Aston Villa vs. Manchester City live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Premier League clash at Villa Park

By | September 3, 2022
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Steven Gerrard must mastermind a way to deal with Erling Haaland after the Manchester City striker fired two hat-tricks in as many games this week.

It is probably a conundrum the under-fire Aston Villa boss could do without after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss at Arsenal left them second-bottom of the Premier League with four defeats from five games.

By contrast, champions City have won four out of five, only dropping points in a 3-3 draw at Newcastle United.

However, Pep Guardiola’s men were 3-1 down in that game and 2-0 behind before Haaland inspired a 4-2 triumph against Crystal Palace last weekend. Gerrard will hope there are defensive vulnerabilities to exploit. 

Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary.

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Aston Villa vs. Man City live score

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Aston Villa vs. Manchester live updates, highlights from the Premier League mins from kickoff: 

3rd minute: Ederson saunters out to a long ball forward, then plays a sand wedge of a pass out for a throw. Even the most laid back goalkeeper in the Premier League has to tune in a bit.

1st minute: Villa look to press City high from kickoff and that was a sniff of a chance as Dias just deflected a left-wing cross away from Watkins.

2 mins from kickoff: The teams are out. Villa in their traditional claret and blue, City in their fluorescent third kit that looks like it’s been run over by a truck.

10 mins from kickoff: We won’t get to see City’s latest arrival today. Manuel Akanji, who signed from Borussia Dortmund this week, is absent due to the birth of his baby son. Congratulations!

20 mins from kickoff: Jan Bednarek could also come into play to try and thwart Haaland and the City attack.He’s on the Villa bench after completing a deadline day loan move from Southampton. Fellow new arrival Leandro Dendoncker is out with tonsillitis.

35 mins from kickoff: Feels like a big afternoon for Tyrone Mings. The England international was stripped of Villa’s captaincy and dropped at the start of the season. He’s back in the side now, but was culpable for Arsenal’s winner in midweek. A big performance against the man of the moment would be a handy way to flip the script.

55 mins from kickoff: And here’s how Villa line up. The discussion around Steven Gerrard’s selections often revolves around whether Philippe Coutinho or Emiliano Buendia will start. The answer today is neither. They’re both on the bench.

1 hour from kickoff: The teams are in. Julian Alvarez has to be content with a place on the bench after his midweek brace for City, who also have former Villa hero Jack Grealish and Nathan Ake back among the substitutes after some time on the sidelines. Guardiola resists any temptation to rest Haaland ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Sevilla.

1 hr 20 mins from kickoff: While City had to turn to Gundogan’s goalscoring expertise from midfield in the previous encounter, they now have a monster marksman striking fear into the division. 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.

1 hr 40 mins from kickoff: There’s plenty on the line today for both teams, but it’s safe to say the stakes are not as high as the previous time they met. 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. Of course, pair of goals from Ilkay Gundogan either side of a precision finish from Rodri turned the whole picture upside down in one of the great finishes to a Premier League season. 

“We had this City team extremely worried for 76/77 minutes. 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. Of course, if we’re splitting hairs, there’s been a certain new addition since then.

2 hours from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Aston Villa against Manchester City at Villa Park.

Aston Villa vs. Man City lineups

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. The Brazil midfielder was once on City’s books and expect him to return to the starting XI to reinforce central areas.

Aston Villa projected starting lineup (4-3-1-2, right to left): Martinez (GK) — Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne — Kamara, Luiz, McGinn — Ramsey — Watkins, Ings

Julian Alvarez marked his full Premier League debut with a brace in the 6-0 midweek demolition of Nottingham Forest but drops to the bench as a rested Kevin De Bruyne returns.

Man City  starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo — De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan — Silva, Haaland, Foden

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How to watch Man City vs. Aston Villa

  UK USA Canada Australia
Date Saturday, September 3 Saturday, September 3 Saturday, September 3 Sunday, September 4
Time 17:30 BST 12:30 ET 12:30 ET 03:30 AEST
TV channel  Sky Sports Premier League USA Network/Universo — —
Streaming Sky Sports website, SkyGo FuboTV FuboTV Optus Sports

UK: Sky Sports will show the action on Sky Sports Premier League. Subscribers can stream via either the SkyGo app or the Sky Sports website.

USA: Fans can tune in to the USA Network or Universo in the United States, with FuboTV streaming

Canada: FuboTV is also your destination for Villa vs. City in Canada.

Australia: Optus Sport is the place to go for Premier League fans in Australia.

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