On February 12, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the English Football Championship took place. Man City (England) and Aston Villa (England) met.
Championship of England, 23rd round
Man City (England) — "Aston Villa" (England) — 3:1 (3:0)
Goals: Rodri (4), J. Gundogan (39), Mahrez (45+1) — O. Watkins (61)
Warnings: Ding (37), Ruben Diaz (41)
The first half of the Premier League match between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium was dominated by the home team, who ended the half with a 3-0 score. Rodri opened the scoring in the 4th minute, after which Ilkay Gundogan scored two more goals. Both teams received yellow cards for their fouls, with Aston Villa's L. Digne receiving one in the 37th minute and Manchester City defender R. Diaz receiving one in the 41st minute. At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City converted a penalty in the 45th minute, which was converted by Riyad Mahrez.
Manchester City then made two substitutions: E. Holland and J. Alvarez came on for R. Diaz and M. Akanji. Aston Villa also made three substitutions: L. Bailey, J. Duran and J. McGinn replaced L. Digne, A. Moreno and E. Buendia. In response, the guests bounced back with a goal by O. Watkins in the 61st minute, bringing the score to 3:1. Then, in the 69th minute, J. Grealish was replaced by P. Foden. Aston Villa also made two more substitutions in the 76th minute with Jay Ramsey and M. Cash on for A. Young and Coutinho. Manchester City also made a substitution in the 85th minute: N. Ake replaced R. Mahrez. The match ended with a 3-1 victory for Manchester City.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Nottingham Forest - Man City, Aston Villa - Arsenal.