Football action commenced in the English Premier League today when Manchester City took on Aston Villa at the Villa Park Stadium. Following their recent bad run of form in the competition, Pep Guardiola's men desperately needed a win from this encounter to regain their winning mentality and also revive their hopes in the title race.
Aston Villa opened the scoring in the 16th minute of the match through a fast attacking play orchestrated by Youri Tielemans and brilliantly finished by Jhon Durán. Manchester City saw more of the ball in the first half but struggled to create clear cut goalscoring chances. They went into the halftime break trailing by a goal to nil against the vibrant Villans.
Aston Villa extended their lead in the 65th minute of the game thanks to Morgan Rodgers's brilliant run from the midfield followed by his fine finish to make the scoreline 2-0. After several goal attempts in the match, Manchester City eventually scored a late consolation goal through Phil Foden to make the scoreline 2-1 at full-time.
The Current Premier League Table.
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