Aston Villa v Manchester City result

Full-time · Aston Villa 1–6 Manchester City

Premier League · Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:30 GMT · Villa Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Aston Villa · Manchester City

Aston Villa 1–6 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 6–1 at Villa Park in the Premier League on Sunday 12 January. Manchester City have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 4–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: R. Mahrez (18’, assisted by S. Agüero; 24’, assisted by Gabriel Jesus), S. Agüero (28’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne; 57’, assisted by David Silva; 81’, assisted by R. Mahrez) and Gabriel Jesus (45’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne); Aston Villa: A. El Ghazi (90’ pen).

Discipline

The bookings — Aston Villa: A. El Ghazi (53’) and Jack Grealish (80’); Manchester City: Fernandinho (50’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s five-goal margin was the biggest of round 22, across 10 matches. Aston Villa are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Manchester City have won their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Agüero (Manchester City) 18.3, R. Mahrez (Manchester City) 14.2 and Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) 10.2 led the match.

Next up

Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Aston Villa 1–6 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee: Jonathan Moss, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Aston Villa 0 · draws 0 · Manchester City 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Aston Villa 2W 1D 2L · Manchester City 4W 0D 1L

Aston Villa 1–6 Manchester City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 2.75

Goals

against 1.5 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.13 / 4.71

Corners

against 6.38 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.38 / 5.71

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 2.86 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.63 / 1.29

Cards

against 2.25 / 1.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 January 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 January 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aston Villa for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.13 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.71 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.38 for · 16.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.86 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.71 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.43 for · 7.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Douglas Luiz n 8	81.8	2.5 6/4	1.9 8/3	R. Mahrez
Wesley Moraes n 8	85	2 8/5	0.5 4/0	—
F. Guilbert n 8	72	1.9 7/3	0.6 4/0	—
J. McGinn n 8	79.8	1.7 6/5	1.7 5/4	—
M. Targett n 8	85.5	1.3 7/3	0.9 5/2	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Trézéguet n 8	49.5	3 4/4	0.7 2/1
A. El Ghazi n 8	68.8	2.1 6/3	0.7 3/1
J. Kodjia n 8	38.3	2.1 3/3	0.6 1/1
J. Grealish n 8	90	1.9 6/5	0.8 4/1
Douglas Luiz n 8	81.8	1.8 6/4	0.4 1/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Kodjia n 8	38.3	0.6 1/1	0.3 1/0
J. Grealish n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. El Ghazi n 8	68.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
Ahmed El Mohamady n 8	81.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
C. Hourihane n 8	56.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Guilbert n 8	72	4.5 7/6
M. Targett n 8	85.5	2.5 7/5
J. McGinn n 8	79.8	2.5 7/5
M. Nakamba n 8	79.1	2 5/4
H. Lansbury n 8	42.3	1.9 3/2

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ø. Nyland n 8	79.6	4.4 7/7
T. Heaton n 8	89.4	3.8 6/6

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Sterling n 8	67.6	2.2 5/5	1.7 6/4	—
David Silva n 8	60.5	1.7 5/3	1.1 4/2	—
K. Walker n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.5 4/0	—
N. Otamendi n 8	81.6	1.4 7/2	0.1 1/0	—
R. Mahrez n 8	65.4	1.4 5/3	1.7 8/2	Douglas Luiz

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Mahrez n 8	65.4	4.6 7/5	1.7 5/2
Gabriel Jesus n 8	58.3	4.1 5/5	2.3 4/3
R. Sterling n 8	67.6	3.8 7/5	1.3 5/2
S. Agüero n 8	55	3.7 5/5	1 4/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	84.5	3.5 8/6	1.5 5/4

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	58.3	1.2 3/2	0.4 2/0
P. Foden n 8	53.4	0.4 2/0	0.8 4/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	84.5	0.4 2/1	0.4 3/0
R. Sterling n 8	67.6	0.8 3/2	0 0/0
İ. Gündoğan n 8	61	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Zinchenko n 8	66	3.1 5/3
N. Otamendi n 8	81.6	2.2 6/4
Fernandinho n 8	89.4	2.1 6/5
P. Foden n 8	53.4	2.1 5/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	84.5	2 6/5

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Bravo n 8	88.3	1.9 4/2
Ederson n 8	80.3	1.5 1/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aston Villa		Manchester City
29%	Possession	71%
7	Shots	22
1	Shots on target	12
4	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside the box	14
2	Corners	4
1	Offsides	0
5	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	0
362	Passes	877
80%	Pass accuracy	92%

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ø. Nyland	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
Ahmed El Mohamady	90	0	0	0	2	2	0	5.8
E. Konsa	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
T. Mings	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
K. Hause	90	0	0	0	0	5	0	5.9
N. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.7
A. El Ghazi	90	1	5	1	0	1	Y	6.9
J. Grealish	90	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.7
D. Drinkwater	79	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.3
C. Hourihane	71	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
Douglas Luiz	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Nakamba sub	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Trézéguet sub	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
H. Lansbury sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
João Cancelo	90	0	0	2	1	1	5	0	7.6
J. Stones	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
B. Mendy	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
David Silva	90	0	1	3	1	5	0	0	7.7
R. Mahrez	90	2	1	3	2	2	0	0	9.8
S. Agüero	90	3	1	7	5	2	0	0	10
Gabriel Jesus	90	1	1	5	3	1	1	0	8.5
Rodri	71	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.1
Fernandinho	63	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
K. De Bruyne	63	0	2	0	0	3	2	0	7.7
N. Otamendi	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
P. Foden	27	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
İ. Gündoğan	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.1

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Aston Villa v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Aston VillaWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Manchester CityLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Aston Villa 0 · 0 draws · Manchester City 1 · 3 goals/game

2019-10-26 Manchester City 3–0 Aston Villa

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aston Villa#17 pos35 pts38 pl-26 GD

Manchester City#2 pos81 pts38 pl+67 GD

Goals per game

Aston Villa scored1.08

Manchester City scored2.68

Aston Villa conceded1.76

Manchester City conceded0.92

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What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Manchester City?: In their last 1 meetings, Aston Villa won 0, Manchester City won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
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