Venue:Villa Park
Local Kick-off Time: Oct 24, 2026 12:30 PM
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Aston Villa
Head-to-Head & Recent Form: Across the last 18 encounters against Manchester City, Aston Villa have suffered 12 defeats. However, Aston Villa have won each of their last three home meetings against City at Villa Park. In their most recent matchup on May 24, 2026, at the Etihad Stadium, Villa came away with a 2-1 victory after overturning an early goal with a second-half brace from Ollie Watkins. In recent matches, Villa followed a 6-0 Champions League win over Fenerbahçe with a 1-0 league win at Newcastle United, alongside a 3-2 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the season. At home, clean sheets have not arrived regularly at Villa Park, with the defensive line undergoing adjustments due to injuries.
Team News: Amadou Onana is sidelined with a long-term knee injury, while Matteo Ruggeri is expected to miss out due to a hamstring problem. Ian Maatsen has been working back toward fitness, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka has started recently on the left. Nicolas Jackson scored twice against Fenerbahçe, Johan Manzambi enters in scoring form, and John McGinn could return, with Alysson Edward and Ibrahim Mbaye providing wide options.
Probable Starting XI: Zion Suzuki; Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrone Mings, Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Boubacar Kamara, João Gomes; John McGinn, Emiliano Buendía, Johan Manzambi; Nicolas Jackson.
Manchester City
Head-to-Head & Recent Form: Manchester City have claimed victory in 12 of the last 18 meetings with Aston Villa, with 39% of those wins coming by a margin of two goals or more. Under Enzo Maresca, City have opened the Premier League campaign with seven wins from seven matches, most recently defeating Ipswich Town 3-2, following a 3-0 away win at Liverpool earlier in October. In Europe, City suffered a 4-2 Champions League defeat against Paris Saint-Germain. City have scored at least twice in all but one of their Premier League matches so far.
Team News: Antoine Semenyo is facing approximately eight weeks out after sustaining a knee injury against Ipswich. Erling Haaland had a knock scare in that match but is expected to remain central to Maresca's plans if no setbacks arise; Matheus Nunes and Mateo Kovačić experienced minor issues. Josko Gvardiol and Enzo Fernández are expected to return to the starting lineup, Phil Foden scored against Ipswich, and Rayan Cherki and Jérémy Doku are set to feature in the attack.
Probable Starting XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi, Josko Gvardiol; Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernández; Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Jérémy Doku; Erling Haaland.
