Aston Villa vs Man City: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

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·26 October 2025

Aston Villa vs Man City: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

Pep Guardiola’s side bid to keep pace with Arsenal at the top of the table

Manchester City face Aston Villa looking to keep pace with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

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Pep Guardiola’s side are three points behind the Gunners and looking like their most likely title challengers, with Liverpool faltering.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Aston Villa vs Man City is scheduled for a 2pm GMT kick-off on Sunday, October 26, 2025.

The match will take place at Villa Park in Birmingham.

Where to watch Aston Villa vs Man City

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 12.30pm GMT ahead of a 2pm kick-off.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.

Aston Villa vs Man City team news

City remain without star midfielder Rodri as he continues to recover from the hamstring injury he suffered before the international break.

Abdukodir Khusanov is also still sidelined and Nico Gonzalez a doubt, though Rayan Ait-Nouri may make the trip after he returned to training this week.

Back on the grass: Rayan Cherki

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Tijjani Reijnders is expected to come back into the fold after being rested in midweek, while the fit-again Rayan Cherki will also eye a spot in the starting XI after making a pair of impressive cameo appearances this week.

Unai Emery will likely make changes after the Go Ahead Eagles loss. Andres Garcia and Youri Tielemans are unavailable to him, though Lucas Digne could return after missing the trip to the Netherlands.

Aston Villa vs Man City prediction

Man City are on a roll, and know they need a win over Villa if they are to keep within touching distance of League leaders Arsenal.

Erling Haaland is in the form of his life, with 11 League goals already this campaign, and the rest of the City squad is running as a well-oiled machine.

They should have no trouble heaping more misery on Aston Villa.

Man City to win, 4-0.