Man City vs Aston Villa: Manchester City eye successive EPL titles when they meet Gerrard’s Villa in the league finale on Saturday at home.
Match Details:
Teams: Man City vs Aston Villa
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Date: Sunday 22nd May, 2022
Time: 08:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Manchester City head into this after a dramatic 2-2n away draw against West Ham United in their previous outing, which brings the title race into reckoning.
Bowen scored twice to bring the Hammers 2 up at half time before Grealish’s strike and Coufal’s own goal brought City on level terms. Mahrez missed the crucial spot kick as well to give the Reds a glimmer of hope.
The point kept City at the top of the table with 90 points but ensured Liverpool came within a point of them in the race for the top prize.
With the point advantage, all City need to do is get the three points against Villa and they will be crowned the league champions in successive seasons. It’s now or never for Manchester City.
On the other hand, Gerrard’s Villa drew 1-1 at home to Burnley in their previous outing where Buendia and Barnes scored for either side to ensure a point.
The point keeps Villa in 14th place with 45 points from 37 matches. Villa have drawn their previous 2 matches and aim to finish on a high.
Hence, they too have a lot riding on them on this Premier League finale day.
Both sides last met in December 2021 at Villa Park, where Man City won 2-1 through goals from Dias and Silva; while Watkins scored for the hosts.
Form Guide
Man City: DWWLW
Aston Villa: DDLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
West Ham United 2-2 Man City
Aston Villa 1-1 Burnley
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 21, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Man City vs Aston Villa in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 2/HD.
Team News
Mendy and Dias are ruled out of this one due to disciplinary issues and Muscle injury respectively.
Konsa, Hause and Bailey are ruled out for Villa due to injuries.
✨ @PhilFoden ✨
The @premierleague Young Player of the Season! 🙌#ManCity pic.twitter.com/63g2OStTli
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 21, 2022
Manchester City possible 11:
Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Laporte, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva, Sterling, Jesus and Foden
Aston Villa possible 11:
Martinez, Digne, Mings, Chambers, Cash, Luiz, Nakamba, McGinn, Coutinho, Watkins and Ings
Prediction: Man City 2-1 Aston Villa
Given what’s riding on the home side, we see a tough contest taking place. However, we expect them to have enough in the tank to nick this one and be crowned the Premier League champions.
Villa have been inconsistent in recent weeks which could hamper their chances of being clinical at a difficult ground like Etihad.
Players to watch out for: Rodri, Foden, Watkins and Coutinho.