Premier League 2026-27 · Matchday 8

What does Aston Villa vs Manchester City change in the Premier League table?

12:30 BST

Scheduled

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 12:30 BST (Oct 24, 20:30 KST)

What's at stake

Standings built from every game finished through Oct 20 (Korea time), plus this one result, recomputed for all 20 clubs. Results are entered as a 1-0 home win, a 1-1 draw or a 0-1 away win — goals only break ties, so positions are shown by points alone (a range such as 8–9 when level). Arithmetic, not odds.

Both clubs going in (games through Oct 20, Korea time)

Aston VillaManchester City
Position#12#1
Points821
Record2-2-37-0-0
Games left3131
Possible finish#1–20#1–20
Title clinch pts-91
Out of title race in27-
UCL clinch pts-85
Out of UCL race in30-
Safety clinch pts9178

“-” means there is no such number: for a clinch, the club can't clinch on its own (it needs other results); for an elimination, losing every remaining game still wouldn't settle it.

Aston Villa winas 1-0

Position change only:Brentford #6–8→#7–9, Leeds United #6–8→#7–9, Everton #6–8→#7–9, Hull City #9–10→#10–11, Ipswich Town #9–10→#10–11, Newcastle United #11–12→#12

Drawas 1-1

Position change only:Hull City #9–10→#9–11, Ipswich Town #9–10→#9–11, Newcastle United #11–12→#12

Manchester City winas 0-1

No clinch, elimination or position change — only far-off numbers move

In races with more than 8 games left, countdown changes that stay far off (a clinch needing more than two-thirds of the points left, or an elimination more than half the games left away) are left out of these lists. Any result that would clinch or eliminate a club is always listed.

Season so far

Aston Villa

2-2-3 · 8 pts

1 scored · 1.57143 conceded per game

Last 5 games

  • W1-0@ Newcastle United
  • D2-2vs Brentford
  • W3-2@ Tottenham Hotspur
  • L1-2vs Nottingham Forest
  • D0-0@ Hull City

Manchester City

7-0-0 · 21 pts

2.71429 scored · 1 conceded per game

Last 5 games

  • W3-2vs Ipswich Town
  • W3-0@ Liverpool
  • W5-3vs Sunderland
  • W1-0@ Manchester United
  • W1-0vs Coventry City

Most recent first. Pre-match snapshot (Naver Sports).

Recent meetings

May 25, 2026Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa

Oct 26, 2025Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City

Apr 23, 2025Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa

Dec 21, 2024Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City

Apr 4, 2024Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa

Dates are Korea time (KST), so late kick-offs in Europe are listed on the next day.

Top goal contributors

Aston Villa

  • Johan Manzambi2 G · 2 A
  • John McGinn1 G · 2 A
  • Nicolas Jackson2 G · 0 A
  • Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha dos Santos1 G · 0 A
  • Emiliano Buendia1 G · 0 A

Manchester City

  • Erling Haaland8 G · 0 A
  • Rayan Cherki4 G · 2 A
  • Antoine Semenyo2 G · 3 A
  • Josko Gvardiol1 G · 3 A
  • Phil Foden1 G · 2 A

Starting lineups

Lineups have not been posted yet.

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Match data: Naver Sports. Clinch and elimination numbers and possible finishes are computed by this site.