Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City: Rogers piles more misery on Guardiola´s side

Morgan Rogers scored one and assisted one as Aston Villa got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.

Rogers made sure of the three points against Pep Guardiola’s out-of-form side at Villa Park in the 65th minute, slotting in from just inside the box after an impressive run.

The youngster had set up Villa’s first-half opener, unselfishly teeing up Jhon Duran, who netted for a third consecutive Premier League game.

After struggling to pose a threat for much of the match, City got a stoppage-time consolation goal through Phil Foden, but it was not enough to prevent a ninth defeat in 12 games in all competitions.

Unai Emery’s side leapfrog City into fifth, only outside the top four on goal difference, with the Citizens now 11 points behind leaders Liverpool as their title defence slips further out of their hands.

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Data Debrief: Villa stamp their authority

After their disappointment last weekend, Villa ensured they would not endure a similar fate, bouncing back to earn consecutive home league wins over City for the first time since April 1993.

Duran’s fourth goal in as many games set them on their way, but Rogers made the difference, as he became the youngest Villa player (22 years, 148 days) to both score and assist against the reigning champions in the Premier League.

City, meanwhile, have already lost nine games in all competitions this season; only in 2019-20 (12) and 2016-17 (10) has a side managed by Guardiola lost more matches in a season (both with City).

Foden’s goal was his first in the Premier League this season, with his 30th shot overall and his sixth in the match – more than any other player, having come into the match with the most attempts in the competition without scoring in 2024-25 (24).