Pep Guardiola’s side are three points behind the Gunners and looking like their most likely title challengers, with Liverpool faltering.
Date, kick-off time and venue
The match will take place at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Where to watch Aston Villa vs Man City
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 12.30pm GMT ahead of a 2pm kick-off.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Aston Villa vs Man City team news
Abdukodir Khusanov is also still sidelined and Nico Gonzalez a doubt, though Rayan Ait-Nouri may make the trip after he returned to training this week.
Back on the grass: Rayan Cherki
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Tijjani Reijnders is expected to come back into the fold after being rested in midweek, while the fit-again Rayan Cherki will also eye a spot in the starting XI after making a pair of impressive cameo appearances this week.
Unai Emery will likely make changes after the Go Ahead Eagles loss. Andres Garcia and Youri Tielemans are unavailable to him, though Lucas Digne could return after missing the trip to the Netherlands.
Aston Villa vs Man City prediction
Man City are on a roll, and know they need a win over Villa if they are to keep within touching distance of League leaders Arsenal.
Erling Haaland is in the form of his life, with 11 League goals already this campaign, and the rest of the City squad is running as a well-oiled machine.
They should have no trouble heaping more misery on Aston Villa.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
City are winless in their last three visits to Villa Park.
Aston Villa vs Man City match odds
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
