Aston Villa paid their guest Man City a 1-1 draw in a match that brought them together in the sixth round of the English Premier League.
Considered a victory for Aston Villa, who have been going through a difficult period of late, this draw prevented City from continuing their rivalry with Arsenal at the top and contented themselves with a point equalizer that left them behind the Gunners and with the same balance. same as Tottenham.
The match was under one-sided pressure from City and Aston Villa relied on counter-attacks and their striker Watkins’ ability to harass City’s defenders, and Gerrard’s sons managed to get out of the first half with a 0–0 draw against their guests.
In the second half, Norway’s Halland scored his tenth goal in 6 games from an assist from De Bruyne, but an equalizing goal from Léon Bailly, which followed a great opportunity for City to consolidate their progress, gave Villars the equalizing point. which they owe mainly to their Argentine goalkeeper Martinez, who stood in front of the guests.
Source: El Iktisad