Here are the official starting lineups for both Manchester City F.C. and Aston Villa F.C. for their Premier League Round 38 clash from the 2025/26 season on Sunday May 24 2026. In what was also Pep Guardiola’s last game as Man City manager, MCFC lost 1:2 to newly crowned UEL champions Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium (official crowd attendance 60.332)
Manchester City F.C. vs Aston Villa 1:2 PL 2026 starting lineups and substitutes
Trafford (GK)
Lewis, Stones (Gvardiol 78), Dias, Ake (Ait Nouri 78)
Reijnders (Doku 78), Nico Gonzalez
Savinho, Bernardo Silva (Kovacic 59)
Semenyo (Cherki 59), Foden
AVFC playing XI vs MCFC May 2026 Premier League
Bizot (GK)
Andres Garcia (Matty Cash 46), Lindelof (Pau Torres 73), Mings, Maatsen
Bogarde (Onana 73), Barkley (McGinn 86)
Bailey, Douglas Luiz (Tielemans 73), Buendia
Watkins
Man City FC vs Aston Villa FC 1-2 Match Timeline 25/26
1:0 Semenyo goal 23
1:1 Watkins goal 47
1:2 Watkins goal 61
Man City had 52% possession against Aston Villa in Guardiola’s last game as MCFC manager.