Aston Villa vs Manchester City Match Analysis and Prediction

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Steven Gerrard’s 100% start to life back in the Premier League as Aston Villa manager will be put under scrutiny when they host a tough fixture against the reigning champions Manchester City on Wednesday night with kickoff at 23:15.

Steven Gerrard took the realms at Aston Villa following the dismissal of Dean Smith in a move that may have been best for everyone involved as Dean Smith continuing to produce the gods at Norwich City while Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa have claimed two for two against Brighton and Crystal Palace.

Indeed, Aston Villa did well to bring former Rangers boss to Villa Park as the former Liverpool and England Captain has helped them bounce back from their dreadful run of five defeats in a row, opening with an impressive 2-0 success over Brighton at home before edging Crystal Palace 2-1 in the following game last weekend.

The two wins have seen Aston Villa climb to the 13^th spot in the Premier League table with 16 points ahead of the midweek fixtures and they could be occupy a place in the top half if all goes well in the Wednesday’s fixture.

Meanwhile Manchester City have made a strong campaign in defence of the title, claiming nine wins, two draws and two defeats in their 13 league matches so far and currently sit in the second place in standings on 29 points with just a point behind the league toppers Chelsea.

The Citizens head into the match in a brilliant form having just lost one match in the last six fixtures across all competitions and are coming off a hard fought 2-1 victory over the formidable West Ham at Etihad last weekend.

The win represented the fifth win on the bounce Pep Guardiola’s side across all competitions, with four which have come at the Etihad. City will therefore be looking to continue in their winning ways when the Villa but won’t take nothing for granted as Gerrard aims to bring even more festive cheer to the Villa Park faithful.

Aston Villa vs Man City head to head

Both sides have met in 46 encounters since 1994 with Man City claiming 30 victories while Villa have only managed seven victories and there have been nine draws.