Never happened before

Aston Villa – Manchester City 1-0 (0-0)

Aston Villa recorded an impressive win over Manchester City on Wednesday evening. Leon Bailey was the match-winner with his goal in the 74th minute.

– Aston Villa was excellent, England legend Gary Lineker wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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Manchester City only got three points in the last four league matches after losing away to Aston Villa 0-1.

– Manchester City did not look like the league champion today. They were completely played out. “They are struggling – big time,” said football expert Nils Johan Semp in the Viaplay studio.

Facts: Aston Villa – Man City

Aston Villa – Manchester City 1-0 (0-0)

Goal: 1-0 Leon Bailey (74).

Referee: John Brooks.

Yellow card: Ollie Watkins, Jacob Ramsey, Aston Villa, John Stones, Rico Luis, Manchester City.

the difference:

Aston Villa (4-4-1-1): Emiliano Martinez – Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne (Alex Moreno from 89.) – Leon Bailey (Moussa Diaby from 84), Boubacar Kamara, Douglas Luiz. John McGinn – Youri Tielemans (Jacob Ramsey 84’s) – Ollie Watkins (John Doran 89’s).

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ederson – Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol – Rico Luis (Matteo Kovacic from 67′), John Stones – Bernardo, Julian Alvarez (Mateus Nunes from 67′), Phil . Foden (Oscar Pope from 72.) – Erling Braut Haaland.

The evening was largely an uncharted battle for Erling Braut Haaland.

– He struggled to get the right chances, ignoring both in the first half, said commentator Jurgen Klemm.

Jubilee: Leon Bailey celebrates scoring a goal against Manchester City. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/NTP
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Never happened before

In the first half, Aston Villa fired 13 shots against Manchester City’s goal.

This is the first time Pep Guardiola’s side have conceded this many goals in the first 45 minutes in the top five leagues, according to an OptaJoe report.

Tonight’s match is Guardiola’s 535th match. In other words, Aston Villa’s performance is fantastic.

13 – Aston Villa fired 13 shots at Manchester City at the end of the first half – the most Pep Guardiola’s side have ever faced in the first half of a match in Europe’s top five leagues (tonight is his 535th). squeak. pic.twitter.com/cnulyXEYZq

– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 6, 2023

Haaland is missing

Before the end of the first half, Erling Braut Haaland had two great opportunities in the same attack, but Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez blocked them on both occasions.

-Martinez, are you messing with me? asked Sam Lee, a reporter for The Athletic, with slight shock and admiration Xformerly known as Twitter.

A video clip filmed from the stands shows the drama when Erling Braut Haaland was angry at the referee’s decision after the end of the match against Tottenham.
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It is difficult to imagine that Haaland did not score in one of those opportunities last season. About Me Manchester Evening News writer Simon Pajkowski.

Oscar Pope also started simple against Aston Villa when he was replaced by Phil Foden in the 73rd minute, but the Norwegian was unable to change the picture of the match.

Missed: One of two great opportunities for Erling Braut Haaland. Image: NTP
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Thus, defending champion Manchester City also falls to fourth place in the table, six points behind league leaders Arsenal. Liverpool ranks second, four points behind Erling Braut Haaland and Co., while Villa rises to third place.

The Manchester team emerged from three consecutive league draws: 4-4 away to Chelsea, 1-1 at home to Liverpool, and 3-3 at home to Tottenham.