Jackson's two goals earn Villa 2-1 win over Man City
Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1. Match of the Day pundits Martin Keown and Steph Houghton praised the forward, with Keown calling him a special talent.
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Jackson double gives Aston Villa win over Manchester City
Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park. The result ends City's 100% start to the Premier League season.
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Jackson scores twice as Villa beat Manchester City
Nicolas Jackson continued his strong start at Aston Villa with two goals in a win over Manchester City.
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Maresca backs Guéhi after mistakes as Villa beat City
Manchester City lost in the Premier League for the first time this season, going down 2-1 at Aston Villa, where Nicolas Jackson scored twice. Enzo Maresca said he is not worried about Marc Guéhi, whose error led to the opener and who was substituted at half-time.
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Man City beaten at Villa Park after perfect start
Manchester City missed the chance to match the best opening run in English top-flight history, losing at Aston Villa on Saturday. Captain Ruben Dias admitted it was not his side's day.
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Aston Villa hand Manchester City first league defeat
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at home, inflicting City's first loss of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
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Aston Villa end Manchester City's unbeaten run with Jackson double
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League, with Nicolas Jackson scoring both goals. City lost for the first time this season in the league, their only goal coming from Erling Haaland.
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Aston Villa hand Manchester City first defeat of the season
Aston Villa beat Premier League leaders Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday, ending their unbeaten start. Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring early and Erling Haaland equalised with a header before Villa struck again.
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- W 2-1 vs Manchester City (H) Premier League · 24 Oct
- W 3-1 vs Viking (H) Champions League · 21 Oct
- W 1-0 at Newcastle United (A) Premier League · 17 Oct
- W 6-0 vs Fenerbahçe (H) Champions League · 14 Oct
- D 2-2 vs Brentford (H) Premier League · 10 Oct
- W 3-2 at Tottenham Hotspur (A) Premier League · 19 Sep
- W 3-1 at Coventry City (A) EFL Cup · 16 Sep
- L 1-2 vs Nottingham Forest (H) Premier League · 12 Sep
- W 3-2 at Club Brugge (A) Champions League · 8 Sep
- D 0-0 at Hull City (A) Premier League · 5 Sep
Last ten competitive matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes; the badges show the last five.
Attack and defence
- Attack
- 68 / 100 · 1.1 goals per match this season
- Defence
- 79 / 100 · 1.5 conceded per match this season
- Premier League
- 9 of 20, 11 points from 8 matches
0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once; beside it, this season's actual goals per match. As of Aston Villa vs Fulham.