Aston Villa v Manchester City: Premier League – live

⚽ Premier League updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-off⚽ Ten things to look out for | Live scores | TableBayern Munich say their head coach Vincent Kompany, who was taken to hospital after collapsing during training on Friday, will be absent for “weeks rather than days”. Kompany is in a stable condition in hospital.You can read about that, and all the rest of the day’s fitba news, on our matchday live blog. Continue reading…

City have been beaten on their last three visits to Villa Park: 1-0 December 2023, 2-1 in December 2024 and 1-0 last October. Villa also won at the Etihad in May to clinch their first league double against City since 1962-63. “There are no coincidences in life,” writes Krishnamoorthy V. “Your mention of The Shining in the preamble connects to The Overlook Hotel. Is it a reference to what the Premier League will do in its assessment of City’s appeal?” You are the caretaker. Unai Emery and Enzo Maresca continue their policy of rotation, rotation, rotation.

Matty Cash, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara and Johan Manzambi return to the Villa team in place of Tyrone Mings, Ibrahim Mbaye, Ross Barkley and Emi Buendia. Phil Foden, who scored a hat-trick against AEK in the week, is back on the City bench. Marc Guehi, Iliman Ndiaye, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland come into the team; the other players to drop out are Rico Lewis, Allan and Floyd Samba. Aston Villa (4-2-3-1) Suzuki; Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Joao Gomes; Alysson, Manzambi, McGinn; Jackson. Subs: Bizot, Mings, Barkley, Buendia, Mbaye, Bogarde,