Form and Line-up Manchester City
Having failed to win away to Bournemouth in round 37, Manchester City handed the title to Arsenal (1:1). Not even another goal from Erling Haaland helped. He scored far too late, in the 95th minute. Two slips (draws) in the last four rounds cost Pep Guardiola's team far too much, while the London club, in contrast, stopped making mistakes.
Key numbers:
Erling Haaland has matched his tally from the 2023/24 season, when he also scored 27 goals in the Premier League.
Erling Haaland has hit the woodwork more often than any other Premier League player this season (six times).
Manchester City have scored more goals than any other team in this campaign (76).
The most powerful spell for Manchester City during matches is the last 15 minutes of the first half, when they have scored 16 more goals than they have conceded.
Probable Manchester City line-up (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma — Nico O'Reilly, Marc Guehi, Abdukodir Khusanov, Mateus Nunes — Rodri, Bernardo Silva — Jeremy Doku, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo — Erling Haaland
Form and Line-up Aston Villa
Aston Villa have already secured a Champions League place for next season. They could potentially still finish fifth, but that would not change anything for them. They have just comfortably won the Europa League final against Freiburg (3:0). Every goal was a joy to watch. The job had effectively been done before Istanbul thanks to a confident win over Liverpool in the previous round. Liverpool only avoided a thrashing in the 92nd minute.
Key numbers:
In three of Aston Villa's last four matches in all competitions, at least four goals have been scored.
In matches involving the Clarets in the league, more than 10 corners are taken per 90 minutes on average (10.08). Manchester City are at a similar level (10.16).
In first halves Unai Emery's team are only 12th in the league.
Aston Villa are among the three most disciplined teams in the league, picking up just 1.57 yellow cards per game on average and only one red card across all 37 rounds.
Absentees: Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara, Alisson (injured)
Probable Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez — Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne — Youri Tielemans, Victor Lindelof — John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Ian Maatsen — Ollie Watkins
