"Matty Cash's brilliant first-half goal earned Aston Villa an excellent 1-0 win over Manchester City, whose Premier League title hopes took an early blow. Cash fired home from the edge of the area in the 19th minute and that proved enough for a fourth league win in a row for Villa, who celebrated Unai Emery's third anniversary in charge in style. It was a third successive home victory over Pep Guardiola's side, who fell six points behind leaders Arsenal and face the prospect of another hunt of Mikel Arteta's side after Christmas."
"City were stifled excellently by a perfect Villa gameplan and Erling Haaland was stopped from scoring for just the second time this season in all competitions, ending a 12-game spree. Such a run of results against Guardiola's side would not have seemed possible before Emery arrived at Villa Park in October 2022, transforming their fortunes. And after a slow start to the campaign, they again look like challenging at the top end of the Premier League."
Matty Cash scored from the edge of the area in the 19th minute to give Aston Villa a 1-0 victory over Manchester City. The goal followed a short corner to Emiliano Buendía and a low, curling shot from Cash into the bottom corner. Villa recorded their fourth consecutive league win and third straight home victory over City, marking Unai Emery's third anniversary in charge. Manchester City were largely stifled by Villa's gameplan, Erling Haaland saw his 12-game scoring run end, and City dropped six points behind leaders Arsenal.
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