Dibu Martínez denies Haaland as Villa beat Man City, Arsenal lead | OneFootball

Aston Villa defeated Manchester City 1-0 at Villa Park on matchday nine of the 2025/2026 Premier League. Matty Cash scored the winning goal and Dibu Martínez looked solid to keep a clean sheet for the home side.

The Birmingham team struck first in the 19th minute, after a set-piece play from a corner kick. Matty Cash received the ball at the edge of the box, set himself up on his left foot, and unleashed a powerful shot that was impossible for Donnarumma, who could only watch as the ball went into his net.

In the 21st minute, Bernardo Silva played a perfect through ball to Erling Haaland, who found himself one-on-one with Emiliano Martínez. The Norwegian struck hard and low, but Dibu responded with a spectacular save, holding onto the ball without giving up a rebound to preserve Aston Villa’s 1-0 lead.

In the second half, Guardiola’s side tried to push forward with more presence in the opponent’s half, but couldn’t find clarity in the final third. The most dangerous chance came in the 89th minute, when Haaland tapped the ball in and seemed to have scored the equalizer, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

With this defeat, City dropped to fourth place with 16 points, while Aston Villa moved up to seventh with 15.

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