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Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Aston Villa U21 vs Manchester City U21

1 May 2026 · 19:00 BST · Quarter-finals

Aston Villa U21

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2:3HT 1–1

Manchester City U21

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⚽ Sangare 6′⚽ Samba 60′⚽ Kaden Braithwaite 65′
Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, BirminghamReferee: D. BourneRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester City U21 win 3–2

Match Finished in the quarter-finals of the Premier League 2 Division One. 5 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 3
HALF-TIME1 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Aston Villa U21Manchester City U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Aston Villa U21

Formation not supplied

Coach James Shan

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Sam ProctorProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 4
    Theodore CarrollProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Yeimar Mosquera MosqueraProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90+9′
  4. 5
    Leon RouthProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 7
    Ashton McWilliamsProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Off 66′
  6. 6
    Mohamed KonéProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  7. 8
    Max JennerProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 90′
  8. 3
    Rodrigo FortesProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 28′
  9. 10
    Luka LynchProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 47′Off 73′
  10. 11
    George HemmingsProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  11. 9
    Bradley-Paul BurrowesProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 2′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    HollingsheadProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Woody BurgessProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  3. 14
    Cole BranniganProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 90′
  4. 15
    Mason CotcherProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 73′
  5. 16
    Trai-Varn MulleyProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 66′

Manchester City U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Ben Wilkinson

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Thorsten BritsProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Brooklyn Nfonkeu FeubaProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 83′
  3. 3
    Harrison ParkerProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 90+11′
  4. 4
    Kian NobleProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 5
    Kaden BraithwaiteProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 65′
  6. 8
    SambaProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 60′
  7. 6
    Charlie GrayProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 84′
  8. 7
    Ryan McAidooProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 45′Off 90′
  9. 10
    Sverre Halseth NypanProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 43′
  10. 11
    Reigan HeskeyProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
  11. 9
    SangareProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 6′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    VickeryProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 15
    Matthew Hendersson-HallProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 90′
  3. 12
    Rhys ThomasProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  4. 14
    Isaiah Dada-MascollProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 84′
  5. 16
    Matthew WarhurstProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 90+11′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalAston Villa U21

    Bradley-Paul Burrowes

  2. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Sangare · Assist: Samba

  3. Yellow CardAston Villa U21

    Rodrigo Fortes

  4. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Sverre Halseth Nypan

  5. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Ryan McAidoo

  6. Normal GoalAston Villa U21

    Luka Lynch · Assist: George Hemmings

  7. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Samba · Assist: Sangare

  8. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Kaden Braithwaite · Assist: Charlie Gray

  9. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Ashton McWilliams On Trai-Varn Mulley

  10. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Luka Lynch On Mason Cotcher

  11. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Brooklyn Nfonkeu Feuba

  12. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Charlie Gray On Isaiah Dada-Mascoll

  13. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Max Jenner On Cole Brannigan

  14. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Ryan McAidoo On Matthew Hendersson-Hall

  15. Yellow CardAston Villa U21

    Yeimar Mosquera Mosquera

  16. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Harrison Parker On Matthew Warhurst

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Aston Villa U21

DSouthampton U21 vs Aston Villa U2124 Apr 2026 · Round of 163 – 3 (4–5 pens)WStoke City U21 vs Aston Villa U2117 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 160 – 1LAston Villa U21 vs Middlesbrough U2110 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 210 – 2WBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Aston Villa U216 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 171 – 2DBrighton U21 vs Aston Villa U213 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 100 – 0

Manchester City U21

WManchester City U21 vs Arsenal U2125 Apr 2026 · Round of 163 – 1WManchester City U21 vs Norwich City U2113 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 213 – 0LDerby County U21 vs Manchester City U213 Apr 2026 · Regular Season - 151 – 0WBirmingham City U21 vs Manchester City U2120 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 201 – 5WManchester City U21 vs Liverpool U2116 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 192 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import6 Mar 2026 · Aston Villa U21 0 – 4 Manchester City U21

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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