Aston Villa Ends Manchester City’s Opening Run with 2-1 Victory at Villa Park

Aston Villa defeats Manchester City 2-1

Manchester City suffered their first defeat of the 2026/27 English Premier League season after losing 2-1 to Aston Villa on Saturday at Villa Park Stadium in England.

The match, broadcast on SuperSport, saw Aston Villa claim all three points through a brace from Nicolas Jackson.

Jackson opened the scoring in the sixth minute.

Erling Haaland equalised for Manchester City in the 52nd minute.

Jackson struck again in the 60th minute to secure the victory for Villa.

Despite the defeat, Manchester City remain top of the Premier League standings with 21 points from eight games, holding a goal difference of plus 11.

Defending champions Arsenal are second with the same 21 points from eight matches but have a goal difference of plus 8.