Aston Villa 1-6 Manchester City: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 12 January 2020

Result

Aston Villa 1-6 Manchester City

Premier League · Sunday 12 January 2020, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-4

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Aston Villa 1-6 Manchester City: match report

Aston Villa were beaten by Manchester City 1-6 in the Premier League on Sunday 12 January 2020. It was 0-4 at half-time.

Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Aston Villa's goal came from Anwar El Ghazi (90+1', penalty). Manchester City scored through Riyad Mahrez (18'), Riyad Mahrez (24'), Sergio Agüero (28'), Gabriel Jesus (45+1'), Sergio Agüero (57') and Sergio Agüero (81').

Discipline: Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards; Manchester City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Aston Villa were 18th on 21 points from 21 and Manchester City 3rd on 44 points from 21. Aston Villa went on to finish that season 17th with 35 points, and Manchester City 2nd with 81.

Aston Villa lined up in a 5-3-2 and Manchester City in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City (10.0), level with Sergio Agüero (10.0).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Riyad MahrezManchester City · 0-1
  • 24'Goal · Riyad MahrezManchester City · 0-2
  • 28'Goal · Sergio AgüeroManchester City · 0-3
  • 45+1'Goal · Gabriel JesusManchester City · 0-4
  • 50'Yellow card · FernandinhoManchester City
  • 53'Yellow card · Anwar El GhaziAston Villa
  • 57'Goal · Sergio AgüeroManchester City · 0-5
  • 80'Yellow card · Jack GrealishAston Villa
  • 81'Goal · Sergio AgüeroManchester City · 0-6
  • 90+1'Penalty goal · Anwar El GhaziAston Villa · 1-6

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Aston Villa 1, draws 2, Manchester City 7.

Team news

Aston Villa line-up (5-3-2)

Ørjan Nyland, Ahmed Eissa El Mohamady Abdel Fattah, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Kortney Hause, Neil Taylor, Douglas Luiz, Danny Drinkwater, C. Hourihane, Anwar El Ghazi, Jack Grealish

Manchester City line-up (4-3-3)

Ederson, João Cancelo, John Stones, Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy, Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, David Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Sergio Agüero, Gabriel Jesus