Overview
- Cash scored in the 19th minute from just outside the box after a short corner from Emiliano Buendía at Villa Park.
- A potential City equaliser was overturned following an offside in the build-up, confirming the assistant’s late flag.
- The victory gave Villa a fourth straight Premier League win and moved them up to seventh, while City dropped to fourth, six points behind leaders Arsenal.
- Pep Guardiola and some pundits argued the corner leading to Villa’s goal was wrongly awarded, adding post-match scrutiny of the decision.
- Villa executed a compact, disciplined display that muted Erling Haaland and featured key stops from Emiliano Martínez, Ezri Konsa and Pau Torres.