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Aston Villa News
#9 D
Tyrone Mings: Scratched Saturday
Dec 14th
Mings was scratched from the starting XI for Saturday's match against Nottingham Forest.
#1 F
Ollie Watkins: Makes bench against Forest
Dec 14th
Watkins (undisclosed) is among the substitutes for Saturday's trip to Nottingham Forest.
#1 G
Emiliano Martinez: Recovers from early blunder
Dec 11th
Martinez gave up two goals but made four saves in Aston Villa's win over RB Leipzig Tuesday.
#6 M
Ross Barkley: Nets winner off bench
Dec 11th
Barkley came on late in the second half, providing the winning goal in Aston Villa's 3-2 victory over RB Leipzig in Champions League play Tuesday.
#4 D
Lucas Digne: Maintains involvement in offense
Dec 11th
Digne had six crosses (three accurate) in Aston Villa's 3-2 win against RB Leipzig Tuesday.
#2 M
Youri Tielemans: Assists in win
Dec 11th
Tielemans logged an assist in Aston Villa's 3-2 win over RB Leipzig in Champions League play Tuesday.
#5 F
Jhon Jader Duran: Scores shortly after coming on
Dec 11th
Duran came in for Ollie Watkins at the start of the second half, scoring shortly after in Aston Villa's 3-2 win over RB Leipzig.
#5 D
Diego Carlos Santos Silva: Handed suspension
Dec 11th
Carlos has received a one-match suspension for yellow card accumulation in the UCL and will be unavailable for the Jan. 21 clash against Monaco.
#4 M
Jacob Ramsey: Remains weeks out
Dec 9th
Ramsey (hamstring) will miss a few more weeks, according to manager Unai Emery. "[Jacob] Ramsey is progressing very well, but still weeks until he's available."
#3 F
Leon Bailey: Confirmed out
Dec 9th
Bailey (hamstring) is out for Tuesday's trip to Leipzig, as expected, according to manager Unai Emery."[Leon] Bailey has a small injury. He's not available for tomorrow. We will wait for the next match on Saturday."
#3 M
Amadou Onana: On bench
Dec 7th
Onana (undisclosed) is on the bench for Saturday's match against Southampton.
#3 D
Matty Cash: Clean strike in victory
Dec 5th
Cash scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Brentford. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 82nd minute.
#2 F
Morgan Rogers: Scores long range effort in win
Dec 5th
Rogers scored one goal to go with three shots (one on goal), three crosses (zero accurate) and three chances created in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Brentford.
#2 G
Robin Olsen: Concedes goal as reserve
Dec 1st
Olsen registered two saves and allowed one goal in Sunday's 3-0 defeat versus Chelsea.
MCI
Manchester City News
#3 D
Manuel Akanji: Out with abdomen injury
Dec 13th
Akanji (abdomen) remains out for Sunday's clash with Manchester United, according to manager Pep Guardiola. "He has discomfort in the stomach area, abductor. It doesn't feel good but he made an incredible effort. Him and Nathan [Ake] weren't even at half their best and they helped to play there. He [Manu Akanji] plays 45 minutes and steps back and says I have to recover or I can't compete. He's a strong player and so reliable but in that moment he cannot play."
#1 F
Erling Haaland: Two shots, no goal
Dec 12th
Haaland registered two shots (one on goal) in Wednesday's 2-0 loss to Juventus.
#3 M
Kevin De Bruyne: 10 crosses Tuesday
Dec 12th
De Bruyne recorded two shots (zero on goal), 10 crosses (zero accurate) and four corners in Wednesday's 2-0 defeat against Juventus.
#4 M
Ilkay Gundogan: Records three shots
Dec 12th
Gundogan recorded three shots (one on goal) in Wednesday's 2-0 defeat against Juventus.
#4 D
Rico Lewis: Okay two-way effort
Dec 12th
Lewis generated three shots (one on goal) in Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to Juventus.
#1 G
Ederson Santana Moraes: Disappoints again
Dec 12th
Ederson made three saves and allowed two goals in Wednesday's 2-0 defeat against Juventus.
#2 M
Mateo Kovacic: Back as expected
Dec 11th
Kovacic (undisclosed) is on the bench for Wednesday's clash with Juventus.
#2 F
Phil Foden: Option off bench
Dec 11th
Foden (illness) is on the bench for Wednesday's trip to Juventus.
#7 D
Nathan Ake: Still sidelined
Dec 10th
Ake (hamstring) is out for Wednesday's clash with Juventus, per manager Pep Guardiola. "Nathan [Ake] will be longer than Manu [Akanji] but I don't know [how long]."
#1 M
Bernardo Silva: Consecutive goal contributions
Dec 8th
Silva assisted once to go with zero corners and two chances created in Saturday's 2-2 draw versus Crystal Palace.
#5 M
Matheus Luiz Nunes: Notches assist
Dec 8th
Nunes assisted once to go with one shot (zero on goal), five crosses (three accurate) and two corners in Saturday's 2-2 draw versus Crystal Palace.
#2 G
Stefan Ortega Moreno: Concedes two against Palace
Dec 8th
Ortega had one save and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-2 draw versus Crystal Palace.
#6 D
John Stones: Not ready Saturday
Dec 6th
Stones (foot) is out for Saturday's trip to Crystal Palace, according to manager Pep Guardiola.
#2 D
Josko Gvardiol: Decent defensively
Dec 5th
Gvardiol registered two shots (zero on goal) in Wednesday's 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest.
#4 F
Jeremy Doku: Two goal contributions Wednesday
Dec 5th
Doku scored one goal and assisted once from three shots and one chance created in Wednesday's 3-0 win versus Nottingham Forest.
#1 D
Ruben Dias: Starting against Liverpool
Dec 1st
Dias (calf) is in the starting XI for Sunday's trip to Liverpool.