Match Centre: Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Player of the match Ollie Watkins 8.8
GolVolt rating 9.5GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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1:0 → 1:2
Aston Villa came from behind to win.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Goal ruled out by VAR at 90+2′, Watkins scored the winner.
- Dramaweight 50% Goal ruled out by VAR at 90+2′, comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.8 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Watkins scored the winner, Watkins: rated 8.8.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 8.9 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Race for the top places, end of the season. Stakes: 9.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.1 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.5more watchable than 95% of Premier League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals1 card2 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 23' Goal: Antoine SemenyoManchester City1:0
- Half-time · 1:0
- 46' SubstitutionCash for García
- 47' Goal: Ollie WatkinsAston Villa1:1
- 58' SubstitutionCherki for Semenyo
- 59' SubstitutionKovacic for Silva
- 61' Goal: Ollie Watkinsassist: Barkley1:2
- 63' Goal awarded
- 73' 3 substitutionsOnana for BogardeTielemans for LuizTorres for Lindelöf
- 77' 2 substitutionsDoku for ReijndersAït-Nouri for Aké
- 78' SubstitutionGvardiol for Stones
- 82' Rico Lewisyellow card
- 86' SubstitutionMcGinn for Barkley
- 90+2' Goal Disallowed
- Full-time · 1:2
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Manchester City
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Manchester City
- 13 Marcus Bettinelli GK —
- 21 Rayan Aït-Nouri DEF on
- 24 Josko Gvardiol DEF on
- 68 Max Alleyne DEF —
- 8 Mateo Kovacic MID on
- 10 Rayan Cherki MID on
- 27 Matheus Nunes MID —
- 7 Omar Marmoush ATT —
- 11 Jérémy Doku ATT on
Aston Villa
- 64 James Wright GK —
- 2 Matty Cash DEF on
- 12 Lucas Digne DEF —
- 14 Pau Torres DEF on
- 7 John McGinn MID on
- 8 Youri Tielemans MID on
- 24 Amadou Onana MID on
- 53 George Lawrence Hemmings MID —
- 83 Bradley Burrowes MID —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Aston Villa Ollie Watkins
- 2. place · Aston Villa Emiliano Buendía
- 3. place · Aston Villa Ian Maatsen
Manchester City
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Manchester City
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