Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 as Nicolas Jackson strikes twice at Villa Park
Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday, restoring the hosts' lead eight minutes after Erling Haaland had levelled for the visitors.
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday in the Premier League, with Nicolas Jackson scoring twice for the hosts (Sportradar full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City).
Jackson opened the scoring in the sixth minute, finishing after John McGinn’s assist, and Villa led 1-0 at half-time (Sportradar match highlights). The Times’ live blog recorded that only Jackson’s early goal separated the sides at the break (The Times live blog).
Erling Haaland levelled for City in the 52nd minute, heading home Iliman Ndiaye’s delivery — his ninth goal of the season and his 175th for City, according to The Times (The Times live blog).
Villa were back in front eight minutes later. Jackson started the move with a lofted ball for Ibrahim Mbaye, who squared it back for the striker to rifle a low first-time finish past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 60th minute (The Times live blog; Sportradar match highlights).
Villa held on for the win in the Saturday fixture, matchday eight of the Premier League season (Sportradar).
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