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matty cashPfizer earned first half of Aston Villa Great win 1-0 Manchester CityWhose Premier League Title hopes suffered an initial setback.
Cash fired from the edge of the area in the 19th minute and that proved enough for a fourth consecutive league win villaWho celebrated Unai Emery’s third anniversary in charge in style.
It was the third consecutive home win over Pep Guardiola’s side, who finished six points behind the leaders armory And Mikel Arteta’s side face the prospect of another victimization after Christmas.
The city was masterfully suppressed by a perfect Villa gameplan erling holland He was stopped from scoring for only the second time in all competitions this season, ending a 12-game spree.
Before Emery’s arrival, such a string of results against Guardiola’s team did not seem possible Villa Park His luck will change in October 2022.
And after a slow start to the campaign, they look to challenge at the top again Premier League,
City’s best time of the game came in the opening 10 minutes and they were close to an opener in the sixth when Tijani Rejenders curled an effort from the edge of the area.
But Villa began to take control and the decisive moment of the game came in the 19th minute when they went over from a set-piece.
He gave a short corner to Emiliano Buendia and he carried the ball to the edge of the area, where Cash collected it and fired a low shot across his body which went into the bottom corner.
City could have equalized three minutes later as Haaland made an uncharacteristic miss.
Bernardo Silva Beat the offside trap and slipped in the Norwegian but his shot was too close to Emiliano Martínez.
However, that was as good as Villa pushed for a second.
John McGinn When he had time and space on the edge of the box he might have hoped to score but his shot was misdirected john stones And just wide.
from the resulting corner ollie watkins Noticed that a free header is blocked.
McGinn came close early in the second half when he got a corner but it was blocked.
City took the lead in search of an equalizer and some heroic saves prevented them from scoring Azeri Konsa Savinho’s fierce shot was blocked and then Pau Torres was on the line to deny Brazil’s second effort.
jadon sanchoAs a starting sub for the injured Buendia, had a quiet game but could have doubled the lead in the 69th minute when he had two chances from a narrow angle but both were saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
on loan Manchester United As the hosts continued to probe, the man himself was soon subdued, the excellent Watkins inches away from being able to get on the end of Ross Barkley’s through-ball.
City went all out in search of an equalizer and thought they had got one in the 89th minute when Haaland slid in at the far post, but Phil Foden There was offside in the build-up.