At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on September 4, the sixth round of the 2022-23 Premier League season continued, and at Villa Park Stadium, Manchester City went to play Aston Villa away. In the first half of the game, neither side achieved anything; In the second half, Haaland broke the deadlock for City, Leon Pele then helped Villa equalise, De Bruyne hit the crossbar and Coutinho broke through the clouds. In the end, Manchester City was forced to draw 1-1 away from Home, ending a two-game winning streak, and currently one point behind Arsenal, who have one less game, ranking second in the Premier League.
In the 3rd minute, City's forward pass was continuous, Gundogan arced straight into the top of the penalty area, and Walker shot high from the right side of the penalty area. In the 8th minute, De Bruyne's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was deflected wide.
In the 14th minute, De Bruyne's 45-degree cross from the right was met by Gundogan, who unfortunately failed to touch the ball and slid past the goal. In the 28th minute, The Instep of The Canselo midfield was straight in the air, Haaland stepped forward to form a single knife, and goalkeeper Martinez rushed to attack before Haaland touched the ball and took the ball into his arms.
In the 38th minute, Douglas Luiz sent a cross in midfielder, Watkins dribbled into the box on the left and slid it through the goal.
In the 49th minute, De Bruyne's cross from the right was met by Haaland who jumped high on the back post and volleyed high to give City a 1-0 lead! Haaland scored 10 goals in six rounds, tying Newcastle star Mick Quinn's first six-game Premier League goal record, becoming the first player in the top five leagues this season to have a double-figure league goal.
In the 57th minute, Rodri made a mistake in the midfield and was cut off by Watkins, who took the ball to the front of the box and knocked it, Ramsey stopped the ball too much, and Ederson came out to defuse the crisis.
In the 63rd minute, Bernardo Silva dribbled into the box and headed straight in, Haaland turned and hit the goal, and Martinez reached out to block the ball.
In the 67th minute, City won a free kick in the arc of the penalty area, De Bruyne took the penalty, the ball flew over the wall and bounced off the crossbar.
In the 71st minute, Haaland jumped up on the left side of the penalty area to stop the ball and picked out a cross, and De Bruy volleyed through the air from the inside and outside of the foot.
In the 74th minute, Ramsey broke the ball into the left side of the box and crossed, Leon Pele in the middle of the road to win the goal, 1-1, Villa equalized!
In the 80th minute, Coutinho broke away from the top of the arc of the penalty area and shot into the top right corner of the goal, but the referee whistled first, signaling Coutinho to be offside, and a slow-motion replay showed that the decision was controversial.
In the 86th minute, Rodri's long-range shot from the top of the penalty area was slightly off the left upright. In the 88th minute, Gundogan split the ball in the middle of the penalty area, and Mahrez slid through the goal from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area.
The two sides then achieved nothing, the match ended, and in the end, Villa drew 1-1 at home to Manchester City.
Line-ups for both sides: