Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Manchester City's trip to Aston Villa from Villa Park. Leaders Liverpool may be practically out of sight, but there is still plenty to play for this season for City, while Villa still languish in the bottom three, with three points a priceless commodity for Dean Smith's men. I'm Pete Hall, and I will be bringing you the action, as it happens, live!

Premier League / Matchday 22

Villa Park / 12.01.2020

Aston Villa

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Manchester City

A. El Ghazi(90+1' PEN)

R. Mahrez(18', 24')
S. Agüero(28', 57', 81')
G. Jesus(45+1')

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ByPete Hall

Updated 12/01/2020 at 18:21 GMT

45'

One minute of added time here.

43'

City remain in the hunt for more here. Villa might have to adopt a damage limitation approach.

41'

In a rare Villa attack, they keep the ball well, work space for El Ghazi to shoot, but that is always flying wide.

39'

CLOSE! The travelling City fans thought it was in, but David Silva's brilliant free-kick curled just past the post.

37'

This is the second time this season an away team has scored 3+ goals in opening half hour of action. The last? Southampton 0-9 Leicester.

35'

OVER! Cancelo looks set to make it four, but Mings slides in to make a fine block. Aguero latches onto the loose ball, but fires over from a good position.

33'

De Bruyne cuts onto his right foot, drills a fierce low cross into the middle, but Nyland gathers.

A landmark day.

31'

Jack Grealish tries to take the game to City, but is dispossessed as he got to the City penalty area.

Can't blame them really.

29'

So easy for the visitors. De Bruyne skips past Drinkwater, who is having a nightmare, feeds Aguero, who carries the ball, unchallenged, to the edge of the box, before rifling into the top corner. Atrocious defending from Villa, but ruthless from City.

28'

GOOOOOOAAALLLLLL!!! Aston Villa 0-3 Man City. This really could be anything as Aguero makes it three!

27'

Villa are all over the place at the back as Jesus fires over from a snap shot.

25'

Villa, Villa, Villa. Masters of their own downfall here. Aguero made the run into the box, overran it, but somehow was allowed to hook the ball back into play, Drinkwater then decided to try and turn in the box, he was dispossessed and Mahrez lashed home the loose ball.

24'

GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!! Aston Villa 0-2 Man City. Same man again! Mistake (again) from Drinkwater as Mahrez makes it two!

21'

All City possession again. Villa really have not got going here.

Drinkwater did not cover himself in glory against his former team-mate...

19'

VAR check done, for a potential offside on Aguero in the build-up, and the goal stands. Mahrez picked the ball up on the right, drove at the Villa backline, which parted like the Red Sea, allowing Mahrez time to drill into the net. Incredibly simple goal.

18'

GOOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Aston Villa 0-1 Man City. Out of nothing Riyad Mahrez fires City into the lead.

16'

David Silva feeds the ball across for Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian whips a fine cross into the middle, but there is nobody there to get on the end of it.

14'

All City at the moment. Villa cannot get out of their own half.

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