Premier League, Round 8Aston VillaAST 24/10/2026 12:30 Manchester CityMCI Venue Villa Park Referee Peter BankesWhere to Watch Aston Villa v Manchester City: TV and online streamsAston Villa versus Manchester City kicks off at12:30pm BST on Saturday, October 24at Villa Park. The match is live onTNT Sports 1in the UK and you can stream it on the HBO Max app. In the US, its onNBC Sportsat7:30am ET.Global broadcast details can be found atpremierleague.com.Preview for Aston Villa v Manchester CityIf anybody is going to take points off Manchester City, Unai Emery might be the man to do it. Enzo Marescas leaders travel to Villa Park on Saturday lunchtime with a perfect Premier League record, but they face a Villa side that hasnt lost in seven games and has made a habit of beating City in B6.Citys start to the season has been historic. Seven wins from seven have made them only the third team in Premier League history to win their first seven games of a season, after Chelsea in 2005-06 and Liverpool in 2019-20, and Maresca is the first manager ever to win his first seven games in charge of a club in the division. Chelsea went on to win nine in a row that season, and Liverpool eight.They warmed up for this trip by thrashing AEK Athens 5-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Phil Foden scored a hat-trick, and Elliot Anderson scored his first goal for the club, pouncing on the rebound after Enzo Fernndezs free-kick hit the crossbar.Villa are flying too. Their Champions League campaign is now three wins from three after a 3-1 victory over Viking on Wednesday, following wins at Club Brugge and against Fenerbahe. They also won 1-0 at Newcastle last weekend, a result Tyrone Mings described as a sign that Villa are slowly grinding towards cohesion.History is on Villas side too. They have won the last three meetings with City at Villa Park, and they did the double over City last season.Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City77001971221 W W W W W 2 Arsenal7601115618 W W L W W 3 Brighton75112351816 W W W W D 4 Chelsea74121713413 W W L D L 5 Liverpool733198112 W L W D W 6 Brentford7241138510 L D W D D 7 Leeds724196310 D L D W D 8 Everton724187110 L D W D D 9 Hull City72328719 L D L D D 10 Ipswich73041115-49 L W L W L 11 Newcastle72231014-48 L L W L D 12 Aston Villa7223711-48 W D W L D 13 Manchester United7142101007 D D D L D 14 Crystal Palace7214917-87 L W D L W 15 Bournemouth7133913-46 W L L D D 16 Tottenham7133610-46 W D L D D 17 Coventry7205614-86 L W W L L 18 Fulham7124710-35 W L D D L 19 Nottingham Forest712459-45 L L L W D 20 Sunderland7115614-84 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 Team News for Aston Villa v Manchester CityEmerys left-back problems continue. Aaron Wan-Bissaka has a thigh injury that could keep him out for up to a month, and Matteo Ruggeri remains sidelined. Ian Maatsen returned from injury to make the bench on Wednesday, so Emery has to decide whether he is ready to start.Emery is hopeful on Johan Manzambi, who has been carrying a knock, and Taylor Harwood-Bellis has been added to Villas Champions League squad to cover the injuries in defence.For City, Maresca confirmed that Erling Haaland is 100% available after being rested against AEK. Josko Gvardiol is also fit despite a minor back problem before the AEK game.The bad news for City is Antoine Semenyo, who is expected to be out until the middle of December with a knee injury picked up against Ipswich. Maresca is also waiting on Nico OReilly, Mateo Kovai and Matheus Nunes, all of whom face late fitness tests.Expected line-ups for Aston Villa v Manchester CityAston Villa: Suzuki; Cash, Lindelf, Torres, Mings; Kamara, Gomes; McGinn, Manzambi, Buenda; JacksonManchester City: Donnarumma; Khusanov, Dias, Guhi, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernndez; Foden, Cherki, Doku; HaalandRecent Form & Stats for Aston Villa v Manchester CityAs 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 seasonAston Villa have won four of their last six Premier League games against Manchester City, as many as in their previous 35 against themMan City have lost their last two league games against Aston Villa, last losing three in a row to them between August 1962 and September 1966Villa 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 UEFA Champions League Aston Villa AST W 3 1 2026-10-21 Viking VIK Premier League Newcastle NEW W 0 1 2026-10-17 Aston Villa AST UEFA Champions League Aston Villa AST W 6 0 2026-10-14 Fenerbahe FEN Premier League Aston Villa AST D 2 2 2026-10-10 Brentford BRE Premier League Tottenham TOT W 2 3 2026-09-19 Aston Villa AST Recent Results : Manchester City UEFA Champions League Manchester City MCI W 5 1 2026-10-20 AEK Athens FC AEK Premier League Manchester City MCI W 3 2 2026-10-17 Ipswich IPS UEFA Champions League Manchester City MCI L 2 4 2026-10-14 Paris Saint Germain PSG Premier League Liverpool LIV W 0 3 2026-10-11 Manchester City MCI Premier League Manchester City MCI W 5 3 2026-09-20 Sunderland SUN Prediction for Aston Villa v Manchester CityUnai Emery and Villa have had plenty of success against City in recent years but its nigh-on impossible to back against the Premier League leaders at the minute. They seemed galvanised by recent off-field issues and with Phil Foden returning to top form, that gives them another option in an already formidable attacking arsenal. Match PredictionAston Villa 0 2 Manchester City Topics Aston Villa F.C. Manchester City F.C. 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