Manchester City 1–2 Aston Villa
- Semenyo 23'
- Watkins 47'
- Watkins 61'
24 May 2026
The match in data
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 on 24 May 2026, on matchday 38 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Aston Villa came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 23'.
Player of the match: Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), rated 61, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 3 key passes. Buendía produced 1.3 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Manchester City, the highest-rated player was Rúben Dias, with 63.
Ollie Watkins scored twice.
Emiliano Buendía
Aston Villa · 90'
Produced 1.34× and cost 0.56× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 3 key passes 2.5×
- 1 shot on target 1.3×
- 1 failed dribble 0.7×
- 0.09 xG not converted 0.5×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Dias | Defender | 90 | 63 |
| Bernardo Silva | Midfielder | 59 | 60 |
| Nico González | Midfielder | 90 | 54 |
| James Trafford | Goalkeeper | 90 | 50 |
| Mateo Kovacic | Midfielder | 31 | 50 |
| John Stones | Defender | 78 | 49 |
| Antoine Semenyo | Forward | 58 | 48 |
| Phil Foden | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Nathan Aké | Defender | 77 | 40 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | Midfielder | 77 | 35 |
| Rayan Cherki | Midfielder | 32 | 35 |
| Savinho | Forward | 90 | 28 |
| Rico Lewis | Defender | 90 | 23 |
| Jérémy Doku | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | Defender | 13 | no rating |
| Josko Gvardiol | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Buendía ★ | Forward | 90 | 61 |
| Douglas Luiz | Midfielder | 73 | 59 |
| Andrés García | Midfielder | 46 | 59 |
| Ollie Watkins | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Victor Lindelöf | Defender | 73 | 57 |
| Ross Barkley | Midfielder | 86 | 54 |
| Marco Bizot | Goalkeeper | 90 | 53 |
| Matty Cash | Defender | 44 | 49 |
| Ian Maatsen | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Tyrone Mings | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Lamare Bogarde | Midfielder | 73 | 37 |
| Leon Bailey | Forward | 90 | 26 |
| Amadou Onana | Midfielder | 17 | no rating |
| Pau Torres | Defender | 17 | no rating |
| Youri Tielemans | Midfielder | 17 | no rating |
| John McGinn | Midfielder | 4 | 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 tackles?
Emiliano Buendía, with 8 tackles. Next: Andrés García 4, Ian Maatsen 4.
In Aston Villa's 2–1 away victory against Manchester City, Emiliano Buendía led the defensive effort with 8 tackles. Andrés García and Ian Maatsen contributed 4 each.
Which Manchester City player recovered the most balls?
Nico González, with 7 recoveries. Next: Rico Lewis 5, Rúben Dias 3.
Nico González led Manchester City in winning possession back with 7 ball recoveries in a 2–1 loss to Aston Villa. Rico Lewis followed with 5 and Rúben Dias had 3.
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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