Aston Villa2-1Manchester City
Aston Villa's Nicolas Jackson scores twice in a 2-1 home win that ends Manchester City's run of seven league wins from seven
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday at 12:30, a first home league win this season, with Aston Villa's Nicolas Jackson scoring both goals. City had won all seven of their previous league games and lost a league game for the first time this season. City had 64 per cent of the ball, 15 shots to eight, seven on target to two and 56 touches in the opposition box to 12, but both of Villa's shots on target went in.
In the 6th minute Villa captain John McGinn seized on a loose touch from City defender Marc Guéhi and played in Villa's Nicolas Jackson, who turned inside City's Elliot Anderson and finished high past City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. City's Iliman Ndiaye struck the post while the visitors were pressing, and Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki made first-half saves from City's Ndiaye and his team-mates Rayan Cherki and Abdukodir Khusanov. City's Guéhi was booked for pulling Villa's Jackson down on the edge of the box.
City's Erling Haaland climbed highest to head in a cross from the right by his team-mate Iliman Ndiaye in the 52nd minute, and City's Haaland has now scored in seven Premier League games in a row. Villa goalkeeper Suzuki then made a stop from City's Josko Gvardiol, and parity lasted eight minutes: Villa's Jackson met a low cross from Villa substitute Ibrahim Mbaye in the 60th with a first-time shot that passed under City goalkeeper Donnarumma's left hand. Villa's Ian Maatsen cleared a late header from City's Haaland. Each side collected four yellow cards.
It was Villa's fifth win in their past seven meetings with City and their fourth in a row against City at Villa Park, and it fell on the fourth anniversary of Villa manager Unai Emery taking charge. Enzo Maresca's City stay first on 21 points but are now level with Arsenal, who beat Everton later that day. Villa rise from 12th to ninth on 11 points.
Match events and statistics
- 6'N. JacksonGoal · Aston Villa
- 52'E. HaalandGoal · Manchester City
- 60'N. JacksonGoal · Aston Villa
Aston Villa / Manchester City