Manchester City continued their impressive form as they defeated Aston Villa 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Phil Foden was the star of the show, scoring a sensational hat-trick to take his tally to 21 goals this season. City took the lead through Rodri’s goal, but Villa equalized soon after with a low finish from Jhon Duran.
Foden then took charge of the game, scoring a low free-kick just before half-time, followed by two more goals in the second half to complete his hat-trick. City’s win leaves them level on points with Liverpool and a point behind Arsenal in the Premier League table. Meanwhile, Villa suffered a disappointing night, missing key players and losing goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to illness just before kick-off.
Line-ups
Man City
Man City started in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Ortega was the goalkeeper, while Lewis, Rúben Dias, Akanji, and Gvardiol were the defenders. Rodri and Bernardo Silva played as midfielders, while Doku, Foden, and Grealish were the attacking midfielders. Álvarez played as the striker. The substitutes for Man City were Stones, Kovacic, Haaland, De Bruyne, Gómez, Nunes, Carson, Bobb, and Susoho.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa also played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Olsen was the goalkeeper, while Konsa, Diego Carlos, Lenglet, and Digne were the defenders. Iroegbunam and Douglas Luiz played as midfielders, while Diaby, Rogers, and Zaniolo were the attacking midfielders. Durán played as the striker. The substitutes for Aston Villa were Tielemans, P Torres, Moreno, Chambers, Gauci, Kesler-Hayden, Bailey, and Kellyman.
The referee for the match was Darren England, and the attendance was 53,422.
Live Text
The match between Manchester City and Aston Villa ended with a scoreline of 4-1 in favor of Manchester City. The second half of the match also ended with the same scoreline. Calum Chambers of Aston Villa was shown a yellow card for a bad foul. Jack Grealish of Manchester City won a free kick in the defensive half.
Sergio Gómez of Manchester City hit the left post with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Josko Gvardiol. A corner was conceded by Rico Lewis of Manchester City, which was taken by Aston Villa. Julián Álvarez of Manchester City attempted a left-footed shot from a difficult angle on the right, but it was saved in the center of the goal.
Julián Álvarez of Manchester City attempted a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it was blocked. He was assisted by Oscar Bobb. Oscar Bobb of Manchester City attempted a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it missed to the right. He was assisted by Jack Grealish. Jack Grealish of Manchester City attempted a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it was blocked. He was assisted by Julián Álvarez.
Omari Kellyman of Aston Villa attempted a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it was blocked. He was assisted by Leon Bailey. Manuel Akanji of Manchester City fouled Youri Tielemans of Aston Villa, and the latter won a free kick in the defensive half. Jack Grealish of Manchester City won a free kick on the left wing. Leon Bailey of Aston Villa fouled him.
Rico Lewis of Manchester City won a free kick in the defensive half, and Youri Tielemans of Aston Villa fouled him. Phil Foden of Manchester City was replaced by Oscar Bobb, and Jérémy Doku of Manchester City was replaced by Sergio Gómez.