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Aston Villa v Manchester City

BBC | September 2, 2022

Related Topics: Aston Villa, Manchester City, Manuel Akanji, Premier League, Jan Bednarek, Ollie Watkins, Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Diego Carlos, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aston Villa will monitor Leander Dendoncker, who has joined from Wolves but is struggling with a sore throat.

Jan Bednarek is available following his loan move from Southampton but Diego Carlos is a long-term absentee as he recovers from a torn Achilles.

Manchester City trio Kalvin Phillips, Jack Grealish and Nathan Ake will be assessed after missing out in midweek.

Manuel Akanji, who has signed from Borussia Dortmund, is unlikely to be rushed into the starting line-up.

Erling Haaland is vying to become the first player to score a hat-trick in three consecutive Premier League appearances
Four players have achieved this feat in the English top flight - Frank Osborne (for Tottenham in 1925), Tom Jennings (for Leeds in 1926), Dixie Dean (for Everton in 1928) and Jack Balmer (for Liverpool in 1946)

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

  • Aston Villa are winless in their last 11 top-flight meetings with Manchester City (D1, L10), losing each of the last seven by an aggregate score of 22-5.
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