Man City vs Aston Villa LIVE: Latest Premier League updates

7 minutes: Manchester City have been under scrutiny this week after the Premier League accused them of more than 100 breaches of the top-flight’s financial rules.

That off-field focus has led many to believe that the champions will react on the pitch against Aston Villa today and they have certainly made a good start.

Today can be a long day for Villan.

4 min: Manchester City strike early! Riyad Mahrez swings the corner ball as Rodri makes a run towards the near post. The midfielder finds it in the air and guides his header past Emi Martinez to send the home side ahead!

3 min: Man City defends Villa’s corner with ease then takes the ball up the pitch and pushes high from the back. Ruben Dias made a cross field pass to Jack Grealish on the left wing. He brings the ball down and wins a corner with a square pass into the six-yard box.

Aston Villa starts the match and sends the ball down the left wing. Kyle Walker doesn’t look 100% fit and needs to come out of the Man City warm-up early.

Villa finds him on target early with a cross into the box, but Aymeric Laporte is there to head the ball out for a corner.

Players make their way onto the pitch at Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City line-up. The champions will be hoping to respond after losing their previous league game 1-0 to Tottenham.

Can they get the three points and put the pressure on Arsenal?

Erling Haaland has scored 18 of his 25 league goals at home this season; He is only two short of equaling the Premier League record for home goals in a single campaign set by both Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres in 2007/08.

Haaland’s 25 goals this season have earned City a league-high 18 points.

Ollie Watkins has scored five goals in his last five meetings against the defending league champions. He is looking to score in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time.

Unai Emery has beaten Pep Guardiola as manager with four draws and eight losses in 12 attempts.

But, under Emery, Aston Villa have scored at least once in each of their eight league matches.

Can they shock Man City today?

Manchester City’s four defeats in the league this season are already more than the entire 2021/22 campaign.

The game will be Pep Guardiola’s 250th Premier League game in charge of City. He has won 183.

Aston Villa were able to win four consecutive away league games for the first time since a run of seven between 2008 and 2009. Only Manchester United and Arsenal have collected more points than Villa’s 16 since Unai Emery was appointed as head coach.