On 3 April, one of the matches of the 31st round of the English football championship took place. Man City (England) and Aston Villa (England) met.
English Championship, 31st round
Man.City (England) - Aston Villa (England) - 4:1 (2:1)
Goals: Rodri (11), Foden (45+1), Foden (62), Foden (69) - J. Duran (20), Foden (62), Foden (69). Duran (20)
Warnings: Grealish (32), Douglas Luis (38)
Manchester City won a thrilling match against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium by 2-1 at half-time and 4-1 in regulation time. The match, which was played in the Premier League, saw both teams battling from the start. The first goal was scored in the 11th minute when Rhodri struck the Manchester City goal. However, Aston Villa quickly levelled the score with a goal from H. Durand in the 20th minute. The first half was a tense struggle, with both teams receiving yellow cards - J. Grealish for Manchester City and Douglas Luis for Aston Villa. Just before the break, Manchester City regained the lead thanks to a goal by P. Foden, and the score at the break became 2:1 in their favour. In the second half Manchester City dominated the game and in the 62nd minute P. Foden scored his second goal of the match.
In the 63rd minute, Aston Villa tried to get back on track by making several substitutions, bringing on K. Chambers, M. Diaby and T. Iroegbunam. However, it was Manchester City who increased their lead with another goal from P. Foden in the 69th minute. As the match progressed, both teams made substitutions to freshen up their squads. M. Kovacic and M. Nunez came on for Manchester City in the 75th minute, while in the 71st minute Aston Villa replaced H. Durand with A. Moreno. Moreno. In total there were five substitutions for both teams in the match, and in the 77th minute N. Zaniolo and O. Kellyman appeared for Aston Villa. Aston Villa were disappointed in the last minutes of the match as K. Chambers was yellow carded in the 90th minute. As a result, Manchester City won a comfortable victory over Aston Villa with a score of 4:1, demonstrating their superiority in the Premier League.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Krrl Palace - Man City, Aston Villa - Brentford.
| Manchester City | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kicks to the goal | 3 |
| 25 | Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 20 | Penalty kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 1 |
| 6 | Offences | 12 |
| 2 | Corner | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 67% | Ball possession | 33% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 7 |
| 692 | Total assists | 326 |
| 638 | Accurate assists | 281 |
| 92% | Accuracy of passes | 86% |