Manchester City vs Aston Villa Match Analysis and Prediction

Manchester City vs Aston Villa Match Analysis & Prediction

Manchester City

12/02/2023 7:30 pm

Aston Villa

by Vincent

2 months ago 0 39

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Having experienced one of the most turbulent weeks off the field in their 143-year history, Manchester City return to Premier League action with the visit of Aston Villa to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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The Citizens fell to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last time out, while the visitors are looking to bounce back from a defeat of their own after losing 4-2 to Leicester City.

Manchester City take to the pitch for the first tme since being charged with over 100 alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules relating to sponsorship income, revenue and operating costs.

While City have emphatically denied the charges, which have now been passed on to an independent commission, a sombre atmosphere would have surely been present at the training ground this week, as players and staff ponder about their futures in Manchester.

The Citizens could not take advantage of Arsenal’s slip-up at Everton last time out, as their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hoodoo continued through Harry Kane’s record-breaking 267th Lilywhites goal, leaving the five points behind the Gunners having played a game more.

The gap at the top will increase to eight points should Arsenal beat Brentford on Saturday, so extending their winning run at the Etihad Stadium to five matches across all competitions is crucial to City, whose fans are in desperate need of something to cheer about.

Unai Emery’s time at Arsenal was not a compatible affair, but the former Gunners manager can give his former club another major helping hand in the title race by taking advantage of Manchester City’s predicament this weekend.

His positive impact has been well and truly felt in the West Midlands since taking the reins from Steven Gerrard, but his luck ran out when Leicester City came to town, inflicting an unexpected defeat on the Lions in a six-goal thriller.

Aston Villa can proudly boast a three-game winning run in Premier League away matches, beating Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton in that hot streak, but not since 2009 have they collected more successive victories away from home.

Manchester City vs. Aston Villa Head to head

In the 161 previous meetings between these two teams across all competitions, Manchester City have claimed 72 victories while Aston Villa have won 49, and they have drawn in 40. Villa have scored 220 goals and conceded 273 in the process.

20/01/2021

Manchester City

2

Aston Villa

0

Premier League
21/04/2021

Aston Villa

1

Manchester City

2

Premier League
01/12/2021

Aston Villa

1

Manchester City

2

Premier League
22/05/2022

Manchester City

3

Aston Villa

2

Premier League
03/09/2022

Aston Villa

1

Manchester City

1

Premier League

Manchester City Team News

The hamstring injury that Manchester City defender John Stones suffered in their FA Cup win over Arsenal will likely render him unavailable until March.

Riyad Mahrez was taken off for Kevin De Bruyne on the hour mark against Spurs, and he should be given a second chance on the right-hand side, as Jack Grealish lines up against his old club on the left.

Manchester City's Last 5 Matches

14/01/2023

Manchester United

2

Manchester City

1

Premier League
19/01/2023

Manchester City

4

Tottenham Hotspur

2

Premier League
22/01/2023

Manchester City

3

Wolverhampton Wanderers

0

Premier League
27/01/2023

Manchester City

1

Arsenal

0

FA Cup
05/02/2023

Tottenham Hotspur

1

Manchester City

0

Premier League

Aston Villa Team News

Aston Villa’s Jed Steer and Diego Carlos are both absent, but Bertrand Traore is now back in full training, while Matty Cash may be considered for a recall to the first XI.

Emery took off Lucas Digne and Jacob Ramsey for Alex Moreno and Philippe Coutinho against Leicester, and Moreno in particular should feel optimistic of displacing Digne in defence here.