Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester City
2025-10-26 · Matchweek 9
· Referee: Michael Oliver · VAR: John Brooks
Manchester City were booked 4 times — 2.9× their usual 1.4 — to Aston Villa's 1.
How Michael Oliver refereed it
Oliver showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.2, and awarded 24 fouls against an average of 21.9.
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Manchester City | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 8 | 16 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | M. Cash | 1-0 |
| 40' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Savinho | 1-0 |
| 54' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Tijjani Reijnders | 1-0 |
| 64' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Nico González | 1-0 |
| 80' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Phil Foden | 1-0 |
| 81' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Boubacar Kamara | 1-0 |