Man City vs Aston Villa

The reigning champions continue their bid to catch Arsenal in the Premier League title race, as they welcome Villa to the Etihad Stadium.

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After a tumultuous week off the pitch, Manchester City host Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium as they aim to keep their Premier League title bid on track.

They could prove very fruitful against a Man City side who will push plenty of players forward to force the issue. That defeat aside, Villa look much better defensively and are set up to counter. By the time this game kicks off, City could be eight points behind Arsenal. Rodri (see above) and he should start a podcast. Unai Emery’s Villa was well-prepared and it just didn’t matter in the long run. Erling Haaland: The work he did on the second goal showcased his full skill set. We didn’t have this opportunity, we are already sentenced. Are we going to sleep on this cat’s greatness until he’s retired, too? You have to understand that 19 teams in the Premier League are accusing us without us having the ability to defend. We have already been condemned. Villa’s 13th-straight loss at the Etihad’s silver lining is another goal from Ollie Watkins. Rodri joins us to talk about how Manchester City is handling the speculation around the club, and the huge match against Arsenal on Wednesday.

It's been a difficult week off the pitch for the reigning Premier League champs.

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Get a report of the Manchester City vs. Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

Shortly after, Villa midfielder [Jacob Ramsey](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/286090/Jacob-Ramsey) conceded a penalty when he clipped City's [Jack Grealish](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/172850/Jack-Grealish) in the box, with Mahrez stepping up to make it three for the hosts. "It's going to be a tough game," Gundogan told Sky Sports after the match. Villa are in 11th. [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) pounced on a mix up between goalkeeper [Emiliano Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158626/Emiliano-Martínez) and defender [Calum Chambers](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/176266/Calum-Chambers) in front of the Villa goal before threading a pass across the box for [Ilkay Gundogan](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/131424/Ilkay-Gündogan) who slotted into an empty net. [Rodri](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231828/Rodri) opened the scoring for City, heading in a cross from [Riyad Mahrez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/163940/Riyad-Mahrez) following a corner just four minutes into the match. [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) closed in the gap to just three points behind [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) at the top of Premier League with a dominant win 3-1 over [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) at the Etihad on Sunday.