When Aston Villa visits the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City returns to Premier League play against the backdrop of controversy surrounding the defending champions. In advance of an external probe, the reigning champions might be charged for breaking more than 100 suspected Premier League financial rules. Even though Mikel Arteta's squad lost to Brentford at home on Saturday, despite Pep Guardiola's detailed discussion on the matter, his club is now playing catch-up to Arsenal in the title battle.Everything you need to know about the game is provided here, including the start time, live stream information, TV information, team news, and the most recent odds.
Man City vs Aston Villa live stream, TV channel
Here is how viewers in some of the key regions may follow all the action from this match:
UK: Sky Sports' TV and digital services will be carrying this Premier League match live.
USA: Telemundo is airing the Spanish-language coverage of this match, which is streaming on NBC.
Canada: FuboTV is the only live streaming service available in Canada for every Premier League match this season.
Australia: Optus Sport offers live and on-demand streaming of every match for Australian fans.
Man City vs. Aston Villa prediction and odds
Both teams suffered defeats to Tottenham and Leicester in Premier League games last weekend, but City knows they cannot afford to lose any more ground on Arsenal.
Villa have improved under Emery, but City have a strong home record in the Premier League, with only one loss since the beginning of 2022–23.
Prediction: Man City to win 2-0
Lineups for Man City vs Aston Villa
Though Phil Foden is just on the bench, Guardiola is encouraged by his comeback.The Spanish coach is getting ready to rotate, but John Stones is still out.In Guardiola's ostensible back three, Nathan Ake is absent but Ruben Dias is back.Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne have been brought back to the midfield.
Man City starting lineup (3-4-3) is as follows:
Ederson (GK) - Walker, Dias, Laporte -Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Bernardo - Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland.
Ortega (GK), Moreno, Phillips, Ake, Alvarez, Gomez, Akanji, Foden, Palmer, and Lewis are Man City's substitutes.
Diego Carlos' return is still two weeks away, so Unai Emery's injury situation at Villa is unchanged, but he has made changes after the 4-2 loss to Leicester last week.
The starting lineup for Aston Villa (4-4-2) is as follows:
Young, Konsa, Chambers, Digne, Ramsey, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Buenda, Bailey, and Watkins are represented by Martinez (GK).
Zych (GK), Swinkels, Coutinho, Correia, McGinn, Dendoncker, Cash, Sinisalo, and Lex Moreno are the substitutes for Aston Villa.