§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 9

Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester City

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26 October 2025

The match in data

Aston Villa got the better of Manchester City, 1–0, on 26 October 2025, on matchday 9 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City), rated 57, thanks above all to 15 final-third passes and 73 passes. Gvardiol produced 1.0 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

For Aston Villa, the highest-rated player was Amadou Onana, with 56.

57
Player of the match

Josko Gvardiol

Manchester City · 90'

Produced 1.02× and cost 0.51× their position's average

Added
  • 15 final-third passes 2.7×
  • 73 passes 1.5×
  • 5 recoveries 1.4×
Took away
  • 3 duels lost 0.8×
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Aston Villa
PlayerPositionMinRating
Amadou Onana Midfielder 90 56
Ezri Konsa Defender 90 56
Lucas Digne Defender 86 54
Emiliano Buendía Forward 29 53
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper 90 50
Morgan Rogers Midfielder 90 48
Boubacar Kamara Midfielder 90 43
Jadon Sancho Forward 45 42
Matty Cash Defender 90 41
Ollie Watkins Forward 86 39
John McGinn Midfielder 74 28
Pau Torres Defender 90 26
Evann Guessand Forward 16 no rating
Ross Barkley Midfielder 16 no rating
Donyell Malen Forward 4 no rating
Ian Maatsen Defender 4 no rating
Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper 90 57
Josko Gvardiol ★ Defender 90 57
Bernardo Silva Midfielder 61 54
Rúben Dias Defender 90 52
Erling Haaland Forward 90 51
Jérémy Doku Forward 29 50
Phil Foden Midfielder 90 49
Matheus Nunes Defender 90 48
Oscar Bobb Forward 61 47
Nico González Midfielder 29 46
Savinho Forward 84 39
Nico O'Reilly Defender 29 33
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder 76 25
John Stones Defender 61 19
Rayan Cherki Midfielder 14 no rating
Omar Marmoush Forward 6 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Aston Villa player made the most interceptions?

Ezri Konsa, with 3 interceptions. Next: Matty Cash 1, John McGinn 1.

Aston Villa's backline protected the lead against Manchester City thanks to Ezri Konsa, who made 3 interceptions. Matty Cash and John McGinn contributed 1 each.

Which Manchester City player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Phil Foden, with 7 key passes. Next: Rúben Dias 1, John Stones 1.

Despite the 1–0 defeat, Phil Foden constantly created danger with 7 key passes for Manchester City. No teammate had more than the single key pass recorded by Rúben Dias and John Stones.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester City, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Josko Gvardiol, 57
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.