City still as feverish
Huge counter-attack coming from Manchester City with 4 Villans planning well but McGinn misses his pass!
MARTINEZ’S SUPERB SAVE IN FRONT OF FODEN!
Finally Phil Foden gets into action with a perfect one-two with Lewis in the box! Foden takes the curling shot on the opposite side but Martinez makes a nice header!
Unai Emery wants the 2nd goal
Basque coach Unai Emery is pushing for his players to try to score this second goal to take off.
We await a reaction from City
Manchester City's reaction is slow for the moment, the Citizens are unable to take the strike.
Haaland very little found
Since the start of the match, Erling Haaland has had a lot of trouble touching balls. The Norwegian is struggling though!
Grealish completely unscrews
Once again, Grealish makes the difference in his control against Cash and follows up with a shot… completely unscrewed and it ends in touch.
The ball wanders in front of the Villa area
Another long sequence of possession from City which leads to a bad diagonal towards Grealish. Ball returned to Aston Villa.
City already with its back to the wall
Manchester City still finds itself in a delicate situation after Duran's goal. What should Pep Guardiola change?
Lewis forced to stop Rogers irregularly
Another counterattack for Aston Villa and Morgan Rogers! He easily hooks Lewis who commits a foul.
DURAAAAAAAAN PLOMBE DEJA MANCHESTER CITY !
What a fabulous pass from Tielemans with his left foot which pierces all the lines and finds Rogers! He sees Duran on his right and offers him the goal against Ortega! 1-0 for Aston Villa! 7th goal for Duran in the Premier League!
Kovacic tests Martinez from afar
Corner for City taken by Gundogan but it is returned to the near post by Cash. We left with a Sky Blues possession.
Kovacic takes a long shot but Martinez is on it.
City regains momentum
Finally a good free kick to play for Manchester City and it's fired into the box by Gundogan. It's sent back to Cash's head!
Cash cuts out Grealish
Very prominent in this match flow, Grealish is literally cut up by Matty Cash. The Villa Park crowd appreciates it.
City gradually regains the ball
Manchester City were scared but finally regained possession and took advantage by happily rotating the ball.
Superb tackle from Akanji
Perfect ball release from the Villans and the ball arrives at McGinn whose almost perfect cross is removed by Akanji's tackle!
Grealish takes City's first strike
Superb control from Jack Grealish in front of Cash and the Englishman finishes his action with a hook and a strike! It's nearby!
CITY AGAIN SAVED BY ORTEGA!
But what a very complicated start to the match for City with a point-blank header from Pau Torres pushed back by Ortega's hand on his line!
HUGE ACTION FOR VILLA!
Huge action almost on the kick-off, Gvardiol loses a ball which benefits Jhon Duran! The attacker chooses the flat of his foot and forces Ortega into a good save!
ASTON VILLA-MANCHESTER CITY KICK OFF!
And here we go for this Aston Villa-Manchester City, first match of the 17th day of the Premier League! Plunged into an inexplicable crisis of results, and again beaten by neighbor Manchester United last weekend, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will try this Saturday to relaunch in the league!
Aston Villa, Jack Grealish's debut club
He starts against his former team.
And the composition prepared by Unai Emery
The starting XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne, Kamara, Onana, Tielemans, McGinn (C), Rogers, Duran
City's line-up has fallen
The starting XI: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo (C), Foden, Grealish, Haaland.
Substitutes: Carson, Walker, Ake, Doku, De Bruyne, Savinho, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee
Will City finally come out of the tunnel?
Hello everyone, welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the Aston Villa-Manchester City match. Plunged into an inexplicable crisis of results, and again beaten by neighbor Manchester United last weekend, Pep Guardiola's Skyblues will try this Saturday to relaunch in the Premier League at Villa Park. Kick-off at 1:30 p.m.!
