Jackson Brace Ends Man City's Winning Start to the Season
Jackson scored twice as Villa ended Manchester City’s 100% start and handed the champions their first league defeat of the season.
- Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Aston Villa defeated Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday at Villa Park, ending the visitors' perfect start to the Premier League season.
- Manchester City entered seeking an eighth-straight league win after winning their first seven games, but Manager Enzo Maresca suffered his first league defeat against Unai Emery's resurgent Aston Villa side.
- Jackson has now scored four goals in his last four appearances for Villa, while Erling Haaland, Manchester City forward, scored for the seventh consecutive game, heading in Iliman Ndiaye's cross after the restart.
- City remain atop the Premier League table, though Arsenal can draw level on points if they beat Everton later this afternoon at the Emirates.
- The match occurred amid a hostile atmosphere at Villa Park, with fans chanting "cheating b------s" following City's guilty verdict on financial rule breaches last month, a ruling the club has appealed.
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The club in the north of England, threatened with heavy sanctions in a financial fraud case, retains the lead of the Premier League with 21 points, but it can be joined by Arsenal (2nd, 18 pts) if the Gunners beat Everton in the afternoon. Aston Villa (6th, 11 pts) continues his recovery, after a pushy start of the season, far removed from its ambitions. The Birmingham club got its first home win in the championship thanks to a double of Nicolas…
First defeat in the championship for Manchester City, head of the Premier League and so far always winning in the seven previous games. Enzo Maresca's team was defeated for 2-1 in the house of the Aston Villa with a double of Nicolas Jackson. (ANSA)
Man City beaten by Aston Villa to end perfect Premier League start
Enzo Maresca had become the first manager to win his first seven Premier League games in charge of a new club but failed to find a solution to City's struggles at Villa Park, where they have now lost for the past four seasons. After Jackson blasted home the opener after just six minutes, Villa relied on a brilliant goalkeeping display from Zion Suzuki to keep City at bay. Erling Haaland breifly levelled early in the second half only for Villa to…
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