't to know. Riyad Mahrez drags a right-footed shot wide when he really should be hitting the target. Steven Gerrard has criticised referee Simon Hooper for blowing his whistle early rather than allowing play to go on and then consulting the VAR. "The beauty about this goal is the delivery. He continued but at the end he could not continue. We will see, I didn't speak with the doctors." We were not precise in our final third touches and our simple things, especially in the first half. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola)'s side will be looking to continue their impressive start to the season, having won four and drawn one of their opening five games. City's opponents, Villa, have not enjoyed an ideal start to the campaign.

Manchester City and the prolific Erling Haaland face Aston Villa at Villa Park in their latest Premier League match.

Even the most laid-back goalkeeper in the Premier League has to tune in a bit. Douglas Luiz came off the bench to briefly pull Villa level at Arsenal and remains at Villa Park despite the Gunners' deadline day interest in him. Watkins stands up Stones and the City centre-back slides in to make a vital challenge, deflecting the ball behind. Haaland drops in and acts as a massive wall in a wall pass with Silva. 26th minute: Oof, that was a long period of City possession for Cash to endure. Watkins gives a return pass to the midfielder but Ramsey's touch is heavy and Ederson is out to knock the ball away. 29th minute: The Villa Park faithful aren't happy as Rodri gets a handful of Ramsey's shirt. Villa have really grown into this game, with the early chance that fell to Walker still the best City have enjoyed. Walker tells the ref and gets a new one. De Bruyne sends in a searching cross from the right after exchanging passes with Silva. 71st minute: Villa can't get a read on De Bruyne at the moment. Ramsey drives at the right-hand side of the City defence and Bailey crashes home a first-time finish left footed.

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City will look to continue its winning run against Aston Villa, which is still looking for its first win of the season. Manchester City, currently third in the table has enjoyed an excellent start to the season. Welcome to Sportstar’s live blog of the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Manchester City from Villa Park.

Leon Bailey's late goal gave Aston Villa a surprise point as Manchester City's finish was a bit off in a 1-1 draw at Villa Park on Saturday.

City had all of the game’s big chances but Villa only let one go over its line and Bailey buried his 3/4 chance (It was more than a 1/2 chance but certainly not a promise). Everyone understands we were in a tough situation but he just wanted us to bring the best version of ourselves on the pitch and we did that today.” The hosts have looked vulnerable against most teams but Tyrone Mings played well against Arsenal and Ollie Watkins is proving a relentless attacker. Sometimes you’ve got to take a little bit of technical, the nice bits of your team away, to put in some real blood and thunder. But we were just not precise enough in the crosses, we missed a few situations and that’s why we could not score. We were not precise in our final third touches and our simple things, especially in the first half. “A lot of credit to [Steven] Gerrard because going into a big important game he didn’t let anyone feel pressure and that was important for the team. City had 73 percent of the ball and took 13 of the game’s 16 shots but Villa stayed tight. “Listen I’ve had to tweak a few things and look at myself behind the scenes. There were a lot fewer of the latter on Saturday, as Emiliano Martinez and Tyrone Mings kept the defending unit as compact as possible and ready to counter attack. City had all four of the game’s “big chances” but only scored once. Villa shows well: The goal came out of nothing, and so, in a sense, did the performance.

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We had chances to score a second when the game was in our hands but we didn't." "They put an incredible amount of effort into the game, followed instructions. "We conceded just one goal from one shot on target in 90 minutes. [Philippe Coutinho](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/130372/Philippe-Coutinho) and the [Brazil](/football/team?id=205) midfielder had the ball in the net in the 80th minute, only to see the flag raised for offside. [Ollie Watkins](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/198825/Ollie-Watkins) was sent through on goal in the 38th minute and fired a shot wide of [Ederson](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/176948/Ederson)'s left-hand post after a tackle from [John Stones](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/157974/John-Stones). [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) kept up his scoring streak but [Manchester City](/football/team?id=382) were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by [Aston Villa](/football/team?id=362) on Saturday thanks to a goal from [Leon Bailey](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/224809/Leon-Bailey).

