English Premier League - How to watch Aston Villa vs Man City on January 12, 2020

January 10, 2020 By Oscar Rojas

Topics: English Premier League, Aston Villa, Manchester City, TV Schedules, TV Listings

The Citizens can't afford to keep dropping points away from home, and facing the Villans will be a tough test despite their recent record against them.

What is Aston Villa and Man City's form ahead of this match?

Aston Villa has won two out of their last three in the Premier League, but they have not been able to win any of their cup clashes this week. First, they lost against Fulham in the FA Cup (2-1); then, the Villans drew their League Cup match against Leicester (1-1).

Manchester City kicked off the year with three wins in a row, two of them in cup games. The main cause for concern for Pep Guardiola has to be the team's defensive display, as they are yet to keep a clean sheet in 2020 after beating Everton (2-1), Port Vale (4-1) and Manchester United (3-1).

What is Aston Villa and Man City's position in the English Premier League?

Aston Villa makes it to this game in 17th place of the Premier League, with six wins, three draws and 12 losses so far. Only Norwich has lost more games than the Villans this season. The team has scored 27 times, but their defense has conceded 37 goals, which makes them one of the worst defensive units in the English top-flight. Jack Grealish, with six goals, is the team's top scorer.

Manchester City currently sits in third place of the competition, fourteen points behind Liverpool and one point behind Leicester City. The Citizens have scored more goals than any other team in the EPL (56), but they have not been able to avoid five losses this campaign. Raheem Sterling has emerged as the team's top scorer with eleven goals this season.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City - Who's in and who's out?

Aston Villa - Injured: John McGinn, Tom Heaton, Jed Steer, Keinan Davis, Wesley. Doubtful: Jonathan Kodija.

Manchester City - Injured: Leroy Sané. Doubtful: Aymeric Laporte.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City - Head-to-head stats

The first game of the season between these teams ended in a 3-0 win for Guardiola's men.
Aston Villa has failed to win any of their last six games against Man City in all comps (5 losses, one draw).
Aston Villa's last win against Manchester City took place on September 28, 2013. That match concluded in a 3-2 victory for the Villans.
Manchester City has kept four clean sheets in a row against Aston Villa (all comps).
The Citizens have outscored Aston Villa 10-0 in their last three meetings.