How To Watch Manchester City Vs Aston Villa: TV Channel, Live Stream, Preview and Confirmed Lineups

The Premier League run-in continues in midweek with Manchester City Vs Aston Villa, with our guide revealing which TV channel is showing the game, and how UK fans can tune in via a live stream.

As the league season draws to a close, Manchester City and Aston Villa go head-to-head in a game that has huge ramifications for Champions League qualification.

Ahead of the game, City sit fifth in the table, two places and a single point above Villa.

Pep Guardiola’s men won 2-0 at Everton last time out, and are unbeaten since losing 1-0 at high-flying Nottingham Forest in March.

Villa, meanwhile, came agonisingly close to the Champions League semi-finals after losing 5-4 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain.

They bounced back in style with a 4-1 win against Newcastle United to keep their Champions League hopes alive.

With five Premier League sides qualifying for Europe’s top competition, both City and Villa could still make it, but a win on Tuesday would go a long way towards ensuring they do.

Last time these two met, Villa won 2-1 in December thanks to goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers.

Ahead of Tuesday’s game, we at SportsCasting have put together a guide that explains how to watch Manchester City Vs Aston Villa, including TV channel and live stream information.

How To Watch Manchester City Vs Aston Villa In The UK

Manchester City Vs Aston Villa TV Channel

Tuesday’s Premier League clash will be shown live on TV via Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event.

Pre-game coverage starts from 19:00 BST, ahead of kickoff at 20:00.

Note: A valid TV license is required to watch live TV in the UK.

Manchester City Vs Aston Villa Live Stream

If you can’t get to a TV to watch the action, don’t worry. You can still watch the match via a live stream through Sky Go and Now TV.

UK viewers with a valid subscription to either service can stream the game on any compatible electronic device.

If eligible, follow these simple steps to gain access to the stream:

1. Install Sky Go or Now TV on your selected electronic device.
2. to your on the selected platform.
3. Click on ‘TV Guide’ and select the ‘Sky Sports Premier League’ or ‘Sky Sports Main Event’ channel.

Note: A Sky Sports or Now TV subscription is required to watch in the UK.

TV Channel: How To Watch Manchester City Vs Aston Villa In Other Countries

• United States: USA Network and NBC
• Canada: fuboTV Canada
• Australia: Optus Sport
• New Zealand: Sky Sport

Manchester City Vs Aston Villa: Match Info & TV Channel

• ⚽ Fixture: Manchester City Vs Aston Villa
• 📅 Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
• 🕛 Kick-off: 20:00 BST
• 🏆 Competition: Premier League
• 📺 TV Channel: Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event
• 🏟 Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
• 🎲 Match Odds: Manchester City 7/8 | Aston Villa 16/5

Manchester City Vs Aston Villa Confirmed Lineups

Pep Guardiola continues to place his faith in youth in the face of a spate of injuries, with Phil Foden and Manuel Akanji benched once again.

Nico O’Reily — who has two goals in his last two games — keeps his place in the side alongside James McAtee who continues to impress.

There is a discernible lack of wide players and wingers in Tuesday’s lineup, while the youthful exuberance is counterbalanced by a midfield with an average age of 27.

Manchester City Confirmed lineup: Ortega; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Kovacic, De Bruyne; McAtee, Marmoush, Gundogan, Marmoush.

Elsewhere, Unai Emery has been handed a major boost with Pau Torres recovering from a minor injury that ruled him out of Villa’s drubbing 4-1 of Newcastle.

Despite plenty of chatter in the media by the man himself and his disappointment at a lack of game time, Ollie Watkins starts on the bench even after opening the scoring against Newcastle.

Emery’s bold choices don’t stop there, with captain John McGinn also dropped the bench alongside Marco Asensio.

Aston Villa Confirmed lineup: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans, Onana; Rogers, Ramsey, Rashford.

Manchester City Vs Aston Villa: Form Guide

• Man City’s last five Premier League games: D-W-D-W-W
• Man City’s last five games (all competitions): W-W-D-W-W
• Aston Villa’s last five Premier League games: W-W-W-W-W
• Aston Villa’s last five games (all competitions): W-L-W-W-W

Manchester City Vs Aston Villa Prediction

City aren’t as formidable as in previous seasons, but are in the best form they’ve shown all year.

Villa, meanwhile, have won this last five Premier League games, and thumped Champions League rivals Newcastle at the weekend.

This one could go either way, and while the odds suggest a City win is more likely, we don’t think there’s enough to choose between them to pick a clear winner.

Prediction: Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa