Match story
- Aston Villa led 1–0 at half time.
- Aston Villa rise from 12th to 9th after matchweek 8 (11 pts).
- Man City stay top after matchweek 8 (21 pts).
Form going into the match
Aston Villa last five before this match
Sat 17 OctA Newcastle0–1W Sat 10 OctH Brentford2–2D Sat 19 SeptA Spurs2–3W Sat 12 SeptH Nott'm Forest1–2L Sat 5 SeptA Hull City0–0DMan City last five before this match
Sat 17 OctH Ipswich3–2W Sun 11 OctA Liverpool0–3W Sun 20 SeptH Sunderland5–3W Sun 13 SeptA Man Utd0–1W Sat 5 SeptH Coventry1–0WMatch facts
- Competition
- Premier League 2026/27, matchweek 8 of 38
- Kick-off
- 12:30 UK time, 24 October 2026
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham · capacity 36,887
- Referee
- Peter Bankes
- Half time
- 1–0
- Source
- skysports.com · sports.yahoo.com · football-data.org
Head to head
Aston Villa 11 · draws 10 · Man City 31 All 52 meetings →
Return leg
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Head to head league meetings · Premier League from 1992/93, Football League from 2000/01
11Aston Villa wins
10Draws
31Man City wins
50–102Goals, Aston Villa–Man City · 2.9 a game
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Last matches
Aston Villa before this match, this season
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Table results to 2 November 2026
At kick-off before Sat 24 Oct
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19:7 | +12 | 21 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11:5 | +6 | 18 | WWLWW |
| 3 | Brighton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23:5 | +18 | 16 | DWWWW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17:13 | +4 | 13 | LDLWW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9:8 | +1 | 12 | WDWLW |
| 6 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13:8 | +5 | 10 | DDWDL |
| 7 | Leeds | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9:6 | +3 | 10 | DWDLD |
| 8 | Everton | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8:7 | +1 | 10 | DDWDL |
| 9 | Ipswich | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12:16 | -4 | 10 | WLWLD |
| 10 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8:7 | +1 | 9 | DDLDL |
| 11 | Newcastle | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10:14 | -4 | 8 | DLWLL |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7:11 | -4 | 8 | DLWDW |
| 13 | Man Utd | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10:10 | 0 | 7 | DLDDD |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9:17 | -8 | 7 | WLDWL |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9:13 | -4 | 6 | DDLLW |
| 16 | Nott'm Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6:10 | -4 | 6 | WLLLD |
| 17 | Spurs | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6:10 | -4 | 6 | DDLDW |
| 18 | Coventry | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6:14 | -8 | 6 | LLWWL |
| 19 | Fulham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7:10 | -3 | 5 | LDDLW |
| 20 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6:14 | -8 | 4 | DLLLL |
After MW8
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20:9 | +11 | 21 | WWWWL |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13:5 | +8 | 21 | WLWWW |
| 3 | Brighton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23:7 | +16 | 16 | WWWWL |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11:8 | +3 | 15 | DWLWW |
| 5 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17:15 | +2 | 13 | DLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14:9 | +5 | 11 | DWDLD |
| 7 | Leeds | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9:6 | +3 | 11 | WDLDD |
| 8 | Newcastle | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12:14 | -2 | 11 | LWLLW |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9:12 | -3 | 11 | LWDWW |
| 10 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 10 | DLDLD |
| 11 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8:9 | -1 | 10 | DWDLL |
| 12 | Ipswich | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12:16 | -4 | 10 | WLWLD |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12:13 | -1 | 9 | DLLWW |
| 14 | Spurs | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8:10 | -2 | 9 | DLDWW |
| 15 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8:10 | -2 | 8 | DDLWW |
| 16 | Man Utd | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 7 | LDDDL |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9:19 | -10 | 7 | LDWLL |
| 18 | Nott'm Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6:10 | -4 | 6 | WLLLD |
| 19 | Coventry | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6:15 | -9 | 6 | LWWLL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6:14 | -8 | 5 | LLLLD |
Now
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | +4 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 9 | Spurs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | LDWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | +1 | 11 | LDLDD |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 11 | DLDDL |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 | WLLWL |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | LWLDD |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
| 17 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | DDDLL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 7 | DWLLL |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
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