Match Centre: Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Player of the match Kevin De Bruyne 7.9
GolVolt rating 9.3GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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90+4'
The winner came late: Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
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5 → 3
Manchester City climb 2 places in the table. Aston Villa stay in place 7.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Winner at 90+4′, race for the top places.
- Dramaweight 50% Winner at 90+4′.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.7 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Nunes scored the winner.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 7.0 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Race for the top places, a clash of big clubs, end of the season. Stakes: 9.4 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 4.6 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.3more watchable than 93% 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 goals6 cards1 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 7' Goal: Bernardo SilvaManchester City1:0
- 16' VAR Review
- 18' Goal: Marcus Rashfordpenalty1:1
- 35' Lucas Digneyellow card
- Half-time · 1:1
- 50' Morgan Rogersyellow card
- 61' 2 substitutionsDisasi for CashMcGinn for Ramsey
- 70' Josko Gvardiolyellow card
- 74' SubstitutionDoku for McAtee
- 76' 2 substitutionsAsensio for OnanaWatkins for Rashford
- 77' Matheus Nunesyellow card
- 85' Ollie Watkinsyellow card
- 86' SubstitutionMalen for Rogers
- 86' Bernardo Silvayellow card
- 90' SubstitutionAkanji for De Bruyne
- 90+4' Goal: Matheus Nunesassist: Doku2:1
- Full-time · 2:1
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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
- 33 Scott Carson GK —
- 25 Manuel Akanji DEF on
- 45 Abdukodir Khusanov DEF —
- 82 Rico Lewis DEF —
- 10 Jack Grealish MID —
- 14 Nico González MID —
- 47 Phil Foden MID —
- 11 Jérémy Doku ATT on
- 26 Savinho ATT —
Aston Villa
- 25 Robin Olsen GK —
- 3 Axel Disasi DEF on
- 16 Andrés García DEF —
- 22 Ian Maatsen DEF —
- 6 Ross Barkley MID —
- 7 John McGinn MID on
- 11 Ollie Watkins ATT on
- 17 Donyell Malen ATT on
- 21 Marco Asensio ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Manchester City Kevin De Bruyne
- 2. place · Manchester City Bernardo Silva
- 3. place · Manchester City Matheus Nunes
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