Nicolas Jackson fired Aston Villa into an early lead against Manchester City, as they look to end the Premier League leaders perfect start to the domestic season. Jackson netted after just six minutes at Villa Park to give the in-form hosts unbeaten in their last six the advantage on a blustery day in the West Midlands. John McGinn was quick to capitalise on a heavy touch from Marc Guehi, before the Villa captain fed Jackson down the left.The Senegal striker skipped beyond the sliding Elliot Anderson before rifling an effort into the roof of the net to spark rapturous jubilation among the home crowd. A frantic opening then saw Iliman Ndiayes drive palmed away impressively by Zion Suzuki in the Villa goal, as Enzo Marescas men go in search of an eighth-straight league win. Jackson dragged a shot wide a few minutes later as Citys defence looked a little wobbly in the early exchanges. Team news Aston Villa: Suzuki, Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Gomes, Alysson, Manzambi, McGinn, JacksonSubs: Bizot, Mings, Barkley, Buendia, Mbaye, Bogarde, Goretzka, Madjo, HemmingsManchester City: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernandez, Ndiaye, Cherki, Doku, HaalandSubs: Rulli, Kovacic, Ait-Nouri, Reis, Bouaddi, OReilly, Foden, McAidoo, LewisWhere to Watch Aston Villa v Manchester City: TV and online streamsAston 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, its on NBC Sports at 7:30am ET.Global broadcast details can be found at premierleague.com.Stats for Aston Villa v Manchester CityVilla 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) 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 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 1966 Topics Aston Villa F.C. Manchester City F.C. If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read LIVE Aston Villa v Manchester City: Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 23rd October, 2026 Aston Villa v Manchester City: Confirmed line-ups as league leaders look to maintain perfect start Lauren Lister 24th October, 2026 Tip of the Day: City to edge Villa and Arsenal to beat Everton Lauren Lister 24th October, 2026 Unai Emery praises Enzo Marescas fantastic job at Manchester City ahead of Aston Villa clash Mitch Fretton 23rd October, 2026 Fantasy Premier League: Dump Semenyo and Saka ahead of Gameweek Eight Jon Fisher 23rd October, 2026 Fantasy Premier League: Foden heads list of five players you should target for Gameweek Eight Jon Fisher 23rd October, 2026
