Aston Villa v Man City LIVE: Premier League result and final score as City’s miserable run continues

Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City: Unai Emery’s side were dominant and inflicted a ninth defeat in 12 games for Pep Guardiola

Guardiola 'optimistic' Grealish can rediscover goalscoring form in Villa return

Manchester City’s miserable run of form continued as Aston Villa leapfrogged Pep Guardiola’s side into fifth with a deserved victory over the faltering Premier League champions.

Goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers, who struck against his former club, condemned City to a third defeat in a row and ninth loss in their last 12 games in all competitions.

City were out-run by Unai Emery’s side, who rediscovered their form with a stirring performance in front of their home fans. It was a day to forget for Jack Grealish, City’s brightest player on his return to Villa Park, who was booed throughout another lackluster performance from Guardiola’s team.

Villa started brightly and Duran had the chance to open the scoring after just 15 seconds. The striker converted his second opportunity to finish a flowing move on 15 minutes, instigated by a brilliant Youri Tielemans pass. Dominant after half-time, Rogers wrapped up victory on the hour.

City had no response, with Erling Haaland anonymous and Kevin De Bruyne remaining on the bench throughout as an unused substitute. Phil Foden pulled one back with seconds left, but it was too little too late as City drop to sixth in the table, with Villa climbing into fifth. Follow all the reaction in our live blog below.

Aston Villa v Man City LIVE

• FULL TIME! Brilliant Aston Villa add more misery to Man City and Pep Guardiola
• Goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers lift Villa above City into fifth
• Nine defeats in 12 games for Man City, as extraordinary crisis continues
• 90+3’ GOAL! Phil Foden pulls one back with first of the season (AVL 2-1 MCI)
• 65’ GOAL! Morgan Rogers doubles Villa’s lead to increase misery on City (AVL 2-0 MCI)
• 60’ POST! Rogers close as Villa dominate after half time (AVL 1-0 MCI)
• 43’ CHANCE! Josko Gvardiol heads over from Jack Grealish cross (AVL 1-0 MCI)
• 16’ GOAL! Stunning Villa move as Jhon Duran fires hosts in front (AVL 1-0 MCI)
• 1’ SAVE! Duran misses chance and then Ortega claws off the line (AVL 0-0 MCI)

[21 December 2024 10:03 · Jamie Braidwood]

What is the Man City team news?

For Man City, Mateo Kovacic and John Stones returned to the bench for last week’s Manchester derby and are one step closer to being match fit.

Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake join Rodri and Oscar Bobb as a long-term absentee but Manuel Akanji could feature after recovering from a pelvis issue. Goalkeeper Ederson is a doubt.

Former Villa captain Jack Grealish is pushing for a start but will have to displace Jeremy Doku on the left wing and is more likely to take up a spot on the bench.

[21 December 2024 10:01 · Jamie Braidwood]

When is Aston Villa vs Man City?

Aston Villa vs Man City is due to kick off at 12.30pm GMT on Saturday, 21 December at Villa Park in Birmingham.

Where can I watch the match?

The match will be shown on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 11am. Subscribers will also be able to live stream via the discovery+ app.

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