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·10 December 2025

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Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's Barclays Women's Super League encounter with Aston Villa.

When and where

City return to the Joie Stadium as we face the Villans on Sunday 14 December, with kick-off scheduled for 11:55 (UK).

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As always, in-depth coverage of the game will be all in one place on the Official Man City App, as well as regular updates on our X account: @ManCityWomen.

City v Aston villa app coverage

The official Man City app have every base of our clash with Villa covered.

Our Matchday Centre, providing regular updates, stats and analysis will get underway from 10:30 (UK), with live audio commentary also available at kick-off with Nick Walsh.

Make sure to have push notifications turned on to be alerted to all the key moments as they unfold as well.

A detailed match report and post-match reaction will be available shortly after the final whistle, with highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay to follow four hours after full-time.

Matchday events

There are a host of exciting Christmas-themed activities to get involved in ahead of the action.

Click here for a full guide on everything to expect at the Joie this weekend, including the chance to win incredible prizes, enjoy special Christmas food and drink, and meet Santa.

Andrée Jeglertz preview

The City boss will address the media on Friday 12 December from 14:30 (UK).

You can follow along live on mancity.com and our official app, with a full written recap available shortly after its conclusion.

Opposition manager - Natalia Arroyo

After a playing career that saw her star for Barcelona and RCD Espanyol Femeni, Arroyo turned to a managerial career with Catalonia women in 2014.

She was then appointed as the manager of Liga F side Real Sociedad Femenino in 2020 and she helped the club to finish second during the 2021/22 Primera Division. In her final season at the club, they finished as runners-up in the 2023/24 Copa de la Reina de Futbol.

On 22 January 2025, Arroyo was then appointed as the manager of Aston Villa.

Ones to watch

Having failed to score in the WSL since a hugely successful loan move in 2022/23, Kirsty Hanson has started this season in excellent form in front of goal.

The Scotland international already has four to her name in just nine WSL appearances, almost 50% of the Villans’ goals in 2025/26.

Hanson’s game is about much more than goals, though, with her energy and ability on the ball a key asset for the visitors on Sunday.

Elsewhere, young midfielder Lucia Kendall has enjoyed a strong start to life at Villa after a summer move from Southampton.

She put in a Player of the Match display on her Lionesses debut against Australia, and followed that up with her first international goal in the recent international break against Ghana.

Previous meeting

We last faced the Villans in March 2025, picking up a 2-0 win at the Joie Stadium in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Goals from Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Jess Park sealed the victory in the second half, with City also beating Villa 4-2 and 2-1 in our WSL encounters last season.

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Last time out

City extended our winning run to nine in the WSL with a hard-fought 3-0 win over Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

It took until the 74th minute for the deadlock to be broken, but our dominance finally paid off with a Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw brace.

The Jamaican then set up Kerolin for our third and final goal, as she marked her return to action following injury with a cleverly taken stoppage time finish.