Aston Villa vs Manchester City result and stats
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersAston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 at home in the Premier League on Saturday 24 October 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Aston Villa 24%, the draw 25% and Manchester City 51%, so a home win had a 24% chance. It was an upset by GossipBall's numbers.
On expected goals it finished Aston Villa 0.61, Manchester City 1.56, so Manchester City created the better chances. Aston Villa had 8 shots (2 on target) to Manchester City's 15 (7 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
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Referee: P Bankes
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Head to head
In 10 league meetings since 2021, Aston Villa won 4, Manchester City won 5 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 24 May 2026, finished Manchester City 1–2 Aston Villa, a win for Aston Villa.