Penalty goal scored by A. El Ghazi for Aston Villa!
EL GHAZI SCORES! It's a confident run-up from him and he beats Ederson with his spot-kick as he puts the ball into the bottom-left corner to get a consolation goal. 6-1!
89'
Villa win a free-kick in their own half, but there's no rush from Nyland to come off his line and take it. He sends a long ball forward, but it's Mendy that gets there first to put it out for a throw-in.
87'
It's a good cross into the box from El Mohamady but it's Otamendi that gets on the end of it. Ederson isn't quick enough to come off his line and collect it and Grealish gets there first, but it's a wild shot from him that's well wide of the target.
85'
Despite the Villa players closing them down, City are happy to play out from the back and keep the ball in their own box until they can pick out a forward pass. It looks risky, but the home side aren't getting close to them.
81'
S. Agüero has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by R. Mahrez.
AGUERO GETS HIS HAT-TRICK! He's got so much space just inside the box when Mahrez picks him out and after taking a touch, he fires his shot over Nyland and into the back of the net. 6-0 City!
Mahrez almost loses control of the ball, but he does well to keep it before squaring it to Aguero to set up the goal.
80'
J. Grealish gets yellow.
Grealish is booked for dissent.
79'
H. Lansbury enters the game and replaces D. Drinkwater.
The final change for Villa sees Lansbury coming on for Drinkwater.
77'
The Villa defenders just sit back and allow City space on the edge of the box again and Foden plays a good throughball into the box towards Jesus. It's a tight angle for him on the right and it's blocked by Mings.
75'
El Ghazi pulls away from Otamendi on the right and whips a great cross into the middle of the box. Trezeguet is waiting in the middle to get on the end of it, but Mendy gets there ahead of him to clear it.
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İ. Gündoğan enters the game and replaces Rodri.
Trézéguet enters the game and replaces C. Hourihane.
The second change for Villa sees Hourihane making way for Trezeguet.
Final change for City now and it's Rodri that's coming off. Gundogan comes on in his place.
Cancelo drifts inside from the right and Silva squares the ball to him on the edge of the box. It's a powerful shot that he drills towards goal and Nyland spills it before holding onto it at the second attempt.
69'
City are patiently trying to open up Villa's midfield as they have once again dropped all of their players behind the ball. The away side are happy to just slow the pace of the game down though.
67'
Villa are being pegged back in their own half still and even though they're trying to close down City quicker than before, they're still struggling to win it back so they can move upfield and ease the pressure on them.
65'
M. Nakamba enters the game and replaces Douglas Luiz.
Smith makes his first change now and it's Nakamba that's coming on for Luiz.
63'
N. Otamendi enters the game and replaces Fernandinho.
P. Foden enters the game and replaces K. De Bruyne.
De Bruyne also comes off and Foden is on in his place.
Guardiola is making a double substitution now and it looks like he's giving some of his key players a rest. Fernandinho is the first to make way for Otamendi.
61'
Villa are being pegged back in their own half and the only time they seem to be getting a touch of the ball is when they're clearing it out of their box. They keep giving it back to City though and inviting them forward.
59'
City are on the ball again and they're piling the pressure on Villa. All of their possession is in the final third and they're patiently trying to break down the home side's defence to get into the box.
57'
S. Agüero has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by David Silva.
AGUERO HAS HIS SECOND! Silva controls the ball under pressure from El Mohamady and cuts inside to make more space. He gets past Mings before firing his shot past Nyland and into the bottom-right corner. 5-0 City!
Aguero was being tightly marked by Luiz and El Mohamady on the edge of the box and Silva did brilliantly to squeeze his pass through to the forward.
53'
A. El Ghazi gets yellow.
El Ghazi is shown a yellow card for a bad foul on Fernandinho.
52'
Mahrez isn't picked up down the right and he curls a low cross into the box. Hause gets enough on it to take it away from Aguero and Grealish comes away with it and wins his team a free-kick when he's pushed by the forward.
50'
Fernandinho gets yellow.
Fernandinho picks up the first yellow card of the game after pushing Grealish over.
48'
De Bruyne spots Mendy making a driving run down the left wing and plays a throughball into the box for him to run onto. It's just slightly overhit and Nyland comes off his line to clear it away.
46'
Villa get the game back underway for the second half!
45' +1
Gabriel Jesus has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by K. De Bruyne.
JESUS SCORES! The Brazilian gets in between Mings and Konsa as he makes his run through the middle to get on the end of De Bruyne's cross. It's a tap-in for him and it's 4-0 to City!
De Bruyne gets the ball on the halfway line and makes a driving run down the right. Villa can't get close to him and he curls a low cross into the box to pick out Jesus.
HALF-TIME: ASTON VILLA 0-4 MANCHESTER CITY.
45'
City are happy to just keep hold of the ball on the edge of their own half at the moment and slow down the pace of the game a little bit.
43'
It's better from the home side now as they're starting to put more pressure on City. Grealish plays a good throughball forward into the box, but it's just ahead of El Ghazi and Ederson comes off his line to clear it away.
41'
El Ghazi gets ahead of Stones and sets himself to take the shot. He's aiming for the top-right corner, but there's not enough curl on his effort and it finishes well wide of the far post.
