Matty Money’s excellent Nineteenth-minute strike from distance despatched Aston Villa seventh within the Premier League as Manchester Metropolis’s nine-match unbeaten run got here to an finish at Villa Park.
Full-back Money teed himself as much as fireplace in from Emiliano Buendia’s nook after Metropolis complained the set-piece mustn’t have been given as a result of Matheus Nunes appeared to have been fouled by Lucas Digne.
The contact and end from Matty Money 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/E6AIaLj5HW
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 26, 2025
Prime-flight prime scorer Erling Haaland thought he had equalised and scored his twelfth league objective of the season with second-half added time looming, just for Omar Marmoush to be adjudged offside within the transfer.
The Villans, who’ve received their final 4 league video games, are subsequent in motion away to Liverpool on November 1 (20:00 GMT), whereas fourth-placed Metropolis go to second-tier Swansea Metropolis within the EFL Cup on Wednesday (19:45) earlier than travelling to a Bournemouth facet who’re two factors above them on November 2 (16:30).
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Aston Villa vs Man Metropolis: Money objective settles contest
Money proved his long-range capabilities once more with a memorable winner for his fourth objective in his final 9 matches within the league and for Poland, though Metropolis’s appeals that the nook mustn’t have been awarded due to a foul by Digne on Nunes appeared credible.
Metropolis goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a double save to disclaim Jadon Sancho and Villa defender Pau Torres cleared Savinho’s volley off the road in an underwhelming Cityzens efficiency.
“You’ll need to ask him,” Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola advised BBC Match of the Day when he was requested for an replace on Haaland’s welfare after the striker collided painfully with a put up.
“We made quite a lot of probabilities however, sadly, we couldn’t rating. [The problem] was the ending, however I’m proud of the general efficiency.
“We carried out very well. After we dropped a bit of [before half-time], the second half was a lot better. Typically, our sport was good.”
“They had been higher than us…”
Pep Guardiola displays on Man Metropolis’s defeat to Aston Villa 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/keXyREBr5h
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 26, 2025
Aston Villa group vs Manchester Metropolis
Villa boss Unai Emery made six adjustments to the group who misplaced 2-1 at Dutch membership Go Forward Eagles within the Europa League on Thursday, bringing in Money, Ezri Konsa and Digne in defence and Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn and Morgan Rogers in midfield.
Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde, Jadon Sancho and Evan Guessand made method.
Aston Villa beginning XI: Emiliano Martinez, Matty Money, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Morgan Rogers, Amadou Onana, Emiliano Buendia
Aston Villa substitutes: Marco Bizot, Ollie Watkins, Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Donyell Malen, Jadon Sancho, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde, Evann Guessand
Man Metropolis group vs Villa
Metropolis coach Pep Guardiola made three adjustments in midfield to the facet who started the 2-0 at Villarreal within the Champions League on Tuesday.
Tijjani Reijnders changed Nico Gonzalez, whereas Phil Foden and Oscar Bobb got here in for Rico Lewis and Jeremy Doku.
Man Metropolis beginning XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Oscar Bobb, Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Erling Haaland
Manchester Metropolis substitutes: James Trafford, Nathan Ake, Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Nico Gonzalez, Nico O’Reilly, Rico Lewis
Premier League outcomes and fixtures this weekend
Matches begin at 14:00 GMT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT until acknowledged in any other case.
Friday, October 24
Leeds United 2-1 West Ham
Saturday, October 25
Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland
Newcastle 2-1 Fulham
Manchester United 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brentford 2-1 Liverpool
Sunday, October 26
Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Arsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace
Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester Metropolis
Wolves 2-3 Burnley
Everton vs Tottenham