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Erling Haaland scores again but Manchester City drop points in Aston Villa draw
Erling Braut Haaland's 10th goal in just six Premier League games is not enough to hand Manchester City victory as Aston Villa hold on for a 1-1 draw at Villa Park.
Sep 3, 19:31
Steven Gerrard: 'Aston Villa showed guts in Manchester City draw'
Steven Gerrard praises his Aston Villa side for showing "guts" during their comeback 1-1 draw against Manchester City in the Premier League.
Sep 3, 20:30
Kyle Walker suffers injury in Manchester City's draw with Aston Villa
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola confirms that Kyle Walker suffered an injury in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Sep 3, 23:58
The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Manchester City.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Manchester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture with Aston Villa.
More game data and we say below the videos
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.30pm in Premier League
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.30pm in Premier League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 5 | -5 | 1 |
Last Game: Man City 6-0 Nott'm Forest
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.30pm in Premier League
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.30pm in Premier League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 5 | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 6 | 11 |
We said: Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester City
Villa arguably should not have been in with a chance of stealing a point off of Arsenal in midweek, but credit where credit is due to some of their last-ditch defending efforts, and they did come out fighting in the second period. However, such small positives are unlikely to count for much against the rampant champions, who will seek to further increase the pressure on the under-fire Gerrard with a straightforward success on Saturday. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 62.69%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Aston Villa had a probability of 17.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.78%) and 0-1 (7.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.75%), while for an Aston Villa win it was 2-1 (4.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Aston Villa | Draw | Manchester City |
17.84% ( 2.69) | 19.47% ( 0.84) | 62.69% ( -3.53) |
| Both teams to score 59.96% ( 3.2) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