40'
Villa have a chance to counter-attack but they slow down when they get into the final third. City have a lot of bodies behind the ball and, at the moment, they can't find any space to move into so they can have a shot.
32'
Grealish wins the ball back in midfield and turns to make a driving run into City's half. He lays it off to Luiz on the edge of the box, but it's a poor shot from him as it's stopped by Ederson just past his near post.
30'
Aguero's goal has prompted some of the home fans to start leaving the stadium as they clearly feel they've already seen enough.
28'
S. Agüero has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by K. De Bruyne.
AGUERO ADDS A THIRD! He gets ahead of Luiz to get on the ball and decides to go for goal when Mings steps back to give him some space. He curls his effort around the keeper and into the top-left corner. 3-0 City!
De Bruyne spots Aguero making a run to his left and squares the ball out of Luiz's reach and into the Argentinian.
24'
R. Mahrez has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by Gabriel Jesus.
MAHREZ HAS A SECOND! It's sloppy play by Villa in their own box and the ball shouldn't even make it to Mahrez, but it does. He's not being picked up when Jesus squares it to him and he fires his shot into the back of the net. 2-0 City!
Aguero does brilliantly to keep the ball in play before Silva nicks the ball off Drinkwater. He gets it to Jesus, who just knocks it onto Mahrez to set up the goal.
22'
Villa are struggling to keep hold of the ball at the moment as they're being closed down quickly by City. They're trying to move upfield with pace, but they're gifting possession back to the away side.
20'
Nyland cuts out a City attack and tries to set Villa off on a quick counter-attack with a long ball forward to El Ghazi. He sets off early though and the flag goes up for offside.
18'
R. Mahrez has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by S. Agüero.
MAHREZ SCORES! Mahrez drifts past Drinkwater on the edge of the box before hitting his shot low towards the goal. It sneaks past Nyland and in at the near post. 1-0 City!
It was Aguero's pass that set up the goal and there was a short VAR check to see if Mahrez had been offside before he got the ball, but he had timed his run well.
17'
Silva picks out Aguero's run into the box with a good throughball, but just as the Argentinian goes to take the shot, he slips. The effort is tame and it's an easy save for Nyland to make.
15'
Once again, City get through Villa's defence with some one-touch passing and De Bruyne finds himself in space on the left of the box. He whips a good cross towards the far post, but can't pick out a team-mate.
13'
Silva gets ahead of Konsa on the right and puts a great cross into the six-yard box. Jesus has made the run to get on the end of it, but can't get there ahead of Mings, who does well to cut it out.
9'
Hourihane has a lot of space to run into down the left and tries to play a one-two with Taylor to start off the attack. The left-back's return pass is overhit though and he sends it straight out of play.
7'
It's all City at the moment and they're not allowing Villa to get more than a couple of touches on the ball if they lose it. Silva plays a throughball into Aguero, but he can't bring it under control, which allows the home side to clear their lines.
5'
Rodri lifts his pass over Villa's midfielders and is looking for Mahrez on the right. Hause is tight to him though and flicks it on which just takes it out of Aguero's path as he was making the overlapping run.
3'
City get through Villa's defence with a string of one-touch passes, with Silva getting it on the edge of the box and setting himself for a shot. Mings gets across to him and just nicks the ball from him before he can test the goalkeeper.
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Silva gets the game underway for City!
El Mohamady gets ahead of Mendy down the right and whips a good cross into the box. El Ghazi gets on the end of it, but can't direct his header on target as it flies wide of the far post.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park!
ASTON VILLA STARTING XI (3-5-1-1): Orjan Nyland; Ezri Konsa Ngoyo, Kortney Hause, Tyrone Mings; Ahmed El Mohamady, Danny Drinkwater, Douglas Luiz, Conor Hourihane, Neil Taylor; Jack Grealish; Anwar El Ghazi.
ASTON VILLA SUBS: Lovre Kalinic, Trezeguet, Indiana Vassilev, James Chester, Henri Lansbury, Frederic Guilbert, Marvelous Nakamba.
MANCHESTER CITY STARTING XI (3-4-1-2): Ederson; Rodrigo, Fernandinho, John Stones; Joao Cancelo, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Benjamin Mendy; Riyad Mahrez; Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus.
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Claudio Bravo, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Nicolas Otamendi, Kyle Walker, Raheem Sterling.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments.
Pep Guardiola's side sit 17 points behind league-leaders Liverpool coming into this game and will be hoping they can close the gap slightly with a win today. They've lost just one of their last nine matches in all competitions, winning the other eight, including the last four in a row. After Watford's win over Bournemouth earlier, Villa have dropped into the relegation zone but can get back out of it if they avoid defeat.
Villa struggled to cope with City's attacking play in the first half and they will need to improve in defence if they want to avoid a heavy defeat. As for City, Guardiola will be hoping for more of the same from his side in the second half. They've looked dangerous every time they've gone forward and look likely to add more to their tally.
That's all for today, goodbye!
City leapfrog Leicester into second place in the league table and are now 14 points behind Liverpool at the top. Their focus now turns to their game against Crystal Palace next weekend. Villa stay in the relegation zone with that loss and will be hoping they can get back to winning ways when they face Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.
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