October 26, (THEWILL) — Aston Villa claimed their fourth successive English Premier League victory with a 1-0 win over Manchester City at Villa Park on Sunday.
Matty Cash’s first-half strike proved decisive in ending City’s unbeaten run that stretched back to a defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion in late August.
The Polish full-back found the net in the 19th minute, finishing smartly from the edge of the penalty area after Emiliano Buendia delivered a well-executed corner.
Erling Haaland squandered a clear one-on-one opportunity against Emiliano Martinez shortly afterwards, whilst John McGinn saw his effort deflected away during his 200th EPL start.
City pressed harder after the interval, with Tijjani Reijnders pulling a shot wide following a driving run.
McGinn had a close-range volley blocked from another Villa corner, before Pau Torres produced a vital goalline clearance to deny Savinho’s second attempt.
Gianluigi Donnarumma recovered quickly after fumbling a Jadon Sancho cross to block the subsequent effort.
Haaland thought he had equalised late on when he converted Omar Marmoush’s low delivery, but the goal was ruled out for offside against the latter.
Villa’s resolute defending frustrated City’s attack throughout, with the hosts bouncing back impressively from Thursday’s UEFA Europa League defeat to Go Ahead Eagles.
The result leaves City without a win at Villa Park and hands Unai Emery’s side three valuable points in the league standings.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
