Week 38 features a match on Sunday May 22nd, where Manchester City will host Aston Villa in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Manchester City recorded a 2-2 draw against West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen scored the first goal for West Ham United in the 24th minute, then Jarrod Bowen added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Michail Antonio. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while aston Villa sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 69th minute on a feed from Lucas Digne, then Jeffrey Schlupp tied it up for Crystal Palace in the 81st minute on a feed from Marc Guehi squeezing out at least the one point for Crystal Palace. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Manchester City and Aston Villa last played eachother at the Villa Park on the 1st of December. Manchester City won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 41000 dissapointed fans. Rúben Dias scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 27th minute, then Bernardo Silva added another in the 43rd minute.
Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Ollie Watkins. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Kevin De Bruyne has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Manchester City
John Stones, Benjamin Mendy, Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, Fernandinho and Rúben Dias are unavailable to play for Manchester City, while Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa squad will be without Kortney Hause, Ezri Konsa, Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins.