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Aston Villa01 Friedel05 Dunne24 Cuellar25 Warnock29 Collins06 Downing07 A Young08 Milner19 Petrov10 Carew11 AgbonlahorSubstitutes22 Guzan,02 L Young,23 Beye,04 Sidwell,20 Reo-Coker,14 Delfouneso,18 HeskeyRef: ClattenburgASTON VILLAPossessionMan City 50%Aston Villa 50%Attempts on targetMan City 0Aston Villa 0Attempts off targetMan City 0Aston Villa 0CornersMan City 0Aston Villa 0FoulsMan City 0Aston Villa 0Barclays Premier LeagueVenue: City of Manchester Stadium Date: Saturday, 1 May 2010 Kick-off: 1500 BSTCoverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, full match commentary on BBC Radio Manchester 95.1FM, DAB and online, Final Score & highlights on Match of the Day
TEAM NEWS
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini must decide whether to play emergency loan signing Marton Fulop or Gunnar Nielsen in goal.Former Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry may miss out with a hamstring injury.
Villa manager Martin O'Neill is set to name an unchanged side for the sixth successive match.
O'Neill has been named Barclays manager of the month after Villa earned four wins and a draw in April.
Manchester City
Doubtful: Adebayor (thigh), Barry (hamstring)
Injured: M Johnson & Petrov (both knee), Given (shoulder), Gonzalez (groin), Lescott (hamstring)
Aston Villa
Doubtful: Davies (ankle) Injured: Delph (knee), Harewood (foot)
MATCH PREVIEW With just a point separating Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham, the race for the lucrative fourth Champions League place could not be much closer - especially with Villa and Tottenham travelling to Manchester City over the next few days.
It's such an important game for both clubs. It's big for City. They're expected to go out and win whereas we've come from nowhere over the last couple of weeks and we've given ourselves a chance
Villa are first up at Eastlands and, having played a game more than City and Tottenham, really need to win to keep their dreams of a place in Europe's big league alive.
That they are even in the frame is impressive after the 7-1 mauling they suffered at Chelsea just over a month ago. Unbeaten in five since then, Martin O'Neill's side have enjoyed a revival which - according to Villa's ex-City defender Richard Dunne - has the team travelling to Manchester on a high.
Also travelling to Manchester this week was Hungary goalkeeper Marton Fulop in an emergency loan deal from Sunderland. With Shay Given, Stuart Taylor and David Gonzalez injured and Joe Hart unable to return from his loan spell at Birmingham, City have placed their trust in a goalkeeper who conceded seven in his last appearance, playing for Sunderland against Chelsea.
If Fulop plays, manager Roberto Mancini will hope he has recovered from his Stamford Bridge nightmare as well as Aston Villa have.
MATCH FACTSHead-to-head
• These teams have met 154 times. Manchester City lead by 60 wins to 54 and there have been 40 draws.
• City have been the stronger side in recent years, with Villa winning just two of the last 14 meetings.
Manchester City
• Manchester City have failed to score in their last two games, having hit 11 in the two before that.
• City have lost just six Premier League games this season. They have never lost fewer than seven top flight games in a season.
• Gareth Barry scored 52 goals in 440 league appearances for Aston Villa from 1998 to 2009.
• City's top scorer Carlos Tevez needs two more goals to bring up his half century in the Premier League.
Aston Villa
• Since losing 7-1 to Chelsea, Aston Villa have picked up 13 out of a possible 15 points.
• Villa are bidding for a fourth straight away win.
• They have already won in Manchester this season, beating United 1-0 at Old Trafford in December.
• Gabriel Agbonlahor scored an eight-minute hat-trick against Manchester City in Villa's 4-2 home win in August 2008.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Manchester City
Tevez: 28 goals (22 league); Adebayor: 13 goals (13 league)
Aston Villa
Agbonlahor: 16 goals (13 league);Carew: 16 goals (9 league)
MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Mark Clattenburg
Assistant referees: Andy Halliday & Michael Murphy
Fourth official: Phil Dowd
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPSManchester City (D0-0 v Arsenal, a): Given (Nielsen 73), Zabaleta, Toure, Kompany, Bridge (Richards 27), De Jong, Vieira (Adebayor 52), Barry, Adam Johnson, Bellamy, Tevez. Subs not used: Onuoha, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, Santa Cruz.