Erling Haaland gave Manchester City the lead early in the second half at Aston Villa but Leon Bailey hit back for Steven Gerrard's side.

Even the most laid-back goalkeeper in the Premier League has to tune in a bit. Watkins stands up Stones and the City centre-back slides in to make a vital challenge, deflecting the ball behind. The England international was stripped of Villa's captaincy and dropped at the start of the season. Watkins gives a return pass to the midfielder but Ramsey's touch is heavy and Ederson is out to knock the ball away. Haaland drops in and acts as a massive wall in a wall pass with Silva. Villa have really grown into this game, with the early chance that fell to Walker still the best City have enjoyed. Walker tells the ref and gets a new one. 71st minute: Villa can't get a read on De Bruyne at the moment. Ramsey drives at the right-hand side of the City defence and Bailey crashes home a first-time finish left footed. That chance came after he popped up off the left, much to the bemusement of the Villa defence. Coutinho has a history of scoring against City and sent a 25-yard strike flying home via the underside of the crossbar. One of the consequences of Walker’s internal positioning was it opened up space on the right for De Bruyne to deliver his magnificent assist.

Minute-by-minute report: Erling Haaland scored yet again, but it wasn't enough to secure victory for the champions against dogged Villa.

De Bruyne launches a counter down the left, but Young brushes him off the ball with great determination. 38 min: Young launches a counter of his own, and Watkins drives at Stones down the inside-left channel. He rolls a pass down the inside-right channel for Haaland. The pair one-two, and Ramsey is free in the box, just to the left of centre. 66 min: Haaland prepares to take a shot from the edge of the Villa D. 43 min: Luiz attempts to release Watkins down the middle. De Bruyne sends a long, looping, swerving cross over Martinez and towards Haaland, who high-kicks into the net from a couple of yards. He drags a shot across the face of goal and out for a goal kick. 64 min: Haaland wins the ball off Mings and lays off to Silva, who enters the box before letting Haaland take over again. Coutinho picks up possession, dances left to right across the face of the City box, and buries a shot into the top right! The way this is now going, a second City goal is only a matter of time. 67 min: De Bruyne aims the free kick for the top-left corner.

Haaland rose highest in the 50th minute to side-foot past Emiliano Martinez for his 10th goal in six Premier League matches, but Bailey responded in the 74th ...

We had chances to score a second when the game was in our hands but we didn't." "They put an incredible amount of effort into the game, followed instructions. "We conceded just one goal from one shot on target in 90 minutes. Bailey, though, responded in the 74th minute to earn Villa an impressive point against the reigning champions. [Philippe Coutinho](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/130372/Philippe-Coutinho) and the [Brazil](/football/team?id=205) midfielder had the ball in the net in the 80th minute, only to see the flag raised for offside. [Ollie Watkins](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/198825/Ollie-Watkins) was sent through on goal in the 38th minute and fired a shot wide of [Ederson](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/176948/Ederson)'s left-hand post after a tackle from [John Stones](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/157974/John-Stones).

Steven Gerrard has bemoaned a mistake from the referee that cost Aston Villa a potential win over Manchester City on Saturday.

‘Why blow the whistle? In addtion, Newcastle had a goal disallowed after Joe Willock was adjudged to have fouled Crystal Palace keeper Vicente Guaita, with the VAR officials missing the fact that Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell had pushed Willock into Guaita. It comes after a day of numerous VAR controversies in the Premier League, where West Ham had a late equaliser chalked off against Chelsea after Edouard Mendy was deemed to have been fouled in the build-up. Because of the introduction of VAR, linesman are meant to delay flagging for offside in the eventuality that the play leads to a goal and they have made the incorrect call, but that procedure was not carried out in this instance. And because the referee blew his whistle before Coutinho got his shot away, VAR could not check the goal and overturn the on-pitch officials. [Aston Villa](https://metro.co.uk/tag/aston-villa-fc/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1) a potential win over [Manchester City](https://metro.co.uk/tag/manchester-city-fc/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK2) on Saturday.