Aston Villa are set to play their final game of the season against Manchester City in the Premier League on the road on Sunday.
Aston Villa’s mission is finally accomplished before the last game of the season. They have secured the Champions League berth next season and, most importantly, ended their 30-year title drought, having lifted the Europa League trophy on Wednesday.
On Villa’s side, the season is probably already over. Their fourth position is fairly safe although they could still go down to the fifth, should they lose and The Reds clinch a win. However, there is no urgency to pick up a win for this game. It is more about respecting the competition, as he mentioned in his recent press conference reported by avfc.co.uk.
“I will try to be serious. I will try to get the best starting 11 players and be focused on respecting the competition, but it’s not easy. Sorry, but it’s not easy!”
The match is also staged on the road where Manchester City would likely have a proper send-off for their most successful manager in history, Pep Guardiola, who decided to leave at the end of the season.
Thus, Emery could be resting their key names and giving a chance for those who lack minutes this season before being released in the summer or returning to their parents’ club in the lineup. Therefore, the likes of Marco Bizot, Harvey Elliot, Jadon Sancho, Andres Garcia, Lamare Bogarde, Tammy Abraham, Leon Bailey, Douglas Luiz and even the youngster Alysson Santos could get a nod in the starting XI.
Villa’s key men need to cool down as they have a FIFA World Cup agenda ahead in the summer. Emi Martinez, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, and probably even Youri Tielemans and Victor Lindelof could be benched or come off in the second half later.
The Spaniard boss might want to respect the Citizens’ fans and Guardiola, so Aston Villa’s objective in this game might only be to try to enjoy the game and avoid losing with the possibility of providing entertainment to the fans. Thus, a goal galore could be on the card.
Manchester City v Aston Villa clash will be available on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go Extra, and Sky Go UK on TV as well as live streaming. The fans can also enjoy this game on NOW TV.
| United States | Peacock TV |
| Canada | DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada |
| South America | ESPN, Disney+ Premium |
| Africa | SuperSport Maximo 2, SuperSports GOtv |
| Denmark | Viaplay |
| Sweden | Viaplay, V Sport Football |
| Norway | Viaplay Norway, V Sport 1 Norway |
| Germany | WOW, Sky Sports Mix |
| Spain | DAZN, DAZN1, Movistar+ |
| France | myCANAL, Canal+ Live 4 |
| Italy | Sky Sports 258, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV |
| India | Star Sports Select, Jiohotstar |
| Australia | Stan Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports 9 NZ |
| Japan | U-Next |
| China | QQ Sports Live, MIGU |
| Middle East | beIN Sports |
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