Aston Villa End Manchester City’s Perfect Premier League Start With 2-1 Win
Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season ended with a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa.
Springfield Holyoke, MA, October 24, 2026 —
Manchester City’s perfect start to the Premier League season came to an end with a 2-1 defeat away to Aston Villa. The result gave Villa the win and left City with a loss in the league campaign.
The available information identifies the score, the teams and the consequence for City’s start to the season. It does not provide the date of the match, the goal scorers, details of how the goals were scored or accounts of the game’s key moments. No further match events or statements from the teams have been provided.
The defeat marks a change in City’s early-season record, described in the summary as perfect. The information does not specify how many matches City had played before the loss, so no exact record or streak length can be established from the details available. It also does not state how the result affected either club’s position in the Premier League table.
Further context about the match, including the teams’ lineups, the timing of the goals and post-match reactions, was not included in the summary. The confirmed account is therefore limited to the 2-1 result at Aston Villa and the end of Manchester City’s perfect start to the season.
Story summarized from the original created by JAMES ROBSON, Associated Press on www.wwlp.com, see more information here.
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