Aston Villa Beat Manchester City 2-1

In Matchweek 8 of the English Premier League, Aston Villa hosted Manchester City. The home side was more effective in the first half and took the lead in the 6th minute through a goal from Nicolas Jackson. The first half ended with that score.

In the 52nd minute of the second half, Erling Haaland scored to bring his team level, making it 1-1. Aston Villa did not give up, however. In the 60th minute, Nicolas Jackson found the net again and put the home side back in front.

The score did not change in the remaining minutes. Aston Villa won 2-1 at home, completing their fourth consecutive league victory. With this result, the team rose to 11 points and moved up to 6th place in the league, with a game in hand.

Leaders Manchester City suffered their first league defeat. The club, which had won all seven of its matches, remain on 21 points after this loss.