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Aston Villa
Premier League
11:30
UTC, Saturday 24 October 2026
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Man City

Aston Villa vs Man City: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Aston Villa host Manchester City at Villa Park on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 11:30 UTC, in the Premier League (round 8). Prediction markets make Man City the favourite at 59%, with the draw at 21% (Polymarket). Aston Villa have had 2 days of rest since playing Viking FK (Champions League); Man City have had 3 after facing AEK Athens and travel about 110 km. Aston Villa are without 7 players (George Hemmings, Ian Maatsen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and others); Man City are missing 4 (Matheus Nunes, Nico O'Reilly, Mateo Kovačić and others). Peter Bankes is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9. The forecast at kick-off is 10°C with rain.

Win chances

Aston Villa 19%Draw 21%Man City 59%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Coach: Unai Emery

  1. 1 Zion Suzuki GK
  2. 2 Matty Cash DEF
  3. 3 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF
  4. 5 Tyrone Mings DEF
  5. 26 Lamare Bogarde MID
  6. 8 Boubacar Kamara MID
  7. 35 João Gomes MID
  8. 47 Alysson Edward FWD
  9. 6 Ross Barkley MID
  10. 10 Emiliano Buendía FWD
  11. 11 Nicolas Jackson FWD

Man City 4-2-3-1

Coach: Enzo Maresca

  1. 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma GK
  2. 45 Abdukodir Khusanov DEF
  3. 3 Rúben Dias DEF
  4. 6 Marc Guéhi DEF
  5. 21 Rayan Aït-Nouri DEF
  6. 5 Elliot Anderson MID
  7. 32 Ayyoub Bouaddi MID
  8. 7 Iliman Ndiaye FWD
  9. 47 Phil Foden MID
  10. 11 Jérémy Doku FWD
  11. 9 Erling Haaland FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Aston Villa

  • George Hemmings injury, back Doubtful
  • Ian Maatsen injury, back Doubtful
  • Aaron Wan-Bissaka injury, back Mid November 2026
  • Matteo Ruggeri injury, back Late October 2026
  • Modou Kéba Cissé injury, back Back in training
  • Amadou Onana injury, back Mid April 2027
  • Johan Manzambi injury, back Late October 2026

Man City

  • Matheus Nunes injury, back Doubtful
  • Nico O'Reilly injury, back Doubtful
  • Mateo Kovačić injury, back Doubtful
  • Antoine Semenyo injury, back Mid December 2026
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 24 May 2026: Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
  • Sunday 26 October 2025: Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
  • Tuesday 22 April 2025: Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa
  • Saturday 21 December 2024: Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City
  • Wednesday 3 April 2024: Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa