Manchester City vs Aston Villa – Premier League: live score updates
LIVE: Manchester City vs Aston Villa – Pep Guardiola’s men looking to go top of the Premier League with a victory at the Etihad… even if only for two hours before United kick-off
- Manchester City host Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday night
- A win will see them climb above league leaders Leicester on goal difference
- Latest Premier League news, live action and results can be found here
- Premier League table – as it stands
Manchester City host Aston Villa on Wednesday evening knowing that a win will see them replace Leicester at the top of the Premier League on goal difference.
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Wednesday’s match will be the first time Villa’s senior side have played since New Year’s Day following an outbreak of coronavirus in their squad, with the club’s only outing since then seeing their valiant youngsters knocked out of the FA Cup by a strong Liverpool side.
Just one change from their last Premier League match as Ross Barkley comes in.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa Ngoyo, Mings, Targett, Douglas Luiz, Barkley, Traoré, Grealish(c), McGinn, Watkins
Subs: Nakamba, Engels, Taylor, Heaton, Ramsey, Davis, Guilbert, El Ghazi, Ahmed El Mohamady
Three changes from the win over Palace as Zinchenko, Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus are replaced by Rodrigo, Cancelo and Foden.
Starting XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Rúben Dias, João Cancelo, De Bruyne(c), Rodrigo, Gündogan, Bernardo Silva, Sterling, Foden
Subs: Zinchenko, Mahrez, Luiz Rosa, de Jesus, Torres, Bernabé, Mendy, Steffen, García
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The home side sit three points behind league leaders Leicester but have two games in hand and can go top tonight on goal difference with a win.
Team news to follow with kick-off at the Etihad at 6pm.
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