Aston Villa(W1-0 v Birmingham, h): Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Downing, Petrov, Milner, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew (Heskey 70). Subs not used: Guzan, Luke Young, Sidwell, Delfouneso, Reo-Coker, Beye.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Aston Villa scorer: Dunne 15
Manchester City scorer: Bellamy 67This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
TEAM NEWS
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini must decide whether to play emergency loan signing Marton Fulop or Gunnar Nielsen in goal.Former Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry may miss out with a hamstring injury.
Villa manager Martin O'Neill is set to name an unchanged side for the sixth successive match.
O'Neill has been named Barclays manager of the month after Villa earned four wins and a draw in April.
Manchester City
Doubtful: Adebayor (thigh), Barry (hamstring)
Injured: M Johnson & Petrov (both knee), Given (shoulder), Gonzalez (groin), Lescott (hamstring)
Aston Villa
Doubtful: Davies (ankle) Injured: Delph (knee), Harewood (foot)
MATCH PREVIEW With just a point separating Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham, the race for the lucrative fourth Champions League place could not be much closer - especially with Villa and Tottenham travelling to Manchester City over the next few days.
It's such an important game for both clubs. It's big for City. They're expected to go out and win whereas we've come from nowhere over the last couple of weeks and we've given ourselves a chance
Villa are first up at Eastlands and, having played a game more than City and Tottenham, really need to win to keep their dreams of a place in Europe's big league alive.
That they are even in the frame is impressive after the 7-1 mauling they suffered at Chelsea just over a month ago. Unbeaten in five since then, Martin O'Neill's side have enjoyed a revival which - according to Villa's ex-City defender Richard Dunne - has the team travelling to Manchester on a high.
Also travelling to Manchester this week was Hungary goalkeeper Marton Fulop in an emergency loan deal from Sunderland. With Shay Given, Stuart Taylor and David Gonzalez injured and Joe Hart unable to return from his loan spell at Birmingham, City have placed their trust in a goalkeeper who conceded seven in his last appearance, playing for Sunderland against Chelsea.
If Fulop plays, manager Roberto Mancini will hope he has recovered from his Stamford Bridge nightmare as well as Aston Villa have.
MATCH FACTSHead-to-head
• These teams have met 154 times. Manchester City lead by 60 wins to 54 and there have been 40 draws.
• City have been the stronger side in recent years, with Villa winning just two of the last 14 meetings.
Manchester City
• Manchester City have failed to score in their last two games, having hit 11 in the two before that.
• City have lost just six Premier League games this season. They have never lost fewer than seven top flight games in a season.
• Gareth Barry scored 52 goals in 440 league appearances for Aston Villa from 1998 to 2009.
• City's top scorer Carlos Tevez needs two more goals to bring up his half century in the Premier League.
Aston Villa
• Since losing 7-1 to Chelsea, Aston Villa have picked up 13 out of a possible 15 points.
• Villa are bidding for a fourth straight away win.
• They have already won in Manchester this season, beating United 1-0 at Old Trafford in December.
• Gabriel Agbonlahor scored an eight-minute hat-trick against Manchester City in Villa's 4-2 home win in August 2008.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Manchester CityTevez: 28 goals (22 league); Adebayor: 13 goals (13 league)
Aston VillaAgbonlahor: 16 goals (13 league);Carew: 16 goals (9 league)
MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Mark Clattenburg
Assistant referees: Andy Halliday & Michael Murphy
Fourth official: Phil Dowd
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPSManchester City (D0-0 v Arsenal, a): Given (Nielsen 73), Zabaleta, Toure, Kompany, Bridge (Richards 27), De Jong, Vieira (Adebayor 52), Barry, Adam Johnson, Bellamy, Tevez. Subs not used: Onuoha, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, Santa Cruz.
Aston Villa(W1-0 v Birmingham, h): Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Downing, Petrov, Milner, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew (Heskey 70). Subs not used: Guzan, Luke Young, Sidwell, Delfouneso, Reo-Coker, Beye.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Aston Villa scorer: Dunne 15
Manchester City scorer: Bellamy 67This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.