Manchester City will try to make it four straight wins and six unbeaten as they make a strong push toward the Premier League title race, when they take on Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday.

Aston Villa could not escape the colours red and yellow. They were everywhere. Go Ahead Eagles flags on shops, pubs, restaurants, walls and houses across the city. Red and yellow luminous lights brightened subways and tunnels, while flares of the same shades were thrown into the streets of the city centre.

Unai Emery speaking after Aston Villa's Europa League defeat at the hands of Go Ahead Eagles: "This showed us how difficult it is to play away in Europe. Even dominating chances, we conceded mistakes,

Aston Villa have picked up 12 points and currently lie in 11th position. In their last encounter, Unai Emery's team were beaten 2-1 by Go Ahead Eagles (UEFA Europa League 2025/26). Manchester City have 16 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table.

Chelsea are interested in Strasbourg’s Guela Doue, but face competition from Premier League rivals Aston Villa according to reports.The Blues were active in the summer and made six first team

Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv have said they will not accept ticket allocation from Aston Villa, following the news that their fans have been banned by local authorities in England from attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month because of security concerns.

Pep Guardiola is preparing his Manchester City side for what he believes is one of their toughest away assignments of the season at Aston Villa. City face Unai Emery’s team at Villa Park on Sunday hoping to extend their run of nine games unbeaten in all competitions.

The result saw Villa suffer their first defeat in nine games across all competitions (W5 D3), having come into Thursday's match on a five-game winning streak