Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City
- Jackson 6'
- Jackson 60'
- Haaland 52'
24 October 2026
The match in data
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 on 24 October 2026, on matchday 8 of the 2026-27 Premier League.
Player of the match: Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), rated 69, thanks above all to 10 final-third passes and 3 completed dribbles. Anderson produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Aston Villa, the highest-rated player was Zion Suzuki, with 69.
Nicolas Jackson scored twice.
Elliot Anderson
Manchester City · 90'
Produced 1.38× and cost 0.38× their position's average
- 10 final-third passes 1.6×
- 3 completed dribbles 4.0×
- 77 passes 1.6×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
- 1 time dribbled past 1.2×
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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Suzuki | Goalkeeper | 90 | 69 |
| John McGinn | Midfielder | 66 | 62 |
| Nicolas Jackson | Forward | 82 | 58 |
| João Gomes | Midfielder | 82 | 50 |
| Victor Lindelöf | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Pau Torres | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Boubacar Kamara | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Emiliano Buendía | Forward | 24 | 40 |
| Johan Manzambi | Midfielder | 66 | 36 |
| Matty Cash | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Ian Maatsen | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Alysson | Midfielder | 59 | 32 |
| Ibrahim Mbaye | Forward | 31 | 29 |
| Ross Barkley | Midfielder | 24 | 22 |
| Brian Madjo | Forward | 8 | no rating |
| Leon Goretzka | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 69 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Erling Haaland | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Rúben Dias | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Marc Guéhi | Defender | 46 | 51 |
| Iliman Ndiaye | Forward | 69 | 48 |
| Jérémy Doku | Forward | 90 | 44 |
| Josko Gvardiol | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Phil Foden | Midfielder | 44 | 43 |
| Enzo Fernández | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Ryan McAidoo | Forward | 21 | 42 |
| Rayan Cherki | Midfielder | 46 | 36 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | Goalkeeper | 90 | 29 |
| Rico Lewis | Defender | 44 | 26 |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
A 2026-27 Premier League match. With these numbers, how did it end?
Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City. The side that created more danger did not win.
Manchester City created 1.79 xG, took 15 shots, and hit the target 7 times, yet lost 2–1. Aston Villa secured victory with just 0.66 xG and 2 shots on target.
Which Aston Villa player played the most passes leading to a shot?
John McGinn, with 4 key passes. Next: Matty Cash 1, João Gomes 1.
In the 2–1 win over Manchester City, John McGinn drove Aston Villa's chance creation with 4 key passes. By contrast, Matty Cash and João Gomes recorded just 1 each.
Which Manchester City player won the most duels?
Jérémy Doku, with 13 duels won. Next: Abdukodir Khusanov 11, Josko Gvardiol 9.
Although Manchester City fell 2–1 against Aston Villa, Jérémy Doku set the pace in individual battles with 13 duels won, ahead of Abdukodir Khusanov (11) and Josko Gvardiol (9).
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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