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Aston Villa vs Manchester City Preview & Tips - City to extend perfect Premier League run

By Ben Darvill

22 Oct 2026

Ben Darvill 22 Oct 2026

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Manchester City have won all three of their Premier League away games
Aston Villa are yet to win at home in the league (D1, L2)
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Aston Villa vs Manchester City Preview & Tips
Head To Head
Aston Villa Form
Manchester City Form

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Preview & Tips

Aston Villa have been better of late after building a three-game unbeaten run in the Premier League.

Manchester City still top the Premier League standings after winning their opening seven matches of the new season.

Manchester City have seen both teams score in their last three in all competitions
Aston Villa have lost twice at home this season (D1)

Head To Head

City have won five of their last 10 against Aston Villa, with the latter winning four times and one game ending as a draw.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa began the new season in awful form as their opening four matches resulted in a single point picked up in a drab 0-0 draw with Hull City.

Along with their draw, Villa were hammered 4-0 by Brighton, slipped to a tight 1-0 loss at the hands of Arsenal and were stunned 2-1 at home by Nottingham Forest. Since then. Villa have been able to go unbeaten with wins over Tottenham (3-2) and Newcastle (1-0) sandwiching a 2-2 draw with Brentford.

Their run of seven points from a possible nine means they have moved up to 12th in the league with eight points. Positive for Villa is the fact they beat City twice last season in a very impressive run of results. However, they have lost two of their three at home in the league, and I worry for the hosts as they face their perfect opponents.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City were excellent in midweek as they bounced back from their 4-2 loss to PSG with a comfortable 5-1 win over AEK Athens in midweek.

This triumph followed on from a battling 3-2 win over Ipswich at the weekend with City building a two-game winning run. Across the season, City have won 10 of their 11 outings with both teams scoring in their last three matches in all competitions.

City will need to be at their best to ensure that their two-game losing run against Villa does not go on this weekend after losing 1-0 on the road and 2-1 at home last season. However, City arrive as the form team in the league, while they will be buoyed by their big 5-1 win over AEK Athens in Europe in the week.

While this will not likely be a simple game for City, I back them to pass this test as they extend their perfect start to eight matches.

Verdict

Aston Villa v Man City

I am backing City to beat Aston Villa as they triumph despite having to pick the ball out of their own net.

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