Game #5297
Aston Villa
8-8-18, 32 PTS
Saturday, 25 April 2015
16th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 |
Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | 2015
Substitutes
🔁 RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 65’ |
🔁 W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | for M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 68’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Philippe Senderos |🇨🇭|
RB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 |
M Joe Cole | 🏴 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Ashley Westwood (13)
🟨 Carlos Sánchez (8)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 11 |
CF Nicklas Helenius | 🇩🇰 | Aalborg BK
M Yacouba Sylla | 🇲🇱 | Kayseri Erciyesspor
W Aleksandar Tonev | 🇧🇬 | Celtic
LB Joe Bennett | 🏴 | Brighton
LB Enda Stevens | 🇮🇪 | Doncaster
F Darren Bent | 🏴 | Derby
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Forest
LB Antonio Luna | 🇪🇸 | Spezia Calcio
RB Janoi Donacien | 🇱🇨 | Tranmere
F Graham Burke | 🇮🇪 | Notts County
LB Lewis Kinsella | 🏴 | Luton
Team News
Brad Guzan, Jores Okore and Carlos Sánchez replace Shay Given, Nathan Baker (injury) and Charles N’Zogbia.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.12 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | 30.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 19.64 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa lose for the first time in four in all competitions under Tim Sherwood as they are undone by a last minute winner at the Etihad to leave Villa 15th in the table but just two points above the relegation places.
After the euphoria of the FA Cup Semi Final comes the reality of life in the League with Villa. Tim Sherwood's Villa lose for the fifth time in nine Premier League games but had played Manchester United (3rd), Manchester City (4th) and Tottenham (7th) and had scored fourteen goals under Sherwood compared to just twelve in the previous twenty five under Lambert. Villa fall back to 16th and are just two places above third from bottom Sunderland who have a game in hand.
Tom Cleverley scores for the first time in a Villa shirt on his 32nd appearance in a to make it W11 D6 L15, 1 Goal, 0 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Jack Grealish makes his 20th appearance for Villa (6 Starts) to make it W10 D4 L6, 0 Goals, 2 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career but yet again he's lucky to be even selecvted after his latest off-field indiscretion.
Carlos Sánchez scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 30th appearance (23 Starts) to make it W9 D8 L13, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 7 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Matt Lowton suffers his 40th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 81st appearance (73 Starts) to make it W24 D17 L40, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Tom Cleverley | 68’ | Carlos Sánchez | 85’ |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 3’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Sergio Agüero
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 62’ Booking, Ashley Westwood
🟨 | 65’ Booking, Carlos Sánchez
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Matt Lowton
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Aleksandar Kolarov
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Ashley Westwood, Sub on, Charles N’Zogbia
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-2, Tom Cleverley
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-2, Carlos Sánchez
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 2-3, (Manchester City), Fernandinho
🕒 | FT Manchester City 3-2 Aston Villa
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Game | #34 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴 | Wirral, 2001-2021
Kick off: 5.30pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴 | Wirral, 2001-2021
Assistants: Simon Long, Edward Smart
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴 | Wirral, 2001-2021
🕒 41 | 🟩 14 | 🟨 13 | 🟥 14 | 🆘 : 9
🕒 41 | 🟩 34% | 🟨 32% | 🟥 34% | 🆘 : 22%
Cards 🟨 75 | 🟥 3 | 1.90 |
Penalty ⚽ 7 | 🥅 4 |
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
2003: Gifted stadium
2007: Acquired by Thailand governing PM
2008: Acquired by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund to become England's first state owned football club
2009: Results subject to investigation under breaking financial fair play rules over a nine-year period
2010: Results subject to investigation under breaking financial fair play rules over a nine-year period
2011: Results subject to investigation under breaking financial fair play rules over a nine-year period
2012: Results subject to investigation under breaking financial fair play rules over a nine-year period
2012: UEFA rules the club had committed "serious breaches" of financial fair play rules between 2012 and 2016.
2013: Results subject to investigation under breaking financial fair play rules over a nine-year period
2013: UEFA rules the club had committed "serious breaches" of financial fair play rules between 2012 and 2016.
2014: Results subject to investigation under breaking financial fair play rules over a nine-year period
2014: UEFA rules the club had committed "serious breaches" of financial fair play rules between 2012 and 2016.
2015: Results subject to investigation under breaking financial fair play rules over a nine-year period
2015: UEFA rules the club had committed "serious breaches" of financial fair play rules between 2012 and 2016.
Total 🕒 167 | 🟩 57 | 🟨 40 | 🟥 70 | ⚽ 242 | 🥅 267 |
League 🕒 152 | 🟩 52 | 🟨 38 | 🟥 62 | ⚽ 218 | 🥅 241 |
FA Cup 🕒 10 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 11 | 🥅 19 |
League Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 3 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 85 | 🟩 41 | 🟨 24 | 🟥 20 | ⚽ 146 | 🥅 94 |
Away 🕒 81 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 15 | 🟥 50 | ⚽ 95 | 🥅 151 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Match Stats
Possession F | 55%
Possession A | 45%
Shots F | 13
Shots A | 11
Shots on Target F | 4
Shots on Target A | 4
Corners F | 6
Corners A | 7
Fouls F | 11
Fouls A | 13
Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | 2015
🕒 11 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 1 🟥 5 | 1.45
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
“Brad [Guzan] will get over it [his mistake on 3’], but it’s hard enough coming here without offering gimmes.
