Manchester City staged a stunning late comeback with three goals in five minutes to beat Aston Villa and win the Premier League as their title chances looked to be slipping away amid dramatic scenes at Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s needed victory to secure their fourth title in five seasons but were facing the prospect of ending the season empty-handed as goals either side of the interval from Matty Cash and Philippe Coutinho put Villa 2-0 ahead and in control.
It looked as if Villa manager Steven Gerrard might help his former club Liverpool secure the title – until City turned the game on its ahead in at atmosphere bordering on hysteria.
Ilkay Gundogan, on as a substitute for Bernardo Silva, gave City hope with a far-post header in the 76th minute, and Etihad Stadium was a wall of noise when Rodri drove a low finish past Villa keeper Robin Olsen two minutes later.
The title-winning recovery was complete with nine minutes left as Gundogan once again arrived at the far post to put City in front, the decisive contribution on this nerve-shredding final day.
City did need those three points as Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers – with City boss Guardiola overcome with emotion and breaking down in tears at the final whistle.
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Manchester City
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Squad number7Player nameSterling -
Squad number8Player nameGündogan -
Squad number11Player nameZinchenko
Aston Villa
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Squad number25Player nameOlsen
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Squad number2Player nameCash
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Squad number16Player nameChambers
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Squad number5Player nameMings
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Squad number27Player nameDigne
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Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
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Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
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Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
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Squad number10Player nameBuendía
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Squad number23Player namePhilippe Coutinho
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Squad number11Player nameWatkins
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Squad number18Player nameYoung
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Squad number19Player nameNakamba
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Squad number20Player nameIngs
Line-ups
Man City
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Ederson
- 5Stones
- 25FernandinhoSubstituted forZinchenkoat 45′minutes
- 14Laporte
- 27Cancelo
- 17De Bruyne
- 16Rodri
- 20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forGündoganat 68′minutes
- 26MahrezSubstituted forSterlingat 56′minutes
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 47Foden
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 6Aké
- 7Sterling
- 8Gündogan
- 10Grealish
- 11Zinchenko
- 33Carson
- 80Palmer
- 87McAtee
Aston Villa
Formation 4-3-2-1
- 25Olsen
- 2Cash
- 16Chambers
- 5MingsBooked at 49mins
- 27Digne
- 7McGinn
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 41J RamseySubstituted forIngsat 83′minutes
- 10BuendíaSubstituted forYoungat 88′minutes
- 23CoutinhoSubstituted forNakambaat 72′minutesBooked at 87mins
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 8Sanson
- 15Traoré
- 18Young
- 19Nakamba
- 20Ings
- 33Chukwuemeka
- 38Sinisalo
- 45Chrisene
- 47Iroegbunam
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
- Attendance:
- 53,395
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 2.
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Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 2.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
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Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
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Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
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Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Emiliano Buendía.
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Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
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Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
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Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
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John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Jacob Ramsey.
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Goal! Manchester City 3, Aston Villa 2. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
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Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo.
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Goal! Manchester City 2, Aston Villa 2. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
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Attempt saved. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
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