Manchester City 1-2 Villa! suffered 3 consecutive defeats + only 1 win in the last 12 games and conceded 27 goals Haaland 0 shots Foden broke the wilderness

In a key match in the 17th round of the English Premier League that ended on the evening of December 21, Beijing time, the defending champion Manchester City lost 1-2 away to Villa. In the first half, Ortega made a save from the limit before City's defence was breached and Duran broke the deadlock for Villa. In the second half, Brendan Rodgers scored a low shot from the post to seal the win for Villa, Foden pulled one back in stoppage time, and Haaland missed zero shots on goal.

After the defeat, Manchester City suffered three consecutive defeats in all competitions, conceding 27 goals with only one win in the last 12 games, and a poor record of one win, two draws and nine defeats. After 17 rounds, Manchester City has 8 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, accumulating 27 points, and the ranking was overtaken by Villa and temporarily fell to 6th in the standings, 9 points behind Liverpool at the top of the table with 2 more games.

【Key Focus】

Less than 20 seconds into the opening period, Gvardiol made a mistake at the back to give a gift, Duran was saved, and then Villa attacked from a corner kick, and Ortega saved on the goal line. Slow-motion replays showed Villa's shot narrowly missing the line a few cenmetres and City escaped.

In the 17th minute, Tielemans sent a through plug from the back to break through the Manchester City defense, Rodgers selflessly crossed in front of the penalty area, Duran scored a single goal, Manchester City 0-1 Villa.

In the 64th minute, Rodgers attacked three people in a row, received a pass in the penalty area, and scored with a low left-footed shot to kill the old owner, Manchester City 0-2 Villa.

In stoppage time, Foden broke the league goal drought and pulled one back to make it 2-2 Villa.

【Wonderful Playback】

In the 6th minute, McGinn counter-attacked from the right and crossed to find Duran, and Akanji gave up his body to shovel the bottom line in time to resolve the danger.

In the 25th minute, Grealish cut inside on the left and fired a shot that flew straight to the sideline, and Haaland missed the ball for the top.

In the 35th minute, Foden and his team-mate combined on the right and his shot from inside the box was saved by Martinez.

In the 43rd minute, Grealish crossed from the left and Gvardiol headed high with a header.

After half-time, Villa's Argentina international Martinez was yellowed after an altercation with a number of Manchester City players.

In the 49th minute, Villa counter-attacked from the right and Cash's shot hit the side-netting.

In the 51st minute, Tielemans sent another precise through ball, Duran launched a one-handed goal from an offside position, and the linesman raised the flag to signal that the goal was invalid.

In the 60th minute, Rodgers dodged down the left and got rid of a low shot that bounced off the neutral post.

In the 77th minute, Haaland counter-attacked with the ball, and Martinez came out to confiscate the ball.

In the 82nd minute, Villa played a quick counter-attack, and substitute Watkins shot was blocked by Ortega.

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【Starters of both sides】

Manchester City starters: 18-Ortega, 5-Stones (46'2-Walker), 25-Akanji, 24-Gvardiol, 82-Lewis, 8-Kovacic (8411-Doku), 10-Grealish, 19-Gundogan (73'26-Savinho), 20-B, 47-Foden, 9-Haaland

Subs not used: 33-Carson, 6-Ake, 17-De Bruyne, 66-Pusi, 75-O'Reilly, 87-McCarty

Villa starters: 23-Martinez, 2-Cash, 4-Konsa, 12-Digne, 14-Paulo Torres, 24-Amadou Onana, 8-Tielemans, 44-Bubacar Kamara, 27-Morgan Rogers (91'10-Buendia), 7-McGinn, 9-Duran (80'11-Watkins)

Subs not used: 25 Olsen, 5 Mings, 22 Maatsen, 20 Nedrikovic, 6 Ross Barkley, 26 Bogard, 31 Leon Bailey