Premier League · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · Villa Park
- Nicolas Jackson 6'
- Nicolas Jackson 60'
- Erling Haaland 52'
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Jackson double lifts Aston Villa past leaders Man City
Nicolas Jackson scored twice at Villa Park as Aston Villa beat Man City 2-1 in gameweek 8, despite City having 63% of the ball and almost twice as many shots.
By Paul Yarden · 24 Oct 2026
Aston Villa beat Man City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday lunchtime, with Nicolas Jackson scoring both goals and Erling Haaland's reply not enough for the league leaders.
Villa made the ideal start. Jackson scored in the sixth minute, set up by John McGinn.
City levelled in the 52nd minute. Haaland scored after a pass from Iliman Ndiaye, and for a while the visitors looked the likelier winners.
Match stats
Player of the match
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 0
- xG
- 0.37
- FPL points
- 13
Key moments
- 6' Nicolas Jackson Goal · Aston Villa 1-0 Assist: John McGinn
- 52' Erling Haaland Goal · Man City 1-1 Assist: Iliman Ndiaye
- 60' Nicolas Jackson Goal · Aston Villa 2-1 Assist: Ibrahim Mbaye
Our tips: how they went
It finished Aston Villa 2-1 Man City
- MFF Bot 1-2 Wrong result ✗
- Baz (MFF) 1-3 Wrong result ✗
- Ben (MFF) 0-3 Wrong result ✗
- Chris Sutton (BBC) 1-2 Wrong result ✗
- Paul (MFF) 1-2 Wrong result ✗
Line-ups
Aston Villa
- Zion SuzukiGoalkeeper
- Victor LindelöfDefender
- Boubacar KamaraDefender
- Pau TorresDefender
- Matty CashDefender
- Ian MaatsenDefender
- John McGinnoff 66'Midfielder
- João Gomesoff 82'Midfielder
- Johan Manzambioff 66'Midfielder
- Alyssonoff 59'Forward
- Nicolas Jacksonoff 82'Forward
Man City
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGoalkeeper
- Marc Guehioff 46'Defender
- Rúben DiasDefender
- Josko GvardiolDefender
- Abdukodir KhusanovDefender
- Elliot AndersonMidfielder
- Enzo FernándezMidfielder
- Iliman Ndiayeoff 69'Forward
- Erling HaalandForward
- Rayan Cherkioff 46'Forward
- Jérémy DokuForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (11)
- 6' ⚽ Nicolas Jacksonassist John McGinn
- 32' 🟨 Marc Guehi
- 38' 🟨 Rayan Cherki
- 52' ⚽ Erling Haalandassist Iliman Ndiaye
- 54' 🟨 Johan Manzambi
- 55' 🟨 Matty Cash
- 60' ⚽ Nicolas Jacksonassist Ibrahim Mbaye
- 74' 🟨 Elliot Anderson
- 76' 🟨 Ryan McAidoo
- 83' 🟨 Brian Madjo
- 90+5' 🟨 Emiliano Buendía
Head to head
4Aston Villa wins0Draws2Man City wins
