Former Manchester Metropolis teenager Morgan Rogers starred as Pep Guardiola’s facet misplaced but once more. Re-live the motion with one of the best information and Opta information in our Aston Villa vs Man Metropolis stats web page.
Manchester Metropolis suffered their sixth Premier League defeat in eight video games as a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa on Saturday noticed the champions’ dismal run proceed.
Metropolis had been seeking to bounce again from their dramatic 2-1 reverse at residence to neighbours Manchester United final trip within the league, however they hardly laid a glove on Villa.
Unai Emery’s males noticed two superb alternatives go begging within the first 70 seconds, and though Metropolis weathered that early storm, they quickly trailed.
Jhon Durán was making his third league begin of the season, all of which have been in succession, and he continued his run of scoring in all of them.
Youri Tielemans’ sensational defence-splitting ball launched Morgan Rogers, and he teed up the unmarked Durán for a straightforward end within the sixteenth minute.
Metropolis dominated the ball for the rest of the primary half, although clear-cut probabilities have been a rarity.
They then didn’t construct on any trace of positivity within the second half, with Villa deservedly going 2-0 up simply previous the hour, former Metropolis teenager Rogers firing residence after tremendous prior work by himself and John McGinn.
Metropolis have been largely blunt in assault, a state of affairs summed up by the actual fact Erling Haaland didn’t document a single contact within the opposition’s space earlier than the ninetieth minute.
An unfortuate slip by Lucas Digne allowed Phil Foden to tug one again in stoppage time, however it was too little, too late.
Villa substitute Metropolis in fifth, with Pep Guardiola’s facet now having misplaced 9 occasions of their previous 12 video games throughout all competitions; earlier than this run, they’d solely been overwhelmed eight occasions of their prior 106 outings.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all of the Aston Villa vs Man Metropolis stats from their Premier League assembly at Villa Park.
The match centre beneath consists of staff and participant stats, anticipated objectives information, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and extra. It provides you all the pieces you want to do your personal post-match evaluation.
Beneath the match centre you will discover the official Opta information on the sport as properly.
Aston Villa vs Man Metropolis: Submit-Match Information
Manchester Metropolis have already misplaced 9 video games in all competitions this season; solely in 2019-20 (12) and 2016-17 (10) has a facet managed by Pep Guardiola misplaced extra matches in a season (each with Man Metropolis).
Manchester Metropolis are winless in 5 consecutive Premier League away video games (D1 L4) for the primary time beneath Pep Guardiola, final failing to win extra consecutive such matches in December 2015 (6) beneath Manuel Pellegrini.
Jhon Durán scored his seventh Premier League objective of the season; solely Jamal Musiala (9) has netted extra objectives within the big-five European leagues in 2024-25 amongst gamers aged 21 or beneath.
Durán has scored 4 objectives in his six Premier League begins for Aston Villa, netting in every of his final three such video games, whereas he’s scored in 4 consecutive matches in all competitions for the Villans for the primary time.
Morgan Rogers each scored and assisted in a Premier League recreation for the primary time; he’s the fourth Aston Villa participant to take action towards Man Metropolis within the competitors, after Leandro Bacuna (Sep 2013), Paul Merson (Mar 2001) and David Ginola (Dec 2000).
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