“It was a poor start, but we performed well afterwards; if we play like that in our remaining games we’ll be OK. We were a bit unlucky right at the end when Christian Benteke was wrongly flagged for offside – that should have been a penalty and a sending off – but wherever we play, we go into games expecting to win now.”
Tim Sherwood, Saturday, 25 April 2015.
*Manchester City scored a dramatic late winner to defeat FA Cup finalists Aston Villa and move second in the Premier League.*
Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan sliced a clearance to Sergio Aguero, who tapped into an open goal to put City ahead.
Aleksandar Kolarov’s curling 25-yard free-kick put the hosts 2-0 in front.
But a low strike from Tom Cleverley and Carlos Sanchez’s 15-yard volley made it 2-2, before City’s Fernandinho tapped in from close range in the 89th minute.
It was harsh on a Villa side who had looked to have earned a much-needed point in their fight to avoid relegation.
Villa boss Tim Sherwood will also be unhappy with a late decision when, with the score at 2-2, Christian Benteke was through on goal with only Joe Hart to beat, but the Belgium striker was denied by what appeared to be a harsh offside decision.
City scored the winning goal a minute later to move above Arsenal and rivals Manchester United, although the Gunners will regain second spot if they beat leaders Chelsea on Sunday.
Sherwood’s side are now 15th, only two points above the relegation zone, but have played a game more than the three teams directly below them - Hull, Leicester and Sunderland.
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea team, with a nine-point lead and having played two games fewer than City, are on course to win the title, but this was still a vital victory for Manuel Pellegrini’s team.
If they finish in the top three they will automatically qualify for next season’s Champions League, avoiding the two-legged play-off that awaits the side that finishes fourth.
The 2013-14 Premier League champions only needed three minutes to take the lead, which came after Guzan’s horrible error.
There appeared to be little danger from Ron Vlaar’s backpass but the American skewed his clearance and left Aguero with a simple task to score his 27th goal of the season.
The game looked over as a contest when Kolarov scored from a low free-kick in the 66th minute, but Villa netted two minutes later with Cleverley’s first goal since joining on loan from Manchester United.
Sanchez also scored his first goal in a Villa shirt with a well-controlled volley after Hart had palmed the ball into his path.
But there was to be another twist as Fernandinho collected a pass on his chest and finished to give City the vital win.
Premier League
Manchester City
20-7-7, 67 PTS
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,036
GK Joe Hart | 🏴 |
LB Aleksandar Kolarov | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
CB Eliaquim Mangala | 🇫🇷 |
CB Martín Demichelis,
RB Pablo Zabaleta | 🇦🇷 |
M Fernando Reges | 🇧🇷 |
RB Jesús Navas | 🇪🇸 |
M Fernandinho | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
M David Silva | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
M Yaya Touré | 🇨🇮 | 🔁 |
CF Sergio Agüero | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Manuel Pellegrini | 🇨🇱 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M James Milner (ex) | 🏴 | for M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
🔁 | M Fernandinho | 🇧🇷 | ⚽ | for M Yaya Touré | 🇨🇮 |
🔁 | CF Wilfried Bony | 🇨🇮 | for CF Sergio Agüero | 🇦🇷 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Willy Caballero | 🇦🇷 |
CB Dedryck Boyata | 🇧🇪 |
RB Bacary Sagna | 🇫🇷 |
CF Edin Džeko | 🇧🇦 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 David Silva
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
As Manchester City:
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
As Abu Dhabi:
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆*🏆*
FA Cup Winners: 🏆*
League Cup Winners: 🏆*
Last Trophy: 2013-14
* Under Investigation
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
2014-15
Playing Squad
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | #813 |
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | #861 |
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 | #836 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | #820 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 | #858 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | #833 |
CB Philippe Senderos | 🇨🇭 | #869 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 | #846 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | #838 |
RB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | #867 |
LB Joe Bennett | 🏴 | #851 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | #868 |
LB Lewis Kinsella | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | #845 |
LB Riccardo Calder | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | #849 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | #870 |
M Chris Herd | 🇦🇺 | #829 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | #818 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | #840 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | #866 |
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
M Karim El Ahmadi | 🇲🇦 | #843 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | #857 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | #872 |
W André Green | 🏴 | #887 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪 🇸 | #873 |
W Charles N'Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | #837 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | #825 |
CF Callum Robinson | 🇮🇪 | #863 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | #850 |
CF Darren Bent | 🏴 | #832 |
CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | #790 |
F Graham Burke | 🇮🇪 | #848 |
CF Libor Kozák | 🇨🇿 | #862 |
CF Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 🏴 | #875 |
F Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | #874 |
