Man City vs Aston Villa LIVE: Latest Premier League score and updates

10 minutes: Metropolis are as much as third within the Premier League as issues stand and it appears as if they’ll safe their spot in Europe’s high flight quickly sufficient.

Villa have a poor report right here and going behind so early isn’t a great signal for them.

Metropolis attempt to assert some management on the sport. Omar Marmoush brings down a cross discipline move and drives into the field.

He pokes the ball into the center the place a deflection touches the ball into the trail of Bernardo Silva.

The Metropolis midfielder rattles a shot at aim, Emi Martinez dives low and will get a robust hand to the ball nevertheless it beats the Argentine and rolls into the again of the web.

3 minutes: Villa have been taking part in effectively of late and are available into the match on the again of a giant win over Newcastle to assist their prospects of a high 4 end.

Jacob Ramsey goes on a run down the proper aspect and feeds the ball to Matty Money.

He sends a low cross into the field and Metropolis must clear their traces once more.

Loopy begin! Aston Villa get the match underway and ship the ball lengthy.

A Man Metropolis clearance is knocked into the midfield the place Villa win the ball and contact it as much as Youri Tielemans.

He feeds it to Marcus Rashford who weaves round Ruben Dias then laces a shot previous Stefan Ortega and strikes the far submit!

The gamers make their method out onto the pitch on the Etihad Stadium. The outcome right here may have huge implications on the race to safe Champions League spots.

Villa are additionally within the FA Cup on the weekend however they want to ensure they push on within the Premier League to get themselves into the highest 4. A win tonight propels them as much as fourth.

Metropolis are at present fifth and can drop out of the Champions League spots in the event that they lose.

Ollie Watkins scored his 74th Premier League aim for Aston Villa on Saturday, equalling the membership report set by Gabby Agbonlahor.

Watkins is the primary Villa participant to attain 15 objectives or extra in three consecutive Premier League seasons.

He begins on the bench tonight.

Manchester Metropolis have received their final 14 Premier League residence video games in opposition to Aston Villa, scoring at the very least twice in every of the newest 13. Their final residence defeat on this fixture got here on 28 April 2007.

Metropolis have trailed in simply two of these 14 matches, going 1-0 down in Could 2010 and 2-0 down in Could 2022 earlier than profitable 3-1 and 3-2 respectively.

Nonetheless, Aston Villa received this season’s reverse fixture in December and want to full their first league double over Metropolis since 1962-63.

This will not be the ultimate match between these two sides this season, bear in mind.

This weekend, each will journey to the capital to contest their respective FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

Villa face Crystal Palace on Saturday 26 April, whereas Metropolis tackle Nottingham Forest the subsequent day.

Might these two sides be set for a Wembley showpiece in Could too then?

Rogers struck for Aston Villa once they beat his former membership in December however was by no means given a first-team look by Guardiola as he was loaned out to Lincoln, Bournemouth and Blackpool earlier than being offered to Middlesbrough.

These two sides have met a complete of 165 occasions previously, with Metropolis profitable 75, Villa profitable 51 and 40 ending as attracts.

Earlier this season, Villa ran out 2-1 winners within the reverse fixture at Villa Park.