Coming off the back of a 6-0 thumping of Nottingham Forest in midweek, Manchester City will enter their upcoming fixture against Aston Villa brimming with confidence.
With Erling Haaland scoring a successive hat-trick, Julian Alvarez bagging a brilliant brace, and a Joao Cancelo screamer adding to the entertainment, the Premier League champions were arguably at their very best against Forest.
After dropping points in their previous contest away from home against Newcastle United in a 3-3 draw, the visitors will be looking to right their wrongs against Aston Villa.
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The Villains, after an encouraging summer window - have flattered to deceive this term, sitting 19th in the English top-flight table.
As the pressure ramps up on manager Steven Gerrard to deliver results, a tall task awaits him as Pep Guardiola’s side are coming to town.
In a clash between two sides that could not have had more opposing campaigns so far, here are the notable statistics and potential landmarks worth perusing through.
Aston Villa
- Boubacar Kamara has committed the most fouls in the 2022/23 Premier League season so far (13).
- Aston Villa have received the third highest number of yellow cards out of any Premier League team so far (13).
- Emiliano Martinez has made the fourth highest number of saves in the league so far this season (18).
- Aston Villa have had the eighth most touches out of any team in the English top-flight so far this term (3,374).
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Manchester City
- Erling Haaland has scored more goals than 15 teams in the Premier League so far this season (9).
- No team in the English top-flight has scored more goals than Manchester City so far this season (19).
- Kyle Walker has played more passes than any full-back in the league so far this campaign (452).
- Erling Haaland has scored a goal after every 12 touches, which is the fewest touches per goal by a player in a Premier League season on record since the 2003/04 season.
- Ederson has the joint-highest clean sheets in the division so far (3).
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Previous Meetings
- In 177 total meetings between Manchester City and Aston Villa, the former has won 79 times, the latter have won 57 times and 41 games have ended in draws.
- The Sky Blues beat the Villains 3-2 in the last encounter between these two sides, on the final day of the 2021/22 season to win the hosts a fourth Premier League title in five seasons.
- Pep Guardiola has a 100% win record against Aston Villa, with seven victories in seven games in all competitions.
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Potential Landmarks
- Kevin De Bruyne (89) is three assists from of equalling Steven Gerrard’s assist tally (92) in the Premier League.
- Phil Foden is four goals away from reaching 50 goals across all competitions for Manchester City.
- Ilkay Gundogan needs two goals to reach 40 Premier League goals.
- John Stones' next appearance for Manchester City will be his 200th for the club in all competitions.
- Ederson is three appearances away from 250 in a Manchester City shirt.
Topics: Aston Villa, Manchester City, Premier League, Football, John Stones
Srinivas Sadhanand