Manchester City travel to the West Midlands looking to maintain their perfect start to the Premier League season against in-form Aston Villa.
City have won each of their opening seven top-flight games and Enzo Maresca’s side will be full of confidence having dispatched AEK in ruthless fashion in the Champions League in midweek.
That record has made City only the third team in Premier League history to have won their first seven games of a season, while Maresca is the only manager ever to win his first seven games in charge of a club in the division.
After an underwhelming start, Villa’s fortunes have picked up in recent weeks, having lost just once in their last nine matches in all competitions.
Unai Emery’s men have recent history on their side in this fixture, too. The hosts have won the last three meetings with City at Villa Park, and they did the double over City last season.
Aston Villa team news
Emery makes four changes from the side that beat Viking 3-1 on Wednesday.
Matty Cash, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara and Johan Manzambi all come in, replacing Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Ibrahim Mbaye, Emi Buendia.
Aston Villa: Suzuki, Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Gomes, Alysson, Manzambi, McGinn, Jackson
Subs: Bizot, Mings, Barkley, Buendia, Mbaye, Bogarde, Goretzka, Madjo, Hemmings
Manchester City team news
Midfielder Phil Foden may be entitled to feel a little aggrieved to not be starting after his Champions League hat-trick in midweek, but the 26-year-old has to make do with a place on the bench.
The two other scorers in that game, Elliot Anderson and Rayan Cherki both start, however. Jeremy Doku, Iliman Ndiaye and top scorer Erling Haaland all come in, as does Marc Guehi.
Manchester City: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernandez, Ndiaye, Cherki, Doku, Haaland
Subs: Rulli, Kovacic, Ait-Nouri, Reis, Bouaddi, O’Reilly, Foden, McAidoo, Lewis
Where to Watch Aston Villa v Manchester City: TV and online streams
Aston Villa versus Manchester City kicks off at 12:30pm BST on Saturday, October 24 at Villa Park.
The match is live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK and you can stream it on the HBO Max app. In the US, it’s on NBC Sports at 7:30am ET.
Global broadcast details can be found at premierleague.com.
Recent Form & Stats for Aston Villa v Manchester City
- As well as having the most goals (8), Erling Haaland has had the most shots (27) and shots on target (13) of any player in the Premier League this season
- Aston Villa have won four of their last six Premier League games against Manchester City, as many as in their previous 35 against them
- Man City have lost their last two league games against Aston Villa, last losing three in a row to them between August 1962 and September 1966
- Villa are winless in all three home league games so far (D1 L2), their worst run at the start of a campaign since 2015-16 (9)
Recent Results : Aston Villa
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UEFA Champions League
Aston Villa
AST
W 3 – 1 2026-10-21
Viking
VIK
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Premier League
Newcastle
NEW
W 0 – 1 2026-10-17
Aston Villa
AST
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UEFA Champions League
Aston Villa
AST
W 6 – 0 2026-10-14
Fenerbahçe
FEN
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Premier League
Aston Villa
AST
D 2 – 2 2026-10-10
Brentford
BRE
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Premier League
Tottenham
TOT
W 2 – 3 2026-09-19
Aston Villa
AST
Recent Results : Manchester City
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UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
MCI
W 5 – 1 2026-10-20
AEK Athens FC
AEK
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Premier League
Manchester City
MCI
W 3 – 2 2026-10-17
Ipswich
IPS
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UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
MCI
L 2 – 4 2026-10-14
Paris Saint Germain
PSG
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Premier League
Liverpool
LIV
W 0 – 3 2026-10-11
Manchester City
MCI
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Premier League
Manchester City
MCI
W 5 – 3 2026-09-20
Sunderland
SUN
Premier League table
Premier League 2026
England
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manchester City |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 21 |
W
W
W
W
W
|
| 2 |
Arsenal |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
W
W
L
W
W
|
| 3 |
Brighton |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 16 |
W
W
W
W
D
|
| 4 |
Chelsea |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
W
W
L
D
L
|
| 5 |
Liverpool |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
W
L
W
D
W
|
| 6 |
Brentford |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
L
D
W
D
D
|
| 7 |
Leeds |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
D
L
D
W
D
|
| 8 |
Everton |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
L
D
W
D
D
|
| 9 |
Ipswich |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 |
D
L
W
L
W
|
| 10 |
Hull City |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
L
D
L
D
D
|
| 11 |
Newcastle |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 8 |
L
L
W
L
D
|
| 12 |
Aston Villa |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
W
D
W
L
D
|
| 13 |
Manchester United |
7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
D
D
D
L
D
|
| 14 |
Crystal Palace |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 7 |
L
W
D
L
W
|
| 15 |
Bournemouth |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 6 |
W
L
L
D
D
|
| 16 |
Tottenham |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 6 |
W
D
L
D
D
|
| 17 |
Nottingham Forest |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 6 |
D
L
L
L
W
|
| 18 |
Coventry |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 |
L
W
W
L
L
|
| 19 |
Fulham |
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 |
W
L
D
D
L
|
| 20 |
Sunderland |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 |
L
L
L
L
D
|
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
- Position 5 : Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
- Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation – Championship